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This page from *Life* magazine (early 20th century) contains several humor pieces: **"Aut Scissors Aut Nullus"** presents a joke about a boy wanting a dollar for his mother's birthday gift—a baseball catcher's mask he plans to use himself. The humor lies in the child's transparent selfishness masked as generosity. **"Strategy Illustrated"** is a brief immigrant dialect joke where two working-class characters discuss military strategy. One explains it as continuing to fire even when out of ammunition to deceive the enemy—satirizing the gap between military theory and common sense. The page also features racist humor typical of the era: a story by Maria Thompson Daviess depicting a Black boy in Nashville using dialect ("dey don' need no asion") to make a joke about parades. Additional content includes advertisements for Club Cocktails and a domestic humor cartoon about a child preparing prayers before a fight. The page reflects *Life*'s character as a satirical magazine mixing social commentary with period-appropriate (though now offensive) ethnic stereotyping.

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sAUT SCISSORS Aut NULLus For Her Use Mrs. Morclock's birthday was nearly duc, and one morning shortly before that event George, her young son, said: “Mother, will you give me a dollar? I want to get you a birthday present.” “That. is very thoughtful of you, dear,” replied the mother, very much pleased, “ but what is it that you need a dollar to buy?” “Well, you sce, mother,” explained the little boy, “one dollar is the price of it It's the dandiest catcher’s mask you ever saw."—Harper’s Magazine, Strategy Illustrated First Urcitix: Say, Chimmie, wot's dis stratergy t'ing dey talk about? Secono Uncitix: Well, it’s like dis: Supposin’ yer run out of amminition, an’ yer don’t want de enemy ter know it, den it’s stratergy ter keep on firin’, N —Boston Transcript, ~ Live is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions, "$3.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 2 year; to Canada, 52 cents. Single cur- rent copies, 1¢ cents. Back numbers, after three months from’ date of publication, 25 cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of print. The text and ilustrations im Live are copyrighted. | For Reprint Rights in Great Britain opply to Lint, 114 Southampton Row, London, Live is for sale by al! aewsdealers in Great Beliahvand moy, be, obtained tron bon- sellers in all the principa! cities of the world. Tiouse. ‘Deeams Buildings, Lo xdon. accompanied by stamped and addressed London Office, Rolls No contribution will be returned unless envelope. Live does not hold atself responsibie for the loss or non-returm of unso- licited contributions, Prompt notifeation should de PiNEST x materials, expert mixing to measure and lastly aging in the wood give the exquisite blending, the | delightful smoothness, the rare fragrance that no other | method can produce. Your dealer .has your favorite | variety. Buy a bottle today. | GF. HEUBLEIN & BRO, i Importers of the famous Brand's A-1 Sauce Hartford, New York, London | From Pure Joy of Living Miss Maria Thompson Daviess, the author, having lived all her life in the South, bas a fund of humorous stories ahout the negroes. The following one is ber favorite: One day she walked down a street in Nashville with a guest from the North, The street was crowded with negroes, who were forming in line for a parade. Miss Daviess’s guest was curious to know what it was about; and seeing 2 boy whom she knew, Miss Daviess called him to her. “What's the occasion for the p. sade. Tom?” she asked. The boy looked at her with a grin. “La, Miss Daviess,” he replied, don’ you-all know colored folks well «ough to know dat dey don’ need no asion foh a p’rade?"—Youth's Compan.on. Agile Parent “Papa, what is an escutch mn?” “Why? ‘ “This story says there was « blot on his cscutcheon.” “Oh, yes! An escutcheon is a light- colored vest. He had prouably been carrying a fountain pen.” —Hou ton Post, sent by subscribers of any change in addres “WHY, TOMMY, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING YOUR PRAYERS FOR AT THIS TIME OF DAY? “cos I'M GOIN’ TO 2” MAKE BILLY SMITH TAKE BACK SOME- THIN’ HE SAID ABOUT ME, AN’ I'LL NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GE The foreign trade supplied from Lirt’s CHIC Cunard comicbooks.com