Life, 1913-01-30 · page 28 of 36
Life — January 30, 1913 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of early 1900s Life magazine: **Top Section - "Aut Scissors Aut Nullus":** Anecdotes about famous figures (Theodore Dreiser and James McNeill Whistler) illustrating that taste is subjective. Dreiser's novel *Sister Carrie* was condemned as dreary; Whistler's witty response suggests critics should say "I don't like it" rather than declaring something objectively "bad." **Middle Cartoons:** Three brief humor pieces about poverty, marriage excuses, and Southern dialect—typical period humor, including a condescending depiction of a Black woman using exaggerated dialect ("Lawsy, missy," "I'se gwine"). **Bottom Section:** Advertisement for Maillard's Ground Chocolate. **Right Illustration:** Shows a New York woman shocked by a man carrying a chamber pot in public, captioned with satirical criticism of New York's lack of modesty compared to Southern propriety—reversing expected stereotypes of the era. The page reflects early 20th-century magazine humor: celebrity gossip, relationship satire, and regional/racial caricature.
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:AUT SCISSORS a ff “Coming, Not Going i] A visitor in the South had started out from the top of a neighboring hill, when oe gone. she met an old negro woman walking briskly toward her with a basket of On Which All Testes Agree : clothes balanced on her head. “WwW i ked th visitor, Theodore Dreiser, the noveli: aunt asked ie isit talking in New York about a crit had condemned his “dreary master piece,” “ Sister Carrie.” With a smile, if Mr. Dreiser said: As It May Happen I should have answered him, per- haps as Whistler answered a critic of one of the * nocturnes.’ This critic said the nocturne in question wasn't good Whistler screwed in his monocle and grinned at the man. “*Don’t say it isn’t good,’ he said “Say you don't like it. Then you'll be safer. And now, come over here. Herc is something you do like.” “ And Whistler led the critic to a side- 1 . board whereon there stood a whiskey No Alternative bottle."—N, ¥. Tribun Wire: Why did you tell the Batsons “where are you going so early?” Lawsy, missy, I’se done been where Vsc_gwine.”—Saturday ing Post The kind-hearted old lady handed the Leggar a dime My man, how did you become so poor?” she asked, “ What brought you lo this terrible stage of poverty?” he parcel post, mami,” replied the “You sec, I used to be presi- dent of an express company.” Cincinnati: Enquirer. that you married me because I was such “Tata self-made man, I am.” x good cook, when you know [ can't “Well, I think there is one thing you even boil a potato? needn't worry abou! : 5 ’ Heusy: I had to make some exeuse, “What is that? my dear, and I didn’t know what else “Taking out a patent.”—Tit-Bits to say!—London Opinion Lire is published every T malantously in the Uni : r uy all New sdealers in Great Retain and may be obtained from booksellers in all the prieciga disional portage to for es | 1 rx of The foreiga trade supplied from Larr's London Osce, Cannon House, ress Baile «copies. 10 cents 1 1910 out of print. For Reprint Rights im Great Britain apps to Lave, 2 tare Mullard} Maillard: j Mallards 24 Ground Chocolate Ground falls Lally Ground * ; Chocolate (VANILLA FLAVOR) pecially prepared for immediate use Most exquisite ordi tdi Mail as ahot beverage. i Man 2 illo ee CS Lent Mallets Malouth «Ma ads Malou (aa ny Grand. feuds Maullards Mallaras Mallaras Malarcts Masllaacts ! “THE IDEA OF PUTTIN’ SECH A PRIVATE THING IN SUCH THESE NEW YORK FOLKS comicbooks.com