Life, 1917-07-19 · page 30 of 40
Life — July 19, 1917 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: 1. **"Scotch Thrills"**: A sentimental reunion between old sweethearts plays on Scottish dialect humor. The joke: Sandy rhapsodizes about never forgetting his "bonnie lass," but Mary reminds him he's still the same liar he always was—undercutting the romance with cynicism. 2. **"Military Training"**: A domestic scene where George dismisses his wife's alarm about soldiers quarreling in the street, only to discover it's merely a military roll call. The satire mocks masculine indifference to apparent conflict. 3. **Casey/Maloney banking joke**: An Irish-dialect exchange where Maloney explains a bank's profit model: they either short-change deposits or overcharge withdrawals—satirizing banking practices as inherently dishonest. The page also includes a Clysmic water advertisement and an illustration captioned "Bobbie's Idea of Father's Return from the Seat of War," likely referencing WWI. The humor relies on period-specific dialects, gender stereotypes, and cynicism about institutions.
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Scotch Thrills Sanpy Macrnerson came home after many years and met his old sweetheart. Honey-laden memories thrilled through the twilight and flushed their glowing cheeks. \ Ah, Mary,” exclaimed Sandy, “ye're : jist as beautiful as ye ever were, and 2 I ha’e never forgotten ye, my bonnie en lass.” \ 7 “And ye, Sandy,” she cried, while her blue eyes moistened, “are jist as big a leear as ever, an’ I believe ye jist the same."—Reedy's Mirror. A. yvoce presiding over a court in Washington, D. C., was administering the oath to a boy of tender years, and to him put the following question: “ Have you ever taken the oath? Do you =a) know how to swear, my boy?” NS; Whereupon the lad responded: “ Yes, sir. Iam your caddie at the Chevy Chase Club."—The Argonaut. “ CAESAR'S Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. Patent Office. $5.00 a year in advance, Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year: to Canada, 52 cents. Single current copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, 25 cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of print. The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lirt, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., England, -Of Course Because it is the acknowledged banquet water—the home fa- vorite—and most popular in the clubs—try it yourself. ~ 15 grains of Lithia Salts to the gallon. Sold everywhere in splits, pints and quarts only. Don’t accept. ordinary waters. Insist on genuine Military Training “Oh, George, do get up! A lot of those soldiers who came into the town last night are in the front street, quar- relling fearfully.” “Let ‘em fight it out,” advised George, who did not believe in getting out of bed at six a, m, “Oh, but an officer has been swearing at them ever so—only I could not tell what he said. And now they are shout- ing back at him—lots of them, Perhaps they'll shoot him! Do get up.” And George jumped out of bed, trod on a slipper, and limped to the window to view the desperate affray in the front street. It was the roll call. —Tit-Bits. Casey: Phwat's a bank? Matoxey: Well, it wurks like this: For instance, Oi put money in, an’ ye draw it out. But how does the bank make anything? Maton Sure, they either knock down part of phwat Oi put in or short- change ye on phwat ye draw out. COMMENTARIES ” —Facts and Fancies, Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from bs sellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied { Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. ed unless accompanied by stamped and addres elf responsible for the loss on non-return of Notice of change of address should reach this office ten days prior to the dete be affected. BOBBIE'S IDEA OF FATHER'S RETURN FROM THE SEAT OF WAK comicbooksear)