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This page combines satirical humor with period advertising. The top section features four brief humorous anecdotes typical of Life's format: 1. **"An Unimportant Detail"** mocks language learning—a girl claims near-fluency in French despite mispronouncing words, reasoning she mispronounces English too. 2. **"Wait"** jokes about women's automotive incompetence, suggesting they can't repair cars (a gendered stereotype of the era). 3. **"English Soldier"** references WWI trench warfare, where a British soldier notes that a broken periscope mirror will bring "seven years' bad luck" to "some bloomin' Boche" (German soldier)—dark humor about enemy misfortune. Additional anecdotes address judicial impatience, border soldier behavior, and golf etiquette. The advertisements feature **Perrier water** (bottled French mineral water marketed as sophisticated) and **Arrow Collars** (men's formal wear). These represent typical early-20th-century luxury goods aimed at affluent readers. The page reflects pre-modern attitudes: gender stereotypes, WWI references, and class-conscious consumerism.

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Re _SSAUT SCISSORS ae Aut NULLuS TR. An Unimportant Detail “The teacher says I will soon speak French as well as I speak ’ the enthusiastic girl, “But you mispronounce many words” “Oh, that's nothing. I mispronotince a lot of English words, too” —Washington Star, COUGH Wait “Woman is a little slow to ¢ quainted with the auto apparently.” “What makes you say that? “T have never seen one repairing her “car with a hairpin as yet.” —Columbus Citizen. Excursit Sou (who has had the mirror of his trench periscope broken by a German sniper's bullet): Look at that, now, There's seven years’ bad luck for some bloomin’ Boche, and the blighter doesn't even know it—Sketch, ELLEN TAL . Great Britain, Additional postage to Single cur- ously in the United is published every Thursday, si 09 a year in advance da and British Possessions puntries in the Postal Union, $1.03 a year; to Canada, . 19 cents, Rack ers, after three months fr 25 cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of print. The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Repr apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, MiP “| ERADICATOR.., || CANT PossiBy CURE YOUR COLD |) | Too Complicated for Comfort The late Gilman Marston of New Hampshire was arguing a complicated case, and looked up authorities back to i ius Caesar. At the end of an hour Hit A and a half, in the most intricate part of it his plea, he was pained to see what iit looked like inattention, It was as he gy (itt had feared. The judge was unable to appreciate the nice points of his argu ment. “Your honor,” he said, “I beg your pardon; but do you follow me?” “T have so far,” answered the judge. ( shifting wearily about in his chair, “ but (i pus I'll say frankly that if I thought I could find my way back, I'd quit right here.” —Argonaut. Inopportune “Some of the girls on the border are kissing the soldiers,” said the hotel clerk. “Cut out that talk,” said the propric tor. “Do you want to make the girls around here discontented?” —Louisville Courier-Journal. sx't what they call ‘the approach * an important consideration in golf?” “Very important. You've got to have the kind of a job that will permit you to approach the golf links early in the ADVERTISING afternoon."—Washtngton Star. Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from bei sellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied fre | Live's London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. ‘0 contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addres! elope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of vei~ licited contributions, Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address Fe enthyslasen, id vance tnspired Lafayette ts re-inspired by Perrier, @ Perne RENCH NATURAy, TABLE WATER For ahigh-clats High T is a pleasing conceit to say that Nature 41-say PERRIER. deliberately chose the purple vineyards of Southern France as the birthplace for Perrier— the most appropriate source imaginable for a water of such matchless natural sparkle and delicacy. Perrier is bottled at the Springs in the South of France amidst the glorious French vineyards. Obtainable at all high-class Hotels, Restaurants and Grocers, Bubbling with its oxen carbonic gat. Perrier, Ltp. SIS Longacre Blde. Cor. Broadway & 42d St.. New York. ARROW COLLARS VEN putting cost aside, nothing has been offered in collars that equals o betters the Arrow for permanency of ft and tie space, for correctness of style, or for length of service. 1s cents each, 6 for go cents Cluett. Peabody & Co. Inc. Makers. Troy.N-Y. if