Life, 1898-03-03 · page 1 of 20
Life — March 3, 1898 — page 1: what you’re looking at
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# Life Magazine, March 3, 1898 The main cartoon, titled "Beyond the Styx," depicts two figures by a river (the mythological boundary between life and death). The left figure wears 18th-century military dress, appearing to be a historical general. The right figure holds a flag with text. The caption reads: "Mlle d'Arc: 'I TRUST IT IS NOT TOO LATE, GENERAL, FOR CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FÊTE. PERHAPS THE BEST I CAN WISH FOR BIRTH OF US IS NOT TO BE WORKED QUITE SO HARD BY THE PUBLISHERS THIS COMING YEAR.'" The reference to "Mlle d'Arc" (Joan of Arc) suggests the left figure represents a historical military leader. This appears to be satirizing heavy commercialization or exploitation of historical figures by publishers, with even famous historical personages complaining about overwork in their modern representations.
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VOLUME XxXxXI. NEW YORK, MARCH 8, 1898. NUMBER 794. Entered at the New York Post Office as Sccond-Class Mail Matter. Copyright, 1898, by MircmeLt & MILLER, BEYOND THE STYX. Mile,d’Are! . TRUST IT 18 NOT TOO LATE, GESERAL, FOR CONOHATULATIONS ON YOUR FETE, PERUAPS THE | BEST 1 CAN WISH FOR BOTH OF US 18 NOT TO BE WORKED QUITE SO HARD BY THE PUBLISHERS THIS COMING YEAR.