Life, 1915-05-13 · page 36 of 52
Life — May 13, 1915 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: **"Legal Residence"** mocks religious extremism by depicting a Salvation Army convert in court who insists "the Lord" is his only friend and surety. The magistrate's exasperation—needing an actual earthly address for legal purposes—satirizes impractical piety colliding with bureaucratic reality. **"Patriotism"** quotes a working-class woman (Mrs. Tommy Atkins, a generic British soldier's wife) saying she hopes her husband serves Germans "as 'e served me"—crude innuendo suggesting marital discord, satirizing hollow patriotic sentiment. **The parrot cartoon** ("Polly, Want a Cracker?") likely references contemporary politics, though the specific target is unclear from the image alone. **"Fireworks"** is Amy Lowell poetry about mutual hatred expressed through pyrotechnic metaphor—likely unrelated to satire. The page also includes period advertisements (Powerlock auto-lock, rope company) and educational directory notices, typical of Life's mixed-content format.
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SAUT SCISSORS Aut NULLus Legal Residence? At a London police court an individual who had been affected by the Salvation Army was brought up, charged with be- ing a lunatic wandering at large. The magistrate—a genial old gentleman- asked him if he had any friends. “The Lord is my only friend,” said the prisoner. “Yes,” said the magistrate; “but have you anybody who will become surety for you?” “The Lord,” said the prisoner again, “is my salvation, He will become surety for me. “Yes; but you see.” said the ma trate, hesi ly, “T want th me and address of some friend of yours.” “ Address?" shouted the prisoner; “why, the Lord is everywhere! “Well, you see,” replied the Irate, “for the purposes of should require some: more set dence."—Argonaut. Patriotism > Ratligr°inexpected was ithe: reply ‘of a Mrs. Tommy Atkins to a gentleman who inquired if her husband was at the id, “an' I ‘ope ‘e'll is as ‘e served me.” —Boston Transcript. “POLLY, WANT A CRACKER?” Lire is pub r , simultancously in the United States, Great Britain, Additional postage to Can British Possessions. "$3.00. a ye: advance. Fireworks You hate me and I hate you, And we are so polite, we two! But whenever I see you I burst apart And scatter the sky with my blazing heart. It spits and sparkles in stars and balls, Buds into roses, and flares and falls. Scarlet buttons, and pale green disks, Silver spirals and asterisks Shoot and tremble in a mist, Peppered with mauve and amethyst. I shine in the windows and light up the trees, And all because I hate you, if vou please, And when you meet me, you rend asunder And go up in a flaming wonder Of saffron cubes, and crimson moons, And wheels all amaranths and maroons Golden lozenges and spades, Arrows of malachites and jades, Patens of copper, azure sheaves. As you mount you flash in the glossy leaves, Such fireworks as we make, we two! Because you hate me and I hate you. Amy Lowell, in The Atlantic A tawyers’ club once accused one of its members of having acted unprofes- sionally in taking less than the usual fee from a client. “I took all the man had,” he replied; whereupon he was acquitted of unprofessional conduct. —Boston Transcript. Live is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from E sellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied from Lirr’s foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year; to Canada. s2 cents. Single cur- London € Rolls House, Breams Ruildings, London, FE. C. rent copil 10 cents. Rack numbers, after three months from date of publication, No contr nm will be returned wuless accompanied by stamped and addre 25, cents. Issues prior to roro out of print envelope. Lire docs mot hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of « The text and illustrations in Live are For Reprint Rights in Great licited contributions. tain opply to Lire, 114 $ upto: , Lon " mpt notification should be sent by subscribers of ai ae of address. “They Can’t Beat That’”’ He who snaps a Powerstee! Autowlock on car at leaving, will find it right there on returning. is four feet of Yellow Strand Powersteel wire rope with imble at each end and protected by a waterproof wheel rim and a spring, or a spare a jiffy with a good WERSTEEL TRUCKLINE tor heavy towing. Price, f Rockies, $4,590. Hf not at your dealer's, onler FREE, Mustrated circulars, Write for them. Broderick & Bascom Rope Co. The Proper Private School for your children is perhaps the most important choice you have to make. You need the best guide in existence and that undoubtedly you will find every month in the Educational Directory of Harper’s Magazine for it is in Harper's Magazine that you find the announcements of more private and preparatory schools and colleges than in any other publica- tion—the widest, the best, and the most dependable selection. Would vou not like to have your orn hI go to school with children whose parents read Harper's Magazine? ware rope ee ea wil [reehe ‘ Gadseribers each week receive this Chart revised to date Why Buy Stocks Now ? Do vou have intelligent, re- liable information as to the market? Or do you “take chances”? Babson Service is a guide to safe investment at all times. Eliminate worry. Cease depend- ing on rumors or luck. Work in accordance with a definite policy based on fundamental statistics. For particulars—which will be sent gratis—address Dept. L-52 of the Babson Statistical Organization Statistical Block. Wellesley Hills, Mass. ‘Largest Statistical Organization of ite Character in U. 8. comicbooks.com