Life, 1916-02-10 · page 34 of 44
Life — February 10, 1916 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief satirical jokes typical of *Life* magazine's humor section, plus two period advertisements. **The Cartoons/Jokes:** The main cartoon shows a dentist unable to determine if an anxious young patient is unconscious during treatment—the joke being the patient's "loud clothes" and hat worn so far back make him look perpetually unconscious anyway. Other short jokes mock: - A boarding school student studying "cosmetics" (implying frivolous education) - A landlord charging extra when a water pipe burst and froze, creating an ice rink - An overly busy New York alderman juggling law school, newspaper reporting, and life insurance sales—all "only eight-hour jobs" - A man universally disliked for inventing the loud car horn **The Advertisements:** Perrier water is promoted as a French luxury product; Cascade whisky emphasizes its purity and natural ingredients. Both reflect early 20th-century marketing targeting affluent consumers. The humor is gentle, observational satire about urban life, excess busyness, and modern annoyances—particularly the newly invented automobile horn.
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A Natural Fear The type of youth who in- dulges in loud clothes and a, hat forced back over his ears dropped into the dental chai “I'm afraid to give him g2 said the dentist to the assistant “Why?” “How can T tell when he's unconscious —Philadelphia Ledger. Hi: What course is Sarah studying in that boarding- school ? St: I can't remember, but I think it’s cosmetics. —Stanford Chaparral, Ksiexer: Did the water pipe burst? Bocker: Y and the land- lords charged extra because it made a rink.—The Sun. Perpetual Motion Alderman Curran, of New York City, worked his way through Yale College. During his course he was kept very busy by the various jobs he did to help with his expenses. On graduation he went to New York, and was even busier than he had been in New Haven. After some months of life in New York, a friend met him and said, “Henry, what are you doing?” “1 have three jobs,” replied Mr. Curran, “I am studying law, I am a newspaper reporter, and I am selling life insurance.” “How do you manage to get it all in?” said the friend. “Oh,” replied Mr. Curran, “that’s easy enough. They're only eight-hour jobs.” —Youth’s Companion. “ THERE goes a man who has more friends and more enemies. than any other man in the world.” “What has he done?” He invented one of those ‘ Get-off-the-earth’ automobil horns.”"—New York World, _ Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the U! . y all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from bo Canada and British Possessions." § y advance, A he principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied fr foreign countries in the Postal ari G $ APE lon Office, Rolis House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. rent copies, ents. Back numbes will be returned unless accompanied by’ stamped and addressed 5 0 25_cents. s prior to 1910 out of print. lope. “4 not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of un Iiustrations tn Lite are copyrighte For Reprint Rights in Great licited contributions. The tert and il Britain apply to Lire, 114 Southampton Row, London, W. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. ASCADE SPARKLING P U RE }) ‘ TABLE WATER WHISKY The enthusiasm for Brawe inspired ~ by, Lafayette ts re-inspir by Perrier. 1 the priceless artistic and epicurean gilts fore Aehclass Hick which France has lavished upon the j T ag Nature must depend upon world she has now added that characteristically ition of fis shines he French product—Perrier Water. It possesses scade combine superior elements, a and natural treatment to produce natural brilliance and sparkle, and unrivalled y its goodness. subtle delicacy. Ona bad tak” A glass of Perrier alone or with a slice of lemon in the early morning is invaluable in gout and uric acid troubles. GEO. A. DICKEL & CO., Distillers Nashville, Tenn. Bh Obdtainable at all high-class Hotels, Restaurants, and Grocers. IL Wittiams & Humsert, Agents, 1158 Broadway, New York.