ComicBooks.com Register / Loginit's free!

Life, 1916-07-06 · page 32 of 42

Life — July 6, 1916 — page 32: what you’re looking at

📖 Open the full issue in the page-flip reader →
Life — July 6, 1916 — page 32: Life, 1916-07-06

What you’re looking at

This page features *Life* magazine's satirical humor section showcasing contemporary foolishness. The main cartoon depicts a sentimental reunion between two former lovers ("Mary" and "Sandy") meeting at an old stile where they'd carved their initials years ago. The satire lies in the final detail: their romantic moment is interrupted by **an airplane overhead**—representing modern intrusion into nostalgic, timeless romance. The joke critiques how contemporary technology disrupts traditional sentimentality. Below are joke submissions mocking various social conventions: a prisoner's resignation to repeated convictions, cocktail recipes, and witty exchanges about romantic engagements and military defeats. The advertisements (Havone Cigarette Cases, Egyptian Deities cigars, Bacardi) are period-typical luxury goods marketed to the magazine's affluent readership.

📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

32 OUR_ CONTEM FO OLISH [PORARIES They had parted long years ago. Now, in the deepening shadows of the twi light, they had met again. “Here is the old stile, Mary,” he said. “Aye, an’ here be our initials that you carved, Sandy,” she replied. The ensuing silence was only broken by the buzzing of an aeroplane overhead. Honey-laden memories thrilled throug the twilight and flushed their glowing cheeks. “Ah, * exclaimed Sandy, just as beautiful as ye ever were, an’ Ye never forgotten ye, my bonnie “And ye, Sandy,” she cried, while her blue eyes moistened, “are jist as big a lear er, an’ I believe ye jist the same."—Tit-Bits. A tenspoontal of Abbot an ideal appetizte stampa. C.W. Abbott & ¢ Bitters with: “Have you anything to say why sen tence should not be passed on you?” asked the judge. “Not a word. last three times T was convicted and they didn’t seem to do me any good,” replied the prisoner.—Detroit Free Press. I made speeches the GORDON BE RAGES—MINT JULEP, Di. rections: Little Crushed Mint, Juice small Lime, large Drink Gordon Gin, Large Glass shaved Ice, Ginger Ale, Mint Stems. Formula for another Bever- age will follow next week. ANY a warm friendship has been opened with the classic phrase, “Have One.” But until the Havone Case was invented, there was always more or less difficulty in getting one. The Havone Cigarette Case carries each cigarette in its own compart- ment—straight-up, clean, inviting and easy to get at. HAVONE CORPORATION, Dept. C,, 21-23 Maiden Lane, New York '‘|S0c TRIAL OFFER FOR 10c Best Kodak Developing. Any size roll, 1 a first roll. Or, send six nm ix prints free ize, and 10c for six prints, nlargements, 25c. Kodaks VV, 37 West Ave.,Roanoke,Vas EGYPTIAN DEITIES “The Utmost in Cigaveltes lawn End or Cork Typ Ropleofcultur, refi roment and education incariabl, PREFER Deities to any other cigante 25° f, Alnaygyres akors of the Lhybist Grady Turkish and Eqyphan Capinvtes ot the Werld Nomussedor broken cigarettes—no fumbling when taking a cigarette from the case. The Havone is as easily filled as an ordinary case. Havone Cases are made in heavy Silver- plate, in Solid Sterling, and 14 K Gold. The silver-plated cases at $5 are especially popular. It your dealer hasn’t stocked up on the HAVONE, send us $5 and we will mail you one direct — either plain finished, or with monogram spot, or one of the all-over patterns. At any rate, send us your name on a post-card for one of our handsome catalogues. A Practical Cure “Why have you pitched that tent in your back yard?” “Well, I have a large family and I'm persuading them to take turns sleeping out there. By the time I get through no- body will want to go camping this sum- mer."—Louisville Courier-Journal. BACARDE Mak Cocktatl, Mickey or It Major and Minor Defeats Kyicker: A defeat is when the enemy drives you back home. Ovrtate: Or else when you don’t dare to go home.—The Sun. eo Perfect He Vey tet u: Haven't you and Jack been zed long enough to get married? rut: Too long! He hasn't got a cent left—Boston Transcript. volee and at Wer comicbooks.com