Life, 1917-08-23 · page 36 of 40
Life — August 23, 1917 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This page features short humorous anecdotes mocking human folly, typical of Life magazine's satirical format. **"A Hard Knock"**: A lawyer cross-examining a young physician insults his inexperience by asking if banging their heads together would cause brain concussion. The doctor replies the defense counsel would suffer it—implying the lawyer lacks brains. **"A Bay State Solomon"**: A judge tells a defendant he's "down but not out," offering hope despite his dire circumstances—wise judicial mercy. **"A Matter of Nomenclature"**: A Georgia courtroom scene where a Black defendant and judge debate racial slurs with dark irony. The judge calls the defendant a "rascal" while questioning why he hit a man who did the same, exposing the hypocrisy and casual racism of the judicial system. **"A Distinction"**: A businessman separates someone's personal morality from commercial reliability—claiming a man is politically dishonest but commercially trustworthy. The page also contains period advertisements (Evans Ale, Bell-Ans indigestion remedy) and a note about Life's "Marching Song for America" contest rules.
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316 UR. FOOLISH CONTEMPO ARIES — 16S A Hard Knock During the cross-examination of a young physician in a lawsuit, the plain- tiff's lawyer made disagreeable remarks about the witness's youth and inexperi- ence. You claim to be acquainted with the various symptoms attending concussion of the brain?” asked the lawyer. “T do. “We will take a concrete case,” con- tinued the lawyer, “If my learned friend, counsel for the defence, and my- self were to bang our heads together, would ke get concussion of the brain?” The young physician smiled. “ The probabilities are,” he replied, “that the counsel for the defence would.” —Boston Transcript In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE A Bay State Solomon Unfortunately mislaid the judge's name, but his court room is in New Bedford, Mass. Before him ap- peared a defendant who, hoping for leniency, pleaded, “ Judge, I'm down and we've ou Whereupon said the wise ju “You're down, but you're not out. months."—Philadelphia Evening Ledger. Oxe sure way of stirring up a fight these days is to start a peace demonstra- | tion —Siour City Tribune. wherever and whenever real Summer contort amd pleasure bs desired. EN2e90nQ NON-INTOXICATING Ale ABEVERAG 7 &HOPS eae nace FROMMAIT NO GOVERNMENT LICENSE REQUIRED Tour Dealer ov write to C, fl, EVANS & SONS, Hodson, 8. To Absolutely. Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25¢ at all druggists. EGYPTIAN “The Utmost in PlainEndarlork tp Pople feulure refinement id Solin early sired Deitus For Camp, Cottage or Clu or Club! BELL-ANS DEITIES A Matter of Nomenclature A negro was recently brought into police court ina little town in Georgia, charged with assault and battery. The negro, who was well known to the judge, was charged with having struck another “ un. bleached American” with a brick, After preliminaries the judge in- the usual quired: “Why did you hit this man?” “Jedge, he called me a damn black rascal, “Well, you are one, aren't you?” “Yessah, | is one. But, Jedy y'd call you wouldn't you hit ‘en “But I'm not one, 3 ah, naw, sah, you ain't one but s'pose somebody'd call you de kind o' rascal you is, what'd you do? rybody's Magazine. somel A Distinction “Tm glad to sce you go into partner- ship with Flubdub, A good move. “Why, [have heard you speak of him as a thorough scoundrel.” “Politically, yes. Commercially, he’s Ml right.""—Louisville Courier-Journal. Me: ling, I love you, Sue: Good gracious! Why, we've only just become acquainted. Ite: Yes, I know, but I'm only down here for the week-end. —Boston Transcript. INDORA had just opened her box, with the lamentable result known to everyone, “It's not so bad, after all,” she said. “IT still have left the hope that some day I may become a subscriber to Lire.” has received so much correspondence ical settings for its prize concerning 1m song. “A Marching Song for America” 1 to make these se of the copy: that it has been compel! regulations for the righted words. ‘Anyone is at liberty to make a m cal setting for the words, but the s must not be published without first sub: mitting to the Editors of Lire the name of the proposed publisher and a copy of the contract with the publisher. The contract must be made subject to the approval of the Editors of Lire, and must contain a provision that one-half the royalties shall be tu “d over to Lire, Any royalties feceiv be used as contributi: Fund and to its French Babies’ Fund. In the case ofe lishing houses a proposition on a royalty basis must be made to Lire before arranging with any composer for the publication of a score, Lire is not in the music-publishing business, and wishes to assume no re- sponsibility for the merit of the musical compositions; therefore it will be use- less for composers to submit their scores to Lire, egg aro was not) tT new ing if kno mus Bon and of b TI let f I