Life, 1887-11-17 · page 5 of 16
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# "The Wrong Door" and "The Righteous Anger of the Outraged Anarchist" This cartoon depicts a slapstick scene where a man appears to have entered the wrong room, surprising a woman. The caption's reference to an "outraged Anarchist" suggests political satire, likely mocking anarchist movements that were prominent concerns in late 19th/early 20th-century America. The humor plays on the absurdity of an anarchist's "righteous anger" being triggered by a domestic embarrassment (entering the wrong door) rather than actual revolutionary grievances. The cartoon satirizes anarchists as ridiculous figures whose supposed moral outrage is trivial and comedic rather than substantive. This reflects the era's tendency to caricature political radicals as buffoonish rather than threatening.
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- LIFE: REMARKABLE MEMORIES. AN atticle now going the rounds of the newspapers gives some instances of particularly agile memories, but the following are omitted from the list : Henry VIII, of England could repeat the names of his wives in their consecutive order without missing one. Themistocles could remember for a week the name of the man he borrowed a dollar from, even when Athens numbered 20,000 inhabitants. Susan B. Anthony knew her brother Marc’s address by heart, without consulting a directory. George IIL, though deficient in education, never forgot his own face after seeing it once in the looking-glass. A school-teacher of London, whose name was Dawson, possessed a remarkable memory. He could repeat the first verse of the book of Job, and, on a wager of £200, he repeated without the aid of a book, the title to Spenser's ** Faery Queene,” a poem of nearly 400 stanzas of nine lines each. Porson, the Greek scholar, could repeat the Beattitudes in the ori and one hand tied behind him. A noted Scotch divine had such an excellent memory that he used the same grace at table in his ninetieth year that he used seventy years before. Lord Chesterfield always remembered to say “Thank you!" without the aid of a microscope. Coming down to modern times, we have instances almost as remarkable. The Prince of Wales never forgets to snub Henry of Battenburg when he has an opportunity. Henry George can spell his own name backward without apparent effort. Rose Elizabeth Cleveland can recite ** Mary's Little Lamb” without the assistance of spectacles. Dr. McGlynn remembers the name of the Pope without the slightest fatigue. Allen Thorndyke Rice can recite the names of the authors of ‘The Bread Winners” without stopping to take a drink, Patti-Nicolini can sing "Home, Sweet Home" from memory without missing a bank- nal with his eyes closed note. Blind Tom, after hearing the Boulanger March" played once, could exclaim ‘ Rats !"" without 2 moment's thought. General Sherman can recall the strains of ‘Marching through Georgia” almost involuntarily, James G. Blaine can remember Dominie Burchard’s name without alliterative assistance, Grover Cleveland can remember who is Governor of New York without being told. Governor Foraker, of Ohio, can remember who is President of the United States when the thermometer is up to eighty degrees in the shade. Wm, H. Stviter A JOKE ON THE WIDOWS. 273 HUNTING PUZZLE, To find J. Enfield Hubbs, Esq., and Miss Van Blott, CAUTIOUS old party named Fenn, On the end of his nose had a wen ; ‘The doctor was sure Of a permanent cure By removing the organ—but, then ! FURNITURE dealer advertises that he has marked the prices of his cradles down to bed-rock. Writing this kind of stuff for a living may not be very respectable, but so far there has been no law passed forbidding it. AY R an artist's picture is he is likely to repudiate his views concerning high art. I" is going a good way for a poor joke—to Australia, we mean—but it is the kangaroo that is the greatest tail- T all very well to call Bostonians provincial, but when it comes to the skillful manipulation of other people's money, even the New York boodle alderman has yet some things to learn, The corporation of the Massachusetts General Hospital was organized, long years ago, for the benefit of widows and orphans, who received originally six per cent.on their deposits. But the individuals who govern the concern, realizing the debasing influence of wealth upon human char- acter, have rectified this error and now pay the widow and the orphan but four per cent. The instructive feature for other philanthropic financiers is that while paying four per cent. to the widows and orphans as depositors, the managers of this contrivance divide over } | L. twelve per cent. among themselves as stockholders, For a practical joke, this is exquisite, particularly as one condition of deposit is that the funds shall not be withdrawn during the life of the depositor. THE WRONG DOOR, oR “THE RIGHTEOUS ANGER OF THE OUTRAGED ANARCHIST.” comicbooks.com