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This page contains several short humor pieces typical of *Life* magazine's satirical format: **"The Last Resort"** mocks tenant-landlord relations: a destitute tenant pays rent by selling his door, prompting the landlord's grudging acceptance—dark humor about poverty. **"Well, Well"** satirizes changing times: an advertisement promising artists can "make money" represents optimism about new commercial opportunities. **"Futurism"** jokes about modernist art's abstraction: a painter can't remember what he painted a week ago, mocking the movement's apparent meaninglessness. **"Scissors, Ave Nullus"** (cartoon with two men and a car) criticizes consumer culture: buyers discover car accessories cost so much they must postpone purchasing the vehicle itself—commentary on hidden costs and poor financial planning. The remaining pieces use racial dialect humor and gender stereotypes typical of the era—largely incomprehensible and offensive to modern audiences. At bottom: a Locomobile sedan advertisement claiming superiority through Continental coachbuilding traditions and American craftsmanship.

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In a certain Yorkshire town a land- lord does not receive a very hearty wel come on Monday mornings, and a tenant in one of the houses there recently handed the landlord hali-a-crown towards the rent. “Is this all you've got for me, and you so much in arrears?" scowled the landlord, “Go on now ani be satisfied.” replied the tenant “You wouldn't have had that, only my old man has been and sold the back door."—Blighty, Well, Well * Times have certainly changed.” “What now? “Saw an advertisement reading, ‘Be an artist and make money." —Louisville Courier-Journal, Futurism “What does that picture represent?” “[ don't remember. I painted it over 1 week ago."—Kosaren (Christiania). is published every Thursday, simultaneously i dd British Possessions. Title registered in U. 1 countries in the Postal U dditional postage to Single current copies, 10 cents, ut cate of publication, ext and illustratio FE are copyrighted. y to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Le ted States ut Office. $5.00 a year wes prior to 1910 out of print SCISSORS, AVE NLlv} Ore Te: “So YOU'CE HOUGHT A CAR. THAT'S PENE.” “N05 WE FOUND AFTER WE'D PAID POR THE ACCESSORIES THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO rOST- FONE RUVING THE CAR TILL NENT YEAR.” cat Britain, |» $t.04 a yea alter three moat No contributions will be ve envelope. Live docs not hold ontributions. ts in Great Britain C., England, ue to be affected. SPECIAL LOCOMOBILE SEDAN His Fervor Dampened Down in Southern Oklahoma, a cotton crops are laid by, it is the ¢ of the colored population to hold big camp meetings. At one of these the minister was talking of the great joys of heaven. One of the brethren became much excited and began shouting “Praise de Lawd! Praise de Lawd! How I does wish I’se a June bug! 1a spread my wings and fly away to} At this one of the sisters spr and said: “Why, Bruddah Mose lem woodpeckers would be sho on de wa 5 Inequalities “ Do you believe in the absolute equali- ty of men?” “I do not,” replied the aged sport If I did 1 wouldn't be able to see the se in any friendly contest, prize fight to a checker game. Washing Too Young Mrs. De Srvze: Elsie worries me. She doesn’t like to go to church at all Mx. De Styte: Oh, don't mind that, ne is too young to care much yet about dress and fashions.—Boston Transcript, »_ Office, Rol KR, Tanguay, d unless accompanied by stamped elf responsible for the loss or nc ¢ of change of address should reach this office ten days pri Bopy designing firmly founded on the best traditions of the Continental Coach Builders and Chassis building based on the fies of materials and New England workmanship combine to make the Locomobile the Aristocrat of American Motor Cars. Custom design by The Lecomebile Company, Bridgeport, Comm, comicbooks.com