Life, 1913-11-13 · page 28 of 40
Life — November 13, 1913 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humor pieces typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines: **"He Didn't Know"** satirizes pretentious language. A stranger uses elaborate, pseudo-scientific jargon ("irradiator," "incandescenser") to describe a cyclist's broken lamp, but a boy states the problem plainly: "your lamp's out." The joke mocks those who obscure simple facts with unnecessarily complex vocabulary. **"Man's Little Day"** is a cynical poem about life's monotonous arc—birth, school drudgery, work, marriage/fighting, and death—reducing human existence to routine and struggle. **"Mutual Joy"** presents brief anecdotes about school and domestic life with dry punchlines about reluctant returns and marital indifference. **The cartoon** shows a man and boy by water; the boy has apparently fought a larger boy. His optimistic claim—that next time *he'll* almost beat his opponent—uses childish logic humorously. The page also contains advertisements for Hampshire Bond stationery, emphasizing social propriety and gentlemanly correspondence.
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WZ YY OLS B und OZ a Tt was evening. A stranger approached the cyclist, “Sir.” he said, ceased its function.” “your! beacon has “Your illuminator, I say, is shrouded in unmitigated oblivion.” “But, really, I don’t quite—" “ The effulgence of your irradiator has fy dear fellow, 1 “The transversal ether oscillations in your incandescenser have been discon- then a boy shouted, “Hi, mister, your lamp’s out.” And the cyclist understood.—Tit-Bits He Didn't Know An insurance agent was filling out an spplication blank. “Have you ever had appendicitis? ” he asked, “Well.” answered the applicant, “I was operated on, but I have never felt DIAM SEISSORS, AT, NLL Man's Little Day First thing a fellow knows at morn He's born; Then, say, at ten o'clock, the next He's vexed By readin’, ‘ritin’, ‘rithmetic, Till sick. At noon he has to go to work, Or shirk. Then, ‘round ‘bout two, he takes “ fur life” A wife. From two till time to bring in lights He fights And struggles with his fellow-men, And then He sits around a while and thinks, And blinks. And when at last it's time for bed. He's dead. W.W. Whitelock, in New York Times. Mutual Joy “Were you glad to get back to schoo! and see your dear teacher?” “Well,” replied the very observant y, “T guess I was just about as glad as dear teacher was to get back and sec ."—Washington Star, “How's everything in your house?” nite sure whether it was appendicitis or professional curiosity.” —Ladies’ Home Journal. asked Smith. “Oh,” replied Brown, “she's all right."—Our Dope Book. Livk is polished every: Thunday, Fosessions. $5 Ieance: tonal me he P ato, $104 8 Yes toca c te current copies, 10 cents. Rack euiniers, alter three months from date of publication, Scents. Issoes ye 70 oat of print contribution iit he returned unless accompanies by stamped and adéresied envelope AARR das met P momveturm of wnsailctted tonth Did PiampshireHiond ‘The Stationery a Gentleman Merely selecting it for your personal stationery is a tribute to your correspondents—and yourself s* A sample packet will be mailed upon request Hampshire Paper Company South Hadley Falle Massachusetts 7 for sale by,alll oresdealers tn Great Befaln and may be oy booksrilers Ia. all the pri Ghiceltie werk. “The toreign wade soppied trom L1Pe'S London Sen. Canses Howse, Breas He ae tet ant itacrestns t Tape are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights tm Great Britain apny to ave 414 Ssuthampton Row, Lomom, Prompt notification should he sent by subscribe “OH, WILLIAM, YOU'VE BEEN PIGHTING WITH THAT GREAT BIG BOY AGAIN!” “WELL, ANYWAY, I ALMOST LICKED HIM THIS TIME, AN’ NEXT TIME IT’S GOIN’ TO BE HIM THAT ALMOST LICKED ME.” comicbooks.com