Life, 1916-10-19 · page 7 of 42
Life — October 19, 1916 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two unrelated humorous pieces: **Top cartoon ("When Her Boy Returns from College"):** Shows a well-dressed man visiting a Native American encampment. The satire appears to target absurd romantic or adventurous behavior—possibly mocking a college-educated man's naive or inappropriate conduct upon returning home. **Bottom section ("A Many-Titled Woman" and "Game"):** The poem humorously catalogs a woman's various family relations—wife, sister, aunt, grandmother, cousin—satirizing how a woman's identity is defined entirely through male-centered family roles. The "Game" dialogue between a Western Farmer's daughter and a young foreman jokes about labor shortcuts and wages, with the punchline involving an egg's cost (five cents), likely poking fun at rural economics or labor disputes of the era. Both pieces use domestic/rural humor typical of early 20th-century satire.
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WHEN MER BOY RETURNS FROM COLLEGE A Many-Titled Woman HE'S father’s wife, and sister to My aunt and Uncle Ned— Grandmother calls her “daughter Kate"; She's aunt to little Ted, And cousin to a lot of folks. There isn’t any other Relation, though, in all this world (‘Cept me) can call her “ Mother”! Mazie V. Coruthers, Game AUGHTER OF WESTERN FARMER: Oh, George, the harvest hands threaten to quit, and papa is away! Younc Foreman: Yes, I know. I wired him this morn- ing for instructions, Daucnter or Western Farmer: What did he answer? Younc ForeMa: He said: “ Hold hands till I come.” Daucuter or Western Farmer: Well, it means an awful lot of spooning, but I guess we can do it, can't we? CH IS AN Foc wort?" UT FIVE CENTS.” IP 1 GO WITHOUT MY EGG CAN I HAVE THE FIVE 4 2 | comicbooks.com