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Life — August 10, 1916 — page 28: Life, 1916-08-10

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This page contains several short humorous anecdotes and advertisements typical of early 20th-century Life magazine. **The cartoons/jokes** are brief, genteel humor pieces: - A clerk's witty retort to a customer looking at teakettles (implying she resembles one) - A comparison of automobiles to horses regarding jumping ability - A joke about telephones depending on who calls **The main illustration** shows a caricatured male face in exaggerated style, captioned about wearing a sport shirt—likely mocking either the fashion or discomfort of the garment. **Advertisements** dominate the lower half: Perrier sparkling water (French luxury brand) and White Rock water, both marketed to "responsible families of America"—reflecting period assumptions about refined consumption. **The small anecdotes** at right ("How He Felt," "Precocity") are war-adjacent humor (trenches mentioned) and gentle domestic comedy about educated pretension. Overall, this reflects Life's satirical focus on American manners, fashion, and social aspiration in the World War I era.

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244 sAUT SCISSORS AvT NULLus Beyond Politeness A pleasant lady customer was looking at teakettles. The patient clerk handed down large tea-kettles and small tea- kettles, aluminum, porcelain and copper. Finally the pleasant’ customer said, “Well, thank you very much. I was just looking for a friend.” “Wait,” said the patient clerk. “Here is one more. Perhaps you will find your friend in that!"—Harper's Magazine. No Steeplechaser “The auto seems to be generally sup- planting the horse. “ True, but it has its limitations, They haven't invented one yet that will take a hurdle or a water jump.” —Louisville Courier-Journal. "TELEPHONES are great aren't they?" “Well, that depends upon who calls you up."—Boston Transcript. time-savers, Live is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britai Canada and British Possessions, $5.00 a year in advance, Additional postage foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year; to Canada, 52 cents. Single cur. rent copies, to cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, 25 cents. Issues Wipes to 1910 out of print. The text and illustrations in Livt are ¢ Great Britain opply to Live, Rolls Bs Reprint Rights is Lane, Londo G. | louse, Brea The enthusiasm for france tas SPARKLING TABLE WATER For a high-class Hizh balt—say PERRIER. OME of Nature's triumphs, such as a sun- set, you cannot transport, but Perrier, one of her supreme delicacies, is so bottled that wherever opened it is as fresh and brilliant and bubbling as when it gushes from the glorious Perrier spring in Sunny France. A glass of Perrier alone or with a slice of lemon in the early morning is invaluable in gout and uric acid troubles. Odtainadle at all high-class Hotels, Restaurants and Grocers. Perrier, Lo. 515 Longacre Bide. Cor. Broadway & 42d St.. New York. AS YOUR NECK FRELS WHEN YOU WEAR A SPORT SHIRT England. How He Felt The conditions in the trenches were dreary in the extreme after the drench- ing and long-continued rainfall, but the irrepressible spirits of the “ Pals”. were not yet entirely quenched when the or- der came to leave the trenches. “Hurry up out of this, my gallant soldiers,” was the cheery call of the ser. geant to his waist-decp and rain-sodden men, “ Soldiers!” came the derisive answer from one of them, “I'm not a soldier; T'm a blooming bulrush! "- Bits. Precocity “Mercy!” exclaimed Mrs. Diggs. “The baby is chewing on your pocket edition of Epictetus.” “Indeed,” replied Professor Diggs with a proud and happy look. “Let the child alone. It is seldom that a mere infant shows such a pronounced taste for the classic: —Birmingham Age-Herald. “How's your boy Josh getting along ‘Ie with his studies?” “ Pleasantly,” replied Farmer Corn- tossel. “He don’t bother ‘em none.” —Washington Star. is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from boot all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied {rox Lire’s London’ Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Live docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of ns lieited contributi 5. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. CE Oren Wie: Dyes ‘The responsible S families of. America 2 have WhikeReck water on their tables