Life, 1916-01-06 · page 36 of 48
Life — January 6, 1916 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains several satirical anecdotes mocking contemporary absurdities: **"A Mistake Somewhere"** jokes about nostalgia—a friend asks the editor to write funny reminiscence about childhood "Hiding in the Barn," but the editor points out the real humor was unintentional: his father did the hiding while children were the ones genuinely frightened. **"Ups and Downs"** satirizes a senator's evasion when asked if constituents appreciate his patriotic service. He dodges by claiming "patriotic services" have volatile market value—mocking politicians' cynical self-interest. **"A Strategist"** depicts two fishing boys: one with a permit runs when a gamekeeper approaches, letting his unpermitted friend escape. The joke critiques deceptive cleverness. **"Winter Sports"** (Harvard Lampoon) shows a woman excited that a football player ("Ruggles the halfback") will "soon be our best man"—she's misheard romantic proposal in a marriage context, not athletics. The page primarily contains humor columns rather than visual political cartoons. These pieces target institutional hypocrisy, misunderstandings, and sentimental phoniness typical of *Life*'s satirical approach.
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Lave te peblihed every Thursday, simultaneously. in the United States, Canada and British Possessions foreign countries in the Postal U: rent copies, 25 cents. A Mistake Somewhere A helpful friend recently requested us to write a funny piece about a game we used to play in boyhood’s glad days, called “ Hiding in the Barn.” He alleged that part of the gang hid and the rest searched for them, and when they were found all hands jumped and yelled most gleefully. This, he tried to remind us, was very, very funny. Either our mem- ory is failing or we have lost our sense of humor, for as we recollect it, our father did the hiding and we jumped and yelled. And it does not seem amusing to us, even yet—Kansas City Star. Ups and Downs “T hope your constituents appreciate the value of your patriotic services,” said the prominent citizen. “T don't know that I care to make it a question of actual value,” replied Sen- ator Sorghum. “ The market for patri- otic services is terribly fluctuating.” —IWashington Star. “1 want a pair of pants for my sick husband,” exclaimed the woman. “What size?” asked the clerk. “T don't know, but I think he wears a 14% collar.” Philadelphia Public Ledger. ion, $1.04 a to cents, Back numbers, Issues prior to 191 The text and illustrations Britain apply to Live, Warm ai mer. Fits flush to body of car no ratfle-or squeak uphotstering car. desired and set of curtains used in their place. Cool and comfortable in s: no overhang. Positively ime material as used in nd panels easily removed if Get full de nd snug in winter. Finished | lass doors tails from your dealer, or write us for illustrated catalog In ordering specify whether for 1913, 1914 oF 1915 car WADSWORTH MANUFACTURING CO., 1240 Kelfersee Ave, Detrt, tic, Great Athletic Book 4 oc Leary wreatling. witetense, jy fies. at Farmer Mar. Fi and Goteh. Write tctay—immedtia Varmer Rares Sebeal of Wrest + $2. cents. WINTER SPORTS. Look! Hell He (as the team gocs by There goes Ruggles, the halfbac! soon be our best man, Suz: Oh, Jacl This is so sudden. —Harvard Lampoon. Additional No contr envelope A Strategist Two youngsters, one the possessor of a permit, were fishing on a certain estate when a gamekeeper suddenly darted from a thicket. The lad with the permit uttered a cry of fright, dropped his rod and ran off at top specd, The gamekeeper was led a swift chase. Then, worn out, the boy halted. The man seized him by the arm and said between pants: “ Have you a permit to fish on this estate?” “Yes, to be sure,” said the boy quietly. “You have? Then show it to me.” The boy drew the permit from his pocket. The examined it and frowned in perplexity and anger. “Why did you run when you had this permit?” he asked. “To let the other boy get away,” the reply. “He didn’t have none.” Argonaut. man was No Change in Shylock An old woman who lived in the coun- try recently visited some friends in the city. During her stay she was taken to sce “The Merchant of Venice,” a play she had witnessed more than thirty years before, and which she had always had a stsong desire to see again. Calling next day, a friend asked her how the previous night’s performance compared with that of thirty years ago. “Well,” she replied, “ Venice seems to have smartened up a bit, but that Shylock is the same mean, « creature that he used to be. Peace-suirs rush in where dread. noughts fear to tread.—Washington Post. e foreign trade supplied ms Buildings, London, E responsible for the loss or non-return of ubseribers of any change of address. Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from bock- gelicrs jin all ‘the. principal cities in the world. Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Br will be Lire does not hold its from returned unless accompanied by ‘stamped and addressed wnsor The pleasure of living lies in using good things moderately. It is thus with eating, with drinking, with playing, with working, with everything. And it is for the man who knows well the benefits of moderation that we make a wonderfully mild and mellow Whiskey and put it in Non-Refillable Bottles— Wilson—Real Wilson—That’s All! The Whisk rented the Nou-Rejillable Bottle FREE CLUB RECIPES—Free booklet of famous club recipes for mixed drinks. Address Wilson, 13 E. 31st St, N.Y. That's All! comicbooks.com