Life, 1912-09-12 · page 46 of 52
Life — September 12, 1912 — page 46: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **multiple distinct pieces** rather than a unified cartoon: **"Infant Snobbery"** (top): A brief anecdote mocking class pretension. A wealthy child visits a working-class friend's home and is scandalized that the family does their own housework—treating domestic labor as shameful rather than respectable. The satire targets snobbish attitudes toward manual work. **"A Repressed Patriot"** (left): A satirical story about Patrick Collins, a Boston politician elected to lead the Irish Land League. A Dublin barber enthusiastically pledges support for Irish rebellion against England, but when Collins asks why they don't actually rise up, the barber admits the police prevent it. The joke satirizes **performative Irish nationalism**—passionate rhetoric without action. **Advertisements** dominate the right side: Kelly-Springfield Tires and a large Schlitz Beer ad emphasizing the brown bottle's protection from light damage. The page reflects early 20th-century American satirical humor targeting class consciousness and Irish-American political culture.
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I RRAE ——[~SS== : ; Infant Sncbbery “Tell me,” urged her mother, in some Too often the idea of service is asso- aL , e baad ciated solely with paid servants, although They, use theie, Own grandmother for a cook!” the little girl replied, in a scldom so amusingly as in the case of a : e little girl of whom a contributor to the shocked whisper. rin e English Illustrated Magazine tells. —Yeuth’s Companion. She had visited a little friend whose — PRs family did their own housework. She “Dip you take the cold plunges your Automobile had a very good time, and on coming doctor ordered f | home was telling her mother all about it. “Yes, 1 didn’t think I'd have the Tires “But, mother dear, they do one very nerve, but I managed it.” ( dreadful thing, led.“ T hate “How?” to tell you about it, for it is kind of cruel, “Bought myself a canoe.” The wear you get out of a tire 5 ( end you hint let me go again. —Washington Star. depends absolutely on the wear the factory puts into it. —_ We have reason to. believe oan. > 5 een 4, deer was, first Brewed eens ye al in a Hut -NOW road conditions than the} ae | Agencies for the KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO. . 20 Vesey Street, New York ae . MuLte: & Tire Company, Dallas, Texas. jo E ‘ a ef tin E rratgial Bele ale Ce Todd Rubber Co., New Haven A Repressed Patriot The late Patrick Collins, of Boston, was elected president of the Land League and visited Ireland soon afterward. A barber in Dublin was shaving him 3 bie ae 8 As civilization advances—so 2 “You're Mr. Collins, I’m thinkin’,” = Pry . said the barber respectfully. re af * do the sales of Schlitz | “Tam,” assented Collins through the soap. | in Brown Bottles. ; “Well, thin,” declaimed the barber, “We * flourishing his razor, “I want to tell ye Over a million + that we've twinty thousand brave sons a i ; } of ould Ireland ready to rise at a mo- |barrels sold annually. ment’s ¢ and throw off the cursed yoke of England!" The public demands Collins preserved a discreet silence until he was shaved. As he was putting a pure beer that will not on his collar he asked: “Why don’t you rise?” cause biliousness. “Ah,” replied the barbe th’ cursed consthabulary won't let The Brown Bottle protects —Saturday ning Post. . ues gee Schlitz from the brewery to your glass. upon | Light spoils even pure beer. Order a case from your dealer today. Seethat crown or cori: ss branded “Schluss. Pup SALE ie hes | That Made Milwaukee Famous. | comicbookeen