Life, 1898-09-29 · page 9 of 20
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 249 **Top Section - "The Pursuit of Wealth":** This editorial discusses Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, recently crowned at age 18. The piece suggests she should consider marrying a suitable European nobleman—specifically mentioning Mr. Hobson as a potential match for the future security of her throne. This reflects late 19th-century dynastic marriage politics among European royalty. **Bottom Cartoon - "Passing Through the Red Sea":** This whimsical illustration depicts biblical Israelites crossing the Red Sea with fantastical sea creatures. The joke appears satirical: there's a sign warning "Beware of Octopus" and another reading "Do Not Feed or Annoy the Fishes," suggesting modern tourist warnings humorously imposed on ancient scripture—a gentle mockery of contemporary safety culture applied to biblical narrative.
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THE PURSUIT OF WEALTH. UEEN WILHELMINA has been duly enthroned at Amsterdam, and the Netherlands have now the pret- tiest and most charming monarch in Europe. The new Queen is cightecn years old, and is thinking about getting married. It is proper to point out to her that if Uncle Sam should annex the Phil- ippines, his interests aud hers would be 8o nearly allied in the Pacific us to make it proper for her to consider if it would not be profitable to select her future con- sort from one of the reigning families of 1o NOT FEED a OR ANNOY _| THE FISHES this country. Lire has not in mind any young man whom it is prepared to com- mend to her Majesty’s consideration, but the war has left on our bands an unusu- ally fine lot of heroes, from whom the young Queen could undoubtedly make a satisfactory sclection. There is Licu- tenant Hobson, for example, an excellent young man of good abilities, demon- strated gallantry, and not ill-looking. Perhaps the charming Wilhelmina would be interested to look at Mr. Hobson's picture! PASSING THROUGH THE RED SEA. **Previously acknowledged....... 249 Our Fresh-Air Fund. acess + $4,280 60 From a Féte by the children of the hotels at East Moriches, 10 oe 500 Seventh Annual Westchester Subscrip- tion.... . Quaker Outs. Nipnet.... 100 00 Riddle. query. HAVE u riddle hero For you your brain to rack, And this {s it: Pray tell me why John Hay is coming back? © ANSWER. Ho wisdom lost, but, lo! Has now come to his own, And finds it“ a dern sight better buajness ‘Than loafing around the throne.” Geo, Newell Lovejoy. IFE is made up of meetings, greet- ings and fleetings. comicbooks.com