Life, 1914-07-30 · page 36 of 40
Life — July 30, 1914 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine (early 20th century) contains several humorous anecdotes and advertisements rather than political cartoons. **"Always Is It Thus"** satirizes the transactional nature of courtship—a man spends lavishly on a woman who thanks him sweetly, but once his money runs out, she marries a thrifty man instead. The joke critiques both female materialism and male foolishness in romantic pursuit. **"Two Meanings"** presents wordplay humor, including an anecdote about author Charles Lamb making a pun with a beggar ("I've seen better days" too, given the miserable weather), and boys fleeing an orchard while shouting "About going!" **"A Grand Stove"** humorously describes a Georgia woman's formerly enslaved servant who, left alone with a gas stove, never turns it off—misunderstanding the technology. The humor relies on period racial stereotypes about Black servants' unfamiliarity with modern conveniences. **"Taken At His Word"** jokes about a minister who mentions grass blades contain sermons; a parishioner later catches him with a lawnmower, quipping he's "cutting your sermons short." The page is primarily advertisements (Old Overholt Rye whiskey, Milo cigarettes, perfume).
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TOOLISH CONTI MPORARIES La 2 — ae Always Is It Thus To buy her presents his cash is spent, And her words of thanks were sweeter than honey, But when he had squandered his last red cent She married a youth who saved his moncy. —London Globe. Comfort Without Extravagance Hotel Woodstock, New York Two Meanings The different meanings that a simple tuna’ of expression. can give a Word arc cften curious and sometimes amusing. An: anecdote of Charles Lamb, the fa- mous English author, illustrates this very pleasantly. On a wet, miserable, foggy day, in London, he was accosted by a beggar “ Please, bestow a little charity upon a poor, destitute woman. Believe me, sir, I have seen better days.” “So have I,” said Lamb, handing the poor creature a shilling, “so have I. It's a miserable day, even for London.” A similar illustration is of the man who saw some mischievous boys carrying off fruit from his orchard. “What are you about?” he called, lustily. “ About’ going!” called one of them, as the marauders disappeared over the fence.—Youth's Companion. Old Overholt Rye “Same for 100 years."* As pure, mellow and fragrant to- day as in the days of Pres. Madison when Otp OverHoLr first became the choice of men who know. Aged in charred oak barrels and bottled in bond. A. OVERHOLT & CO. Pittsburgh, Pa. 25 Cents fora Quarter of a Century Cork Tips in the Milo Yellow Label Box A Grand Stove A Georgia woman who had moved to Philadelphia found that she could not be contented without the colored mammy who had been her servant for many years. She sent for mammy, who ar- rived on the very day that her mistress had to leave town. Before departing, the lady had only time to explain to mammy some of the modern conveniences with which her apartment was furnished. The gas stove interested the colored woman most. After the mistress of the household had lighted the oven, the broiler and the other burners, and felt certain that the old servant understood the stove, she hurried for her train. She was absent two weeks, and on her return one of her first questions to mammy was how she had got along. “T got along fine, Miss Flo’ence ; didn't have no trouble at all,” was the reply. “ And dat air gas stove—my! my! dat's sho the best stove dey is made. Why, do you know, Miss Flo’ence, dat fire you lighted ain't gone out yit!” —Youth's Companion. Taken At His Word A suburban minister, during his dis- course one Sunday morning said: “In each blade of grass there is a sermon.” The following day one of his flock discovered the good man pushing a lawn- mower about, and paused to say: “ Well, parson, I'm glad to see you engaged in cutting your sermons short.” —Philadelphia Public Ledger. ate ful of Abbott's Bitters with your Gray deal appetizing tonic. Sample of bitters by mall Bec ih'etampe: Md. bbott & Co., Baltimore, “Some day,” cricd the outraged poet, “you editors will fight for my work.” “All right,” sighed the editor, resign- edly, “ but if I lose I'll be just as happy.” —Concord News. BASEBALL TERM “A SHUT-OUT” | QUELQUES FLEURS —HOUBIGANT ‘This radiant odor i Heol the mon particular ts our bocul Set At Leading Perfamer: Send for Small Sample Bottle, 25¢ gy PARE & TILFORD, Sole Agents, NEW TORE, WANTED—AN IDEA! rrime sim to patent}, Protect your may blog von wealth, writ or How to Get Your Patent and Your Money. RANDOLPH & CO., Pateot attorweys, Dept, 128, Washington ® comichoo)