Life, 1919-02-06 · page 32 of 38
Life — February 6, 1919 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief humorous anecdotes typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines: **"In Moderation"**: A farmer defends capital punishment to law students, arguing that excessive punishment cannot be taken in selecting jurors—a satirical jab at legal reasoning. **"Pronounced"**: A short dialect joke about a farmer misunderstanding the word "dawg" (dog). **"Expert Advice"**: A young man seeks a jeweler's help engraving a ring with names—the joke being the jeweler's practical suggestion to simply engrave "From Henry to Clara" rather than listing all the names. **"Waste of Time"**: Two fishermen discuss time's value; one complains he's wasted three hours fishing without a bite—mocking impatient modern life. The bottom cartoon shows a Black boy offering his slingshot to a white man with the caption "Take my sling-shot, boss. I'm afraid ter trust meself wid it"—a deeply problematic racial stereotype presenting self-deprecating obsequiousness. The page is primarily **advertising** for D.J.A. Shirtings (Glasgow).
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