Life, 1895-12-26 · page 18 of 51
Life — December 26, 1895 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with one small political cartoon labeled "POLITICAL" in the upper right. The cartoon depicts two men in conversation. One asks what the President will do "this year with the heads of departments." The other replies that "if he's sensible, he'll put Knox Hats on all of them!" **The satire**: This is a joke about **Knox Hats**, a real hat brand being advertised elsewhere on the page. The humor relies on Knox being so ubiquitous and essential that it's treated as a solution to governmental competence—suggesting that simply equipping cabinet members with Knox Hats would make them adequate for their jobs. It's a lighthearted, self-aware advertisement disguised as political commentary, typical of *Life* magazine's advertising-as-humor approach. The reference to "the President" and "heads of departments" places this during a presidential administration, but the OCR provides no specific date to identify which president is meant.
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