Life, 1900-07-12 · page 3 of 20
Life — July 12, 1900 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 23 **Top Cartoon:** A mermaid scolds children playing in water, warning them of danger and cold. This appears to be a whimsical safety reminder rather than political satire. **"Cupid's Guesswork":** A brief joke about mutual misunderstanding between romantic partners—one person thinks the other thinks what they think. **"Well!":** A quote from *The Schoolmaster* criticizing hypocritical religious and political figures who claim monopolies on God's mercy while lacking charity themselves. This targets institutional hypocrisy. **"An Able Advocate":** A Broadway joke about Judge Choate becoming "stupid" since visiting England, mocking his public utterances. **"After All":** A domestic humor bit about a husband staying home to avoid quarrels with his wife. **Bottom Cartoon:** "Fire Fig" shows someone never getting arrested for not carrying a light—unclear historical reference.
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Mamma Mermaid : DRY AND CATCH YOUR DEATH O* COLD, Cupid’s Guesswork. MISUNDERSTANDING by nothing was wrought— Well! ; HESE bold words with a wicked sound are from The Schoolmaster : ‘The clergyman who cannot climb above his creed {4 & machine Christian and takes hls orders from the boas — just like any other poilticlan. There are no creeds tn the scheme of salvation, What a ridiculous notion that no man can go to heaven without the permisslon of some syndicate of hypocritical jackasses who presume to have & monopoly of God's mercy, as Though heaven was some theatre, andall the seats were sold In advance to & lot of holy speculators. We have often heard something to this effect, but never in just these words. An Able Advocate. ROADWAY: Since going to England Choate has ap- parently lost his wit. To judge from his public utterances, he is becoming stupid. Manuattan: That merely shows the wonderful adapta- bility of the man. A FTER all, is a man so very domestic who spends his ~- evenings at home so that he can keep up his quarrels with his wife? GOODNESS GRACIOUS, CHILDREN ! WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PLAYING OUT THERE IN THE AIRY YOU'LL GET YOUR TAILS COME UNDER THE WATER AT ONCE! He thought that she thought—and she thought that he thought—. wk NY = bus-p: SW a CNN x \s Fire Fly: WHL41, VL1 NEVOR GET ARRESTED POR NOT CARKYING A LIGHT.