Life, 1919-11-13 · page 26 of 36
Life — November 13, 1919 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **short humorous anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. **The humor pieces** rely on period-specific comedy: - "A Sure Thing" plays on working-class stereotypes—a laborer promises to find money by Saturday (payday), a simple joke about wage expectation. - "A Tribute to His Eloquence" uses dialect humor (common in early 20th-century magazines) about a church sermon so moving the listener can't afford to donate—social satire about poverty. - "Bookless Literature" mocks consumerism: advertising on product packaging has replaced reading books. - "Infants Terrible" is domestic humor about children's brutal honesty. **The advertisements** promote Girard cigars ("Never gets on your nerves") and Faultless pajamas/nightshirts, using period marketing language emphasizing rest and nervousness relief—common selling points of the era. The main illustration shows someone eating at a desk, captioned "POSITIVELY HER LAST APPEARANCE"—likely referring to a theatrical performer, though context is unclear.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Live is published every Thursda: c iy 4 ia M 4 ita i Ma iy i ie i Seeeeeoneao: [RERESERE ES Rao ee eres A Sure Thing The workman was digging. ‘The wa’ farer of the inquisitive turn of r ent to look on. nid the wayfarer you digging fc The workman looked up. “Money,” he replied “Money!” ejaculated the amazed way- farer. “And when do you expect to strike it?” “On Saturday,” replied the workman, 1s he resumed operations. —Tit- Bits A Tribute to His Eloquence “Dat wuz a pow'ful appeal yo" made frum de pulpit, Pahson Simi “I'm right glad yo’ thought so, Brud- Jackson. Wuz yo’ moved?" Yes, sah; mos’ pow'ful! I had to hol’ mahself in frum puttin’ somethin’ in de contribution box.""—Boston Tran- script - neously in the United States, registered in U. S. Patent Office. ‘$5.00 a year in POSITIVELY HER LAST APPEARANCE ————. Bookless Literature My library is very small In fact, I scarce need books at all, Since on each package that J buy Such splendid reading meets the eye And all of it is good and Lind, 4 And neatly printed and refined, Proclaiming excellences rare With no word of reproac Why should I read of lan Of peoples angr When soothing swee At hand on my tobacco ti Or on the pasteboard box The seda cracker m: What poetry of sub: I find unto cach billb: And so, for books what My library is sr —Washington Star Infants Terrible Mrs. A: Are you bothered much with your children telling lies? Mrs. B: No, but I am with their tel. ing the truth at very inopportune mo ments.—Boston Transcript “We own the house we live in.” “That's nothing. We ing ours. eat Britain, tries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year: to Canada. ck numbers, after three months from date of Issues prior to ‘of print. rations in Live are cop: “MOST FAMOUS CIGAR Broker size shown here 2 for 25c Antonio Roig & ed. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply England. >>>>>->>>> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >) cercecreree>) —Detroit Free Press. The fore le supplied {rom Live's Le Rolls House. Br London, E. C., England. Canadian distributor, J. R. Tanguay, 386-588 S Montreal, Canada. No contributions be returned unless accompanied by stamped Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsoli ce of change of address should reach this office ten days prior | affected. days are the outcome of rest ful nights. inviting stretchy root sofl-as-a give lo wearers Rest assured- | tamiGikes= Exceeds expectations Recommended by 11.666 deale comicbooks.cainyy