Life — October 1, 1914 — page 39: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

CAUGHT BETWEEN Bacs! take one which would stay your stomack till Father comes home.” Ethel go to cupboard & shake out empty bottles of cocaine, hasheesh & laudanum. Too bad to be su poor! Considerable sobs heard in audience when this occur. Next scene entitle “ Noble Stroggle against Poverty.” All Smith family are laying on floor preparing to starve to death when father approach in. “Father!” all yellup, uu are just in time—we are all completely famished.” ~ Discontinue hope!” he snuggest, setting down like Hon. Warfield, “the druggist refuse to give us any more credit. Ml day I have walked streets looking for work, but none will employ me, because I am getting old. I am thirty- five. Even Tammany Hall can find nothing for me, be- cause they can’t find work even for Charles Murphy. Therefore we must die for lack of common necessities of life.” Considerable moving picture silences. At lastly Angel Ethel leap upward. “1 know a way!” she snagger mellow-drammically, So she put on Father's derby and go forthly into street. Nextly is entitle “A Noble Gel’s Sacrifice”. Angel Ethel observed on street corners attemping to steal watches. She steals one and dishcover it are 1$ kind without hands. Sobs. At lastly long come one Wall Street looking gen- tleman with suitcase. He see her. “Sir!” she say it proudishly, “Cease to observe me with that look! I am honest gel!” “I am looking for honest gels,” he pronounce. “I am travelling salesman for the Newark Poison Needle Co and this valise contain samples, Kindly to please hold this bag for me while I run away to Canada.” She do so with cowcattish expression while he escape. Next developement entitled, “ Woman's Wit Triumphs”. Editorial rooms N. Y. Evening Jarnel. Hon. Editor say to Hon. Proprietor, “We have delicious poison needle scandal, yet we cannot find that venom-jabber to publish in paper.” “Offer 1,000,000$ reward for one,” say Pro- prietor. “Can we afford to offer so much?” require Ed. “Tt is cheaper to offer than to pay,” snuggest Prop. Income Hon. Ethel with suitcase. “I got poison needles here,” she renounce. “Show them!” holla Editor, Proprietor & Office Boy. She show. “Bless you, you have earned reward!” holla Prop, “here is 5$.” So Hon. Ethel, after heing photographed 18 times, elope to drug-store where she buy assorted luxuries for deserving family. Thusly went that emotion picture. When last scene were there and Smith family were smiling in its sleep, me & Nogi thought it would be neat time for getout. So we do so before cowboy murder pictures elapsed. At outward door I approach up to that ticket maiden surrounded by glass. “If please, Mrs. Girl,” I require, “why is reason for this movement in pictures? If they are from photographs why are they less genuine than art? Why they act so absurdity? Why can you not show something real?” “Reel?” she holla for scratching her blondhead, “you are a nutty. We oftenly show 64 reels in one evening!” I am squarshed. Hoping you are the same Hasuimura Toco. (Per Wallace Irwin.) RICHARD HUDNUT’S Valet See TOILET WATER Always that sweet scent of violets — never so strong as to offend good taste — clinging with a gentle permanence. Sold in Good Shops Everywhere 75 cents and $1.40 “Beauty Book’’ Free on Request RICHARD HUDNUT NEW YORK —_— PARIS comicbooks.com