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Life — November 12, 1914 — page 34: Life, 1914-11-12

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This page from Life magazine (appears to be early 20th century) contains several distinct humor pieces: **"A Money-Maker Always"**: A anecdote about Andrew Carnegie's legendary frugality. The joke is that Carnegie is so obsessed with money that he crawls under a dinner table to retrieve a dropped shilling—finding greater value than expected ("half a crown"). This satirizes Carnegie's famous reputation as a penny-pincher despite vast wealth. **"As Usual"**: A lawyer-witness exchange mocking courtroom dishonesty. The witness admits he tells only "as much of it as you will let me"—a jab at how legal maneuvering prevents truth-telling. **"The Chauffeur's Lullaby"**: A romantic poem about the soothing motion of automobile travel, reflecting early 1900s fascination with motor cars as luxury technology. The page also contains period advertisements for Hampshire Bond stationery and Arrow Tango dress shirts—standard commercial content. The satirical tone targets wealthy industrialists' miserliness and legal system hypocrisy.

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wy {AUT SCISSORS _ Aut NULLUs A Money-Maker Always As Herbert Corey tells it, he went to a dinner once where Andrew Carnegie was a guest. “After the eating was over and the speech-making had started,” said Corey, “Mr. Carnegie reached in his pocket for something and pulled out a handful of small change. A shilling got away from him and fell on the floor, and at the first chance Mr. Carnegie got down under the table and looked for it.” “Did he find it?” asked one of the audience to whom Corey was narrating the incident. “Did he find “He found half a crown! As Usual Lawyer (fiercely): the truth? Bavcereo Witxess (wearily): A® much of it as you will let me. —Detroit Free Press. it?" echoed Corey. Tit-Bits, Are you telling SUSPENDED ANIMATION The Chauffeur's Lullaby Velvet roads glide up to meet you, Skim beneath and rush away, Other cars honk-honk to greet you, “ Babe ahoy!"” they cry to-day. Hark! The valves sing soft and steady, Silent chains run smooth and swift, Cylinders are cool and ready, Steel gears humming as they shift. Strength of sixty horses rocks you, In your tonneau cradle, sweet, Staunch springs bend so nothing shocks you, While the lightning pistons beat. Ah, in slumber you are stirring, Motion fills your dreams with joy; Yes, that is the motor purring, Little mile-a-minute boy! —H., Stanley Haskins, in N. Lavy: Yes, they are very nice goose- berries, but aren't they dirty! Street Vexpor: Dirty! Fink I can wash ’em and part their ‘air dahn the center for tuppence a pound in these tere war times?—Liverpool Mercury. reat Britain, 1 Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United Stat Canada and British Possessions, |'s.00 a year in advance. Additional foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year; to*Canada, §2 cents. § rent copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three months from’ date of publication, 25 cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of print. The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighte Britaiw apply to Lire, 114 Southampton Row, Live is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from boo sellers in all the principal cities of the world. The foreign trade supplied from Lirr's London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. ‘No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or mon-return of univ licited contributions. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any chamge of address. You couldn't expect to find it the personal stationery of any but the men you know as gentlemen ¥% We have a sample packet we would like to mail to you #% Ask us for it HAMPSHIRE PAPER CO.. South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts JangoSHIRTS | THE Arrow marks a variety of shirts for evening wear and dances. The nicety of the fit, the splendid quality of the fabrics, the correctness of the styles and the superior work- manship give to these shirts an air not surpassed eyen by the product of the shirt-to-order shop. _Cwerr, Pearooy & Co., Inc. $2.00, 32.50 and higher Makers