Life, 1924-11-13 · page 35 of 42
Life — November 13, 1924 — page 35: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a humorous anecdote about **General Ulysses S. Grant** during the Civil War (spring 1863). The joke depicts Grant calling President Lincoln long-distance from Vicksburg to request Yale-Harvard baseball tickets. When a slow train delays their trip to New Haven, Grant becomes impatient. Lincoln famously says he'll leave "if it takes all summer"—a wry reference to Grant's actual historical reputation for prolonged military campaigns and grinding attrition tactics. The satire mocks Grant's stubbornness and the slow pace of both the war and 19th-century rail travel. It's gentle Civil War-era humor playing on public figures' known personalities. The page is primarily **advertising**: the Bell System telephone company's corporate pitch about universal service, plus hotel and golf resort ads. The small "Hatfield Trick" and "Prue & Sue" items are minor filler jokes typical of Life magazine's format.
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Little Anecdotes General Grant Avonc about the spring of 1863, when the baseball season was in full swing and the Civil War was be- ginning to pall upon the participants and get a bit dull, Ulysses Grant called up President Lincoln long - distance from Vicksburg and said, “Abraham” —for such was the President's given name—"do you think you can get two tickets for the Yale-Harvard ball game in New Haven?” Abraham answered, as clearly as a poor connection would allow, “Why, yes, I think T can.” So it was all settled, and Ulysses came up to Wash- ington. The two truants spent Friday night in New York, and on Saturday morn- ing boarded a New York, New Haven & Hartford train for New Haven. The train was an hour late starting. In another hour it had reached 125th Street. In three it had arrived at New Rochelle. By this time both were pretty mad. History tells us that Ulysses even became hot under the collar, though it fails to give the exact tem- perature. By three o'clock Stamford was in view, and here Abraham's pa- tience finally gave way. Golf this winter at Open Monday ~ January 5th The management takes pleasure in announcing the completion of a new addition to the Belleview con- sisting of 144 rooms and baths,mate- tially increasing accommodations. Two famous 18-hole golf courses, with tournaments attracting the leading golfers of the country. All land and water sports. Biltmore cuisine and service. Thru Pullman to the doors from New York and Chicago. For information or reservations, address The Biltmore,N.Y. John McEntee Bowman, President Earle E. Carley, Vice-Pres. C. A. Judkins, Mgr. ey AMER \ Qa The People’s Telephone The telephone knows no favorites. It does the bidding of the country store and of the city bank. It is found in the ranch house kitchen and in the drawing-room of the city mansion. Its wires penetrate the northern forest, stretch across the prairie, are tunneled under city streets. The telephone knows no favorites. Its service to all the people is of the same high standard—the Bell System standard. Twenty-four hours a day it carries the voices of all. For the benefit of all, the long-distance circuits are kept in tune. Numberless discoveries and improvements developed by the Bell System have made the telephone more useful for all the people. In America, all can afford the telephone, for Bell System service is the cheapest, as well as the best, in the world. The telephone knows no favorites. It is not owned in any one locality or by any particular group of men. It is owned by 350,000 stockholders, who represent a cross-section of the thrift of the whole country. The owners of the telephone are those it serves. In America to-day the 15,000,000 telephones of the Bell System contribute to the security, happiness and efficiency of all the people. Anp ASSOCIATED COMPANIES BELL SYSTEM One Policy, One System, Universal Service o ICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY “Come, General,” he said to his com- panion, for, as you all know, Ulysses was a General, “let us leave this rail- road line to its own slow devices, and go the rest of the way by coach.” Whereupon Ulysses, whom history again tells us was of a very tenacious spirit, answered, “Leave it? I should say not. I am going through on this line if it takes all summer!” HW, K. Z. Prue: Do you understand football? Sue: Well enough to take a rug to the game. CLARK’S TOURS The Hatfield Trick Tue ignorant Indians used to do a snake dance when they wanted rain. The wise man knows that it is sufficient to start on a picnic. MEDITERRANEAN (Jan. 31)AROUND THE WORLD (Jan. 30) NORWAY and MEDITERRANEAN (July 1) Seasonal cruises by superb. specially chartered, pew, ofl-burning Cunarders. Keasonable rairs Include botels, Grives. guides, trea, ete, European stopovers. LONGEST EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT Expert s'aft. Limited membership. SOUTH AMERICA. Small party leaves Jan. 22 Please spectfy program destred. Times Bldg., N. Y. comicbooks.com