Life, 1915-09-09 · page 36 of 44
Life — September 9, 1915 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This page from Life magazine (appears to be early 20th century) contains mostly **advertisements and brief humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **Humor pieces**: Short jokes about singular behavior ("Mrs. Jones had a singular boy"), a "human fly" performer unable to work because his wife swatted him, and a spiritualist séance where a widower asks his wife's ghost where she hid his underwear—all playing on domestic absurdities. **Acting lesson joke**: A quip about movie acting requiring only one technique—a "heaving chest" to convey any emotion (satirizing early silent film's melodramatic conventions). **Advertisements**: Including travel tours, Egyptian Deities liqueur, Chartreuse cordial, "Mum" deodorant cream, and Capewell horse nails. **The fighting sons anecdote**: Two boys fight; the father reveals he also fought the other boy's father, with both emerging equally battered—a gentle joke about adult dignity undermined by childish behavior. The page reflects Life's mix of satirical humor and commercial content typical of the era.
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Mrs. Jones had a singular boy, So singular was this young Jone he never made more than one noi, nd he played his duets all alone. : was rather erratic pentally quick as but one mathe: And when sick he had only one measel —Robert Rudd Whiting, in Centu Mesruat Maxacek: Where's the hu- man fly? Arrexpant: Can't perform today. His wife's been swatting him. —Baltimore American, ‘Here’ sa a Case That’ 8 UP TO YOU! ta “ ‘UP TO You” No metal springs, chaos, ROUND THE WORLD TOURS The Best Regular Services to EGYPT, INDIA, CHINA, PHILIP. PINES, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND. Round World Trips and Winter Tours In INDIA. PEN- INSULAR & ORIENTAL S. N.CO. Pull latormation from Age ) LINE, 24 State St.,N.Y. EGYPTIAN | DEITIES “The Utmost in Ci Plain Ender Cork’ Bie Feullare, refinement | mone Dailies to | Acting in One Lesson “Do you think I could learn to be a moving-picture actor?” “Sure you could, Just remember this one thing. A heaving chest denotes sur , hate or any other emotion.” —Louisville Courier-Journal. The Test Mepivat: The spirit of your wife is here now; do you wish to speak to her through me? Winowee: Ask her where the dickens she put my summer underwear? Philadelphia Public Ledger. green ana yellow The superb liqueur of the ages. Unvarying in char- acter—unsurpassed in ex- cellence. The Monks’ Famous Cordial _ (as easy to use as to tay) prevents all odors of perspiration | nitio | A touch of this snow-white Yell cream keeps body and clothing Citi fresh and sweet from bath to “{bath. 25c at 9 out of 10 drug- and department-stores “MUM” MFG CO 1106 Chestnut St Philadelphia Pa THE WORLD'S LEADING HORSE NAIL Hes tg cbexpens catiedlens of quality, but the beat at a fair “The Capewell” nail holds firmly. is sbeolately safe for your ‘lacksmich to drive because it will not split jure the foot. All shoere can afford to use Capewell nails. Insist upon them \HEAD Jil MAR! for your horses. One of Them Came Out Ahead Hoping to be the first to relate some unwelcome news, the youth rushed into the house and said: “Father, I had a fight with Percy Raymond to-day.” “T know you did,” replicd the father soberly. Mr. Raymond came to see me about it. “Well,” said the son, “I hope you came out as well as I did.” —Ladies’ Home Journal. comicbooks.com