Life — July 6, 1893 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine - June Page This page is a visual calendar for June featuring satirical vignettes of contemporary social issues and behaviors. The cartoons include: **"Sunday Opening World's Fair"** — depicts the controversy over opening the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition on Sundays, which religious groups opposed. **"Alma Mater Launches Her Annual Shipload of Young Columbiuses"** — satirizes university graduates entering the world unprepared. **"Overloaded Charity"** and **"Silver Turnstiles"** — likely comment on charitable organizations and financial matters. **"Joy of Witnessing Man and His Dust Girl,"** **"Discouragement at First," "Take Care,"** **"Cast Out,"** and **"Check!"** — appear to address various social anxieties: employment struggles, poverty, class conflict, and legal/financial troubles typical of the 1890s. The central June emblem ties these disparate social commentary sketches together as monthly themes.