Life, 1913-05-29 · page 32 of 44
Life — May 29, 1913 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **humorous anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The three jokes exemplify early 20th-century American humor: 1. **"One-Poled Humor"**: A wife confronts her husband for telling guests she has "positive but not negative" humor—meaning she can make jokes but can't take them. The satire targets marital dynamics and social performance. 2. **"His Limit"**: A farmer asks a town fool to help with haying. When promised "what you're worth," the fool refuses, recognizing the insult in being valued so cheaply. This rural humor exploits class and intelligence stereotypes. 3. **"Choice Company"**: Senator Root discusses a trade conference with Reynolds. Root jokes that if Reynolds speaks only "waiter French" (basic service-industry language), he'll struggle negotiating with diplomats. This satirizes Americans' limited foreign language abilities and diplomatic pretensions. The page is primarily **advertising** (vacation resorts, seasickness medicine, cigars), with light social satire rather than political commentary.
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