Life, 1912-11-14 · page 30 of 44
Life — November 14, 1912 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **short humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons, typical of Life's satirical humor format. **"Out and In"**: A motorist's comeuppance—he boasts about a joyride but breaks down, forced to walk home instead. **"A Rule That Worked Both Ways"**: A German-accented cobbler refuses to repair a doctor's shoes, claiming they're worthless, then demands payment anyway. The joke: he mirrors the doctor's own logic (the doctor charged him $3 just to say nothing was wrong), exposing hypocrisy through dialect humor common to the era. **"None to Interfere"**: A clergyman preaches morality publicly but stays silent at home—the editor's notice about his visit sardonically notes his wife *isn't* accompanying him, implying domestic discord he won't address. **"Had to Do It"**: Dark humor about striking a drowning man with an oar because "he knew how to swim"—absurdist logic. The page also advertises **Milo cigarettes** and a **Life subscription offer** including a free reproduction of a painting called "Bygones."
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SIRRIE® Zod Out and In “I'm out for a ride,” the motorist cried As he hurried away in glee; Ten miles from town his car broke down And “I'm in for a walk,” sighed he. —Cyelists’ Calendar. A Rule That Worked Both Ways When he had carefully examined the shoes the physician had brought in for repairs the German cobbler handed them back, saying: “Dem shoes ain't worth mending, Doctor.” “Very well, Hans,” said the Doctor; “then of course I won't have anything done to them.” “Vell, but I sharge you feefty cents already yet.” Why, what for?" “Vy, ven I came to see you de udder day you sharged me t'ree dollars for telling me dot dere ain't noddings der matter mit_me.” —Ladies’ Home Journal PICKING who in the pulpit was a fearless ex- pounder of right and wrong, but who in the domestic circle maintained, for pru- dential reasons, considerable reserve of speech and action. On one occasion when this divine vis- ited a neighboring town the editor of the only paper established therein, which never failed to notice the presence of a stranger in town, offered the following, so worded as to prove unwittingly keen “Dr. Carrol is once more among us for a brief stay. He says and docs ex actly as he thinks right, without regard to the opinions or beliefs of others. “His wife is not with him.” —Lippincott’s. Had to Do It “Why did you strike the deceased on the head with an oar after he had rocked the boat and fallen out?” “ Because he knew how to swim.” —Houston Post. “OA Aut fe SSR), ANE, byl Se dT oe Autotst: I haven't paid a cent for re- pairs on my machine in all the ten months I've had it. A WINNER Frigxp: So the man who did the re- pairs told me.—Boston Transcript. Lire is 90 neously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. $5.00 a year in Aa. postage to foreign countties in the Postal Union, $1.08 a year; to Canad ts. Single cuttent copie 10 cents. Back numbers, alter three a date of publication, Issues prior to 1910 ost of print. Ne contribution nod unles accompanied br stamped and addreved envelope, LAV dees met held ine'f responsible for the lout ov mon-recurn of wnialicited esmtrioutions, Seuthampton Rew, Lenaen, W. C. “ ” Prompt metifcation sheutd be sont by subseribers of any change ef aadrens, The ‘‘Different’’ Cigaretle Jie If cigarettes were classed, you would have to put me in a class by myself—being ahead of all others. —MILO. THE SURBRUG COMPANY, New Y ‘ork a OF CHRISTMAS INTEREST LIFE’S Special Offer Cone. Life Pub Co. * Bygones "’ (By Angus MacDonall) This Picture Free with Each Yearly Subscription A reproduction of this picture, 9!4 by 1§ inches in size, on paper 15 by 20, will be sent on each yearly subscrip- tion entered this season. A subscription to LIFE is the best possible Christmas or birthday gift—a copy of LIFE every week, fifty-two presents a year, and this picture for Five Dollars, the regular subscription price.* LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West gist Street, New York *Subscription, $5.00; Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.08 comicboohedl