Life, 1919-05-15 · page 34 of 50
Life — May 15, 1919 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief humorous sketches typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines: **"The New Boy"** jokes about a first-grader whose profane father hasn't taught him the alphabet—the humor lies in innocent ignorance contrasted with parental vulgarity. **"Hubby Knows"** satirizes gender economics: a traveler claims South Sea Island women are happy because expensive clothing costs nothing there, implying women save money by wearing less. The joke mocks both the traveler's naïveté and period attitudes about female consumption. **"Lost at Versailles"** and **"Disconcerting"** are brief anecdotes poking fun at absent-minded officials and the contradictions of Bolshevism. **"Not His Own"** features a dialect-heavy exchange with an African American character about doing "a good job," reinforcing period stereotypes. The page also includes a Hollenden Hotel advertisement and a cartoon titled "The Plagiarist" showing someone copying from an author—a visual pun on literary theft. Overall, the page reflects early 1900s humor conventions: simple wordplay, ethnic caricature, and domestic satire.
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