Life, 1918-01-03 · page 34 of 40
Life — January 3, 1918 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three brief humorous anecdotes typical of early 20th-century American satire: **"Aut Scissors Aut Nullus"** presents a racist dialogue where a Texas man asks his Black employee about taking time off for his uncle's funeral—only to learn the uncle hasn't died yet but will be hanged that Friday. The "joke" relies on period stereotypes about Black criminality and dialect. **"No Hurry"** depicts a doctor responding dismissively to a wife's apparent medical emergency (lockjaw), suggesting she won't recover soon enough to matter—satire of medical indifference. **"How He Knew"** uses Irish-American dialect stereotypes, with a drunk man recalling his weekend only through overhearing a police officer's court testimony. The page also features period advertisements for Clysmic ginger ale and cigars. These anecdotes reflect Life's reliance on ethnic/racial humor common to 1910s American publications, now considered offensive but historically representative of that era's casual prejudice in mainstream humor.
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