Life, 1887-08-11 · page 3 of 16
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 73 The main cartoon titled "Her Feelings Aroused" depicts a social scene where a woman (identified in the caption as Miss De Peyster of the Berg Society) expresses outrage about animal cruelty. She references Henry's shooting of a bull's eye nine times, expressing concern for "that poor bull" while men around her appear amused or indifferent. The satire targets wealthy socialites who performatively champion animal welfare causes while remaining oblivious to human suffering. The caption's emphasis on Miss De Peyster's society affiliation suggests mockery of upper-class charitable priorities—caring more about bulls than poor children, as referenced in the page's opening article about sending underprivileged children to the country. The cartoon ridicules selective moral outrage among the privileged classes.
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> LIFE: THREE DOLLARS WILL SEND A CHILD TO THE COUNTRY FOR A FORTNIGHT. HE above fact is respectfully submitted to the readers of Lire, who, we venture to hope, will find therein a timely hint to place > their spare dollars where they will do the most good. This summer has been barely endurable even to those who have been fortunate enough to reach cooler climes. Consider how much harder it has been in the city, where there is no shade, no breeze, no cooling 73 stream, and where, after the sun has mercifully sunk in the heaven’, the pavements and stone walls of the houses remain hot through the night, literally carrying death to those who, because of their poverty, are compelled to remain ia town the Summer through. Three dollars is a small sum to many 8f our readers, but to the poor, sweltering, dying child it is more than all! Subscriptions to any amount will be received at this office, 28 West 23d Street, and will be promptly forwarded to the Committee in charge of that most noble and practical Charity, The Fresh Air HER FEELINGS AROUSED. De Garmo; WONDERFUL SHOT, THAT OF HENRY'S! ARE SUCH BRUTES! BOSTONESE. HE Boston Transcript announces that the New York World says that George, only son of Mr. Jacob Sharp, found his highest pinnacle of enjoyment when mounted atop a snow-sweeper, rushing up and down the tracks of his father’s railroad making the snow fly, while he cleverly handled the reins over a dozen tram-car bucephali. We have no reason to doubt.the veracity of the 7ran- script, but the expression “tram-car bucephali” isn’t exactly the popular New York idiom for car-horses, and as far as we can see the New York World never allows any- thing unpopular to creep into its columns, Candidly, we think some Boston typesetter must have edited those car horses to suit the local taste. WHY HE HIT THE BULL'S-EYE NINE TIMES IN SUCCESSION YESTERDA’ Miss De Peyster (member of the Bergh Society): YES, BUT JUST THINK OF THE SUFFERINGS OF THAT POOR BULL. Men HER ONE BLEMISH. ‘A, T last I had met her, could know and admire The maid he professed to adore ; But now he glared savagely into the fire, And begged me to name her no more. “* Why, I thought you considered her perfect,” said I, ‘From her head to the tips of her toes?” ‘So I did,” he replied, ‘* when I thought of her ‘aye,’ But I changed on account of her ‘noes."" G. H. HE fact that Mrs. Cleveland does not remove her gloves at dinner is not nearly so astonishing to Western Congressmen as Mr. Cleveland's habit of eating with his Coat on. comicbooks.com