Life, 1897-03-25 · page 8 of 24
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# Analysis: "Diluvian Sport—A Close Finish" This cartoon depicts Noah's Ark as the setting for a satirical sporting event. Figures in period dress observe what appears to be a chaotic race or competition near the ark, with various animals scattered about. The title "Diluvian Sport" references the biblical flood. The satire likely mocks fashionable sporting pursuits of the era by placing them in an absurd historical/religious context. The detailed crowd and formal observers suggest commentary on how people treat sports competitions with unwarranted seriousness, even in circumstances (like a world-ending flood) where such frivolity would be inappropriate. The cartoon's humor derives from the incongruity between the solemn biblical scenario and the trivial athletic competition occurring within it.
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A MISNOMER. HE little phrase, “ Bills The truth does not convey, For such bills are the very ones I'm able ne'er to pay. LET THE GOOD WORK GO ON. E rejoices tosee that , his efforts © journalism have not been in vain, The re- spectable and <=. thinking minds ] throughout the ~ country are now thoroughly aroused, and the list of libraries and institutions that have excluded the World and the Journal from their files is con- oy DILUVIAN SPORT.— A CLOSE FINISH. stantly growing. The list up to the time of going to press is as fol- lows: Princeton Theological Seminary. The Newark Library. The Public Library of South Nor- walk, i. The: Public Library of Plainfield, the Century Club of New York. The Publ ibrary of Hartford. The New York City Mission and Tract Society. Case reading rooms of the Soc: The Public Library of Bridgeport. sae Harlem Branch of the Y. M. The 2. CLA. The Yale College Branch of the Y.M.C. / The Watertown Y.M.C. General’ Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen. The New York Yacht Club. The Montauk Club of Brooklyn (the World only). 3d Street Branch of the Y. M. Branch of the The Harvard Club of New York. Dwight Hall, Yale College. The New York Club. The Calumet Club. The Cooper Union, The Racquet and Tennis Ciub. The Alpha Delta Phi Club. Union Club (has barred the /our- nal), Union League Club (one copy each for private inspection—no longer in reading rooms). The Merchants’ Club of New York. The City Library of Springfield, Mass. NOT LIKELY. OW,” said the office, seck the man.” “But,” said Diogenes, ‘will you find him?” “T will HE habit of always beginning his work by taking a rest has pre- vented many a man from retiring on his income.