Life, 1916-10-26 · page 32 of 46
Life — October 26, 1916 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three brief humorous anecdotes typical of Life's satirical humor: **"Nelse Won't Deceive You"** mocks racial dialect humor common to the era, featuring a Black janitor praising a boy's honesty while admitting uncertainty about his character—the joke playing on contradictory logic. **"Keeping It in the Family"** satirizes Boy Scout ethics: a Scout refuses payment for returning a lost railway ticket, but his younger brother has no such scruples, suggesting the younger generation lacks the moral standards the organization claims to instill. **The Jewish section anecdote** relies on ethnic stereotyping, depicting Jewish immigrants speaking loudly and gesticulating in Yiddish, then switching to English indoors—mocking perceived cultural differences in communication style. The page also contains advertisements for Maillard Chocolates and Construction Bond paper. These jokes reflect early 20th-century American magazine humor that freely employed racial and ethnic caricatures as entertainment.
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Nelse Won't Deceive You The Lig Boss was consulting Nelse, th nitor, relative to the qualifications of an applicant for a place as assistant janitor, “Do you know this boy's reputation Keeping It in the Family A lady had the misfortune to lose her season ticket for the railway. On the same evening she had a call from two boys, the elder of whom at once handed her the lost ticket. The lady, delighted at the prompt return of her property, offered the boy a shilling for his trouble. The lad refused to accept it, telling the lady he was a Boy Scout, and that no member of the Boy Scouts is allowed to accept any return for a service rendered. Just as the coin was, about to be placed for truth and veracity?” he asked. Yas, sub, yas, suh, I guess I do,” re- sponded Nelse. “Well, what is it?” ed out: “Well, suh, he always tells de trufe, “But my wee brither’s no’ a Scout.” I reckon; dat is, I nevah is ketched him \ —Tit-Bits. in no lic, but "bout dis here v'ras'ty biz- 4 ; ness, I'm gwinter be fair wid you, some i Intan intensely Jewish section of New say he will an’ some say he won't.” York one bitter winter day a shopper 191 —Macon Telegraph. spied an old friend passing whom he had ne) not scen for several months. Out he 7 ran, and quickly the two were engaged sig in rapid-fire conversation. They shouted, ain laughed, and waved theit hands in the For frosty air, occasionally pausing to breathe on them. | Finally one said to the other: nes “Abie, let's put our hands in our pockets C and talk English.”"—Argonaut, —t _ typ | Lire is published every Thursday, sinultancously in the United States, Great Britain, Lire. is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from hook- Anc Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. Patent Office. $5.00 a year sellers. in_ all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied from utec ig advance. Additional poat reign counteies | stal Uni odvacyeats Live's London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, 4 a edvance. Additional postage to forcign countries (nthe Postal Union, $1.04 2 year: Yo contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed . $2 cents. Single current copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three months wlope. ‘Lave docs nol hold dseif responsible for the tors or now-return off unso- ion, 25 cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of print ed. coniributtons, ‘opyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Notice of inge of address should reach this office ten days prior to the date of London, E. C., issue to be affected. back in the purse of the lady, the boy, looking up into her face, suddenly blurt- “Tas your boy Josh decided what he is going to do for a living?” “No,” replied Farmer Corntassel. “Josh “TEACHER WON'T LET ME IN SCHOOL is that unselfish he keeps thinkin’ 2 "CAUSE 1 MET A SKUNK” how I'm gettin’ along an’ never p: eesl vous ALWAVS EUG attention at all to his own prospects. —Washington Star. apply to Lire, Rolls Howse, Breams Bui CONSTRUCTION The Standard Paper for Better Class Business Stationery For above-the-average business station- ery, the most competent manufacturing stationers in the 216 principal cities of North America recommend Construction Bond. They buy it direct from us in large quan- ities. They carry it always in stock. With it they have built a reputation for quick service, fine workmanship, high quality, and good value. ite us on your business letterhead for specimens of fine business stationery pro- duced on Construction Bond and_ the names of the concerns in your locality Chocolates Bon Bons~French Bonbonnieres Bonbonnieres of Exclusive De- who can‘supply you. sign, Imported from Paris, for 7 aillard Bonbons and Chocolates. Ry . E ROE tee Co. IU Your purchases packed for safe dispatch 200:B.. Ilinis: Street, CHICAGO, ILE, and dilivered to any address on request. FIFTH AVENUE at 35th STREET NEW YORK comicbooks.com e