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This page from Life magazine contains several short humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century satirical journalism: **"Sounds Like Hermione"**: Jokes about a fashionable young woman visiting a social work school, where an artist friend suggested she should be doing charitable work ("wish to paint a tenement baby in her arms"). The humor mocks vapid socialites performing charity as fashion. **"Foretaste"** and **"Reversal of Form"**: Brief jokes about dieting and a daughter demanding short skirts—typical domestic humor of the era poking fun at modern trends. **"Foretold"** and **"Timely"**: Satirical pieces about newspapers and Irish dialect humor. The page also includes a **Hollenden Hotel advertisement** aimed at businesswomen, reflecting the period's recognition of women entering the workforce. The illustrations are simple line drawings accompanying the jokes. The overall tone is gentle social commentary rather than sharp political satire—aimed at amusing middle-class readers about contemporary social changes, fashion, and everyday life.

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R eK NUT SCISSORS RX ACH Aut NULLus Sounds Like Hermione A certain young lady with clicking high heels and generally dressed to the mode appeared at a school for training social workers recently in order to ascertain the requirements for admission. An artist friend of hers, she said, had told her that she ought to be doing some active work for social progress, since whenever he saw her he always wished “ to pai tenement baby in her arms. Foretaste Yeu my doctor has:put mévon a diet It’s just an hour until my dinner time and I'm as hungry as a wolf.” “ How long have you been on a diet?” “T start with my next meal.” —Birmingham Age-Herald, Civil Surgeon SOON BE FIT AGA TO YOUR WONDERF Mec WEEL, TMAT WHEN YE —Loo! Reversal of Form Daventex: But, mother, I'm old enough now to wear short skirts! York World. Youne Foretold The cub reporter was grin riage notice, Finally he brought ta mar. up and laid it on the city editor's desk Blank annouw: their daughter to “Mr. and Mrs. the marriage of next Monday—' “Huh,” grunted the editor, “ say they announced a marriage place.” Again the cub jabbed away writer, to-day take place a can't yet to take And when he brought i time it read: “Mr. and Mrs. Blank predic the marriage of their daughter —New York E} his type- t back this ted tod ng Post. Timely Tue Fisnerwan: [ suppose this rain wil do a lot of good, Pat? Pat: Ye may well say that, hour of ut now will do more g¢ minutes than a month of ut would do ina week at anny other time. Punch WELL MAC, YOU'LL NOTHANKS ENTIRFLY UL CONSTITUTION. Ye AUGHT REMEMBER SEND IN THE BILL, ker-On (Calcutta). Repvotics are forgetful. If a gallant doughboy did put on his hero medal and it downtown 1 think be was a delegate to some two-by-four con- vention.—Cincinnati_ Enquirer wore people wou Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S Patent Office. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Single current copies, 15 cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, 25 cents. 1es prior to 1910 out of print. The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain, apply to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., England, The foreign trade supplied from Live’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E, C. Canadian distributor, J. R. Tanguay, 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada No contribu: will be returned unless accompanied by stamped end addressed envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be effected. The BUSINESS WOMAN WE plan our service for the Woman in Business in the belief that the same excellencies which are appreciated by the Business Man are appreciated by the Business ‘oman. Hollenden Ser- vice has always included the refinements required by the Hollenden type ot guests, both men and women. The gle $3.00 to $6.00 Double $5.00 to $7.00 Twin Beds $6.00 to $8.00 comicbooks.com