Life, 1915-11-25 · page 36 of 44
Life — November 25, 1915 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **short humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The central cartoon ("A Convulsion of Nature") depicts an oversized stomach, satirizing digestive complaints—a common comedic subject of the era. The text pieces are brief jokes: - **"Aut Scissors Aut Nullus"**: A builder's house collapses because workers removed scaffolding before installing wallpaper—physical comedy about construction mishaps. - **"Sleep as a Criticism"**: A French theater member falls asleep during a playwright's reading; when confronted, he quips "Sleep is an opinion"—mocking pretentious theater culture. - Other brief items joke about clergy, fashion, and wounded soldiers' optimism. The **advertisements** for Hardman tires and Maillard chocolates occupy significant space, reflecting Life's business model. For modern readers: this represents Life's format as a **humor magazine mixing jokes, cartoons, and ads**—more akin to today's *The Onion* than serious satire. The humor is genteel and domestic rather than politically pointed.
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— sAUT Scissors Sleep as a Criticism a A dramatic author who was reading a +i — new work before the company of the I AUT NULLus Tp Comédie Francaise was disturbed, says Sait. i the Christian Register, at seeing that one . of the members, Monsieur Got, had gone fast asleep. The author stopped and re proved the sleeper. He was reading his play to the committee in order, he said to obtain their opinion. How man who was asleep give an opi Monsier Got rubbed his eyes and re marked, “Sleep is an opinion.” That ended the discussion. —Youth's Companion. How It Happened Under the able superintendence of the twentieth-century builder, cottages and houses sprang up like mushrooms upon the new estate. But one morning the foreman rushed into his employer's office in a state of intense excitement. “ Please, sir,” he gasped, “one of the new houses has fallen down in the night.” “What?” roared the builder. “You mean to tell me that one of my new, well- Long Known built, desirable villa residences has come to \ D 1 “ Father,” said the minister’s son, “ grief? How the dickens did that happen?” teacher says that ‘collect’ and ‘ congre- “Well, sir,” explained the foreman, \ ity gate’ mean the same thing. Do they?” “as far as I can make out, there was a \ : f’ ; “Perhaps they do, my son,” said the little mistake. Unfortunately the men . Se Seegi J venerable clergyman, “but you may tell took down the scaffolding before they 5 y. your teacher that there is a vast differ had put up the wall-paper! ""—Tit-Bits. : : ence between a congregation and a col- 7 lection."—Christian Register. Vistror: I think it's just wonderful ° to see you cheery with all those horrid wounds on your head. SS “ Axy fashions in that paper, Daddy?” Wouxped Orrimist: Oh well, miss, Davy (who has just settled the dress- it’s a very cheerin’ thing to wake up of a P imaker’s bill): Yes, but they are of no mornin’ an’ find that you've still got a’ead BLSION OF NATURE use to you, dear, It's yesterday’s paper. to ‘ave wounds on!”—London Opinion, —Pelican. Lire is published every Thursday, simultancously in the United States, Great Britain,g@ Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from bos J Canada and British Possessions. "$5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to sellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year; to Canada, 2 cents. Single cure Live's London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. rent copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addres 25 cents, Issues prior to 1910 out of print, 3 envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of w The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great licited contributions. Britain apply to Lure, 114 Southampton Row, London, W. C. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. Bonbons— Tse Qa wee Chocolates ing with the quality of the world’s finest cars— A rare choice of dainty and x . exquisite novelties appro- HARDMAN priate for every occasion. Bonbonnieres, — unconven- “ o s9 ame tional in design, imported _ SureGrip rikes specially from ‘Paris for jeavy traction tread insures unu: sere Maillard “ Quality” Bon- vice. Guaranteed for 5000 miles. Wits fer ats ices ah ec gate: bons and Chocolates. Hardman Tire and Rubber Co. New York Office, 1904 Broadway Your purchases will be nor: J. Douglas Cutver, 2728 packed ready for safe schigan Aves Chicager ‘ delivery and shipped to Factory, Belleville, N. J. any address, on request. Agencies throughout the | Mail orders given ted States, Prompt attention, Afternoon Tea in the Luncheon Restaurant, three to six Street omicbooks.com