Life, 1915-12-23 · page 34 of 40
Life — December 23, 1915 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three brief humorous anecdotes and a Christmas advertisement for Newybrg's Bonbons Chocolates. **The cartoons/jokes:** 1. "A Very Good Reason"—A teacher asks why lightning never strikes twice in the same place. A child answers logically: after the first strike, "the same place ain't there any more"—a play on the idea that lightning destroys what it hits. 2. "Part of the Treatment"—A hospitalized patient propositions a nurse; she agrees to marry him, but clarifies her affection is merely professional care. She admits she's actually planning to run away with a married amputee patient, adding darkly comic irony to her "cheerful bedside manner." 3. "A Slow Starter"—A maid oversleeping explains she "sleeps very slow," making her morning routine lengthy—absurdist humor about inefficiency. 4. "A West-Failure Ham"—The caption appears incomplete or unclear in context. The **advertisement** for Newybrg's chocolates emphasizes exclusivity ("preferred by those who discriminate"), typical early 20th-century marketing.
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A Very Good Reason During the lesson one afternoon a violent thunder storm arose, and, to lessen the fright of the children, the teacher began telling of the wonders of the ele- ments. “And now, Jimmy,” she asked, “ why is it that lightning never strikes twice in the same place?” “Because,” said Jimmy confidently, “after it hits once, the same place ain’t Part of the Treatment Patient (to pretty nurse): Will you be my wife when I recover? Pretty Nurse: Certainly. Patient: Then you will love me? Pretty Nurse: Oh, no; that’s merely a part of the treatment. I must keep my patients cheerful; I promised this morn- ing to run away with a married man who has lost both of his legs. —Maritime Med, News. Society Note Mrs. Stusstns: Do you like codfish balls, Mr. Fox? Tue New Lover: I don’t know, Mrs. +Stubbins. I never attended any. —Tit-Bits, Wrtn most of us the grim necessity there any more."—Ladies’ Home Journal, of purchasing coal is no joke. Yet a Boston man found at a coal-emporium in that city a chap who managed to in- fuse a degree of facetiousness into the transaction, A Slow Starter The maid of all work in a Brooklyn houschold was recently taken to task by “How much is chestnut coal?” timidly her mistress for oversleeping. After due inquired the prospective customer. reflection the maid replied: “ Well, mum, § = “That depends,” said the salesman. it’s this way: I sleep very slow, and so “A la carte, it’s eight dollars; cul-de-sac, it takes me a long while to git me night's it will cost you fifty cents extra.” rest.”"—Youth's Companion. —Everybody's. A WEST-FAILURE HAM Live is for sale iby ‘all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from book. sellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreigm trade supplied {roa Live's London Offe, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed rx is published every Thursday, s nited States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. | y Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $t.0g a year; to Canada, 52 cents. Single cur- rent copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, 25, cents, Issues prior to 1910 out of print elope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or nomreturn of wns licited contributions. a Prompt notification should be se bseribi The text and illustrations in Live. are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, 114 Southamptox * London, WC = ° ° ° For Christmas: ° ° ° ° Climate not Eni y te 1: ets HOWE & Preferred by those who discriminate ° ° ° ° ° °