Life, 1892-09-01 · page 5 of 16
Life — September 1, 1892 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# August Satire from Life Magazine This page satirizes various August topics through political cartoons: **"Persona Non Grata"**: Mocks a wealthy woman's summer social standing—likely commenting on nouveau riche or scandal affecting high society. **"Thrift Horatio!"**: References frugality, possibly satirizing economic concerns or a character's pretense of thriftiness. **"Uncle Sam's troubles"**: Depicts Uncle Sam juggling multiple serious issues simultaneously, suggesting the government faces overwhelming problems without clear solutions. **"Poor Lobby"**: Appears critical of Congressional lobbying power, questioning whether political pressure groups control policy. **"Government Distrait"**: Shows officials apparently distracted or negligent in their duties. **"Exit Congress, Leaving a Bad Smell"**: Directly mocks Congress's performance or reputation. The "Uncorked" and swimming scene reference summer leisure activities and possibly prohibition-era alcohol concerns.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THRIFT airy Horario! ORE gE the rewards of Chicago's successful bunco steering is the ownership of five million bright new haledollar medals. With Chicago sagacity she appreciates that she has a comer in this product, and marks it up a hundred points for future de- livery, NCLE SAM'S trouble with the labor question comes at a propitious time. Times are good, he has no other serious business at hand, and he can Jend all his energies to finding a permanent solution for an ever vexatious problem. OOR Labby! His being a persona non grata to the Queen has kept him out of the new ministry, But he has the supreme satisfaction of knowing that he is perfectly at liberty to reject all the Spring poetry Vctona R. may serd to ruth, OUR astronomers have been trying to get better acquainted with Mars. While that planet did not reject their ad- vances, it is growing more distant every EXIT CONGRESS, WING A BAD SMELL. comicbooks.com