Life, 1900-03-08 · page 9 of 22
Life — March 8, 1900 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 189 The main illustration, titled "Historic Bits XIII," depicts the "Pulling Down the Leaden Statue of George III at the Battery, New York"—a Revolutionary War-era event when colonists destroyed a British royal statue. The chaotic scene shows crowds and destruction, likely used satirically to comment on contemporary unrest or radical action. Below are three brief humorous items: "A New Method" jokes about old-fashioned medical bleeding treatments; "When Money Talks" offers a cynical quip about wealth's persuasive power (attributed to Hiram M. Greene); and "Accounted For" presents a joke about Brooklyn identity and character. The page blends historical illustration with modern humor, typical of Life's satirical approach.
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HISTORIC BITS. XU, PULLING DOWN THE LRADRN STATUE OP GEORGE 11, AT THE BATTERY, NEW YORK, A New Method. TT patient of yo olden timo Was bled with cup and lance; A newer method's now In vogue, (Thus science doth advance !) For nowadays,,whon symptoms show, They quickly operate, ‘Then send a bill for surgery That bleeds the whole estate, Hiram M. Greene, HEN moncy talks there are always plenty of attentive listeners, HRICE heeled is he whose powder doth not smoke. Accounted For, “e HERE goes a fellow who says there is no place like Brooklyn to live in.” “ Must besomething queer about him.” “There is. He is « Brooklyn man.”