Life, 1900-10-25 · page 3 of 20
Life — October 25, 1900 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 323 **Top Cartoon - "Will He Make It?"** This depicts a football game where players are being tackled and carried away on stretchers. The caption questions whether someone will succeed despite obstacles. This appears to be social commentary on a contemporary challenge, though the specific reference is unclear without additional context. **Bottom Section - "His Home-Brought Luggage"** A humorous list of items a hunter brings home from the Adirondacks and Maine: a battered case, game bag, gun, and "girl's bright colored hood" worth one dollar. This satirizes hunters returning with minimal or worthless spoils. **"Open Season for Human Beings"** The text warns of accidental shootings in woods when hunters mistake people for deer, advocating protective measures like noise-making to prevent casualties. This addresses real hunting safety concerns of the era.
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WILL HE MAKE IT? His Home-Brought Luggage. TEM : A battered dressing case. Items: A game bag and a gun. Item : A girl's bright pictured face. Item: One dollar—and only one. Open Season for Human Beings. A Bour the usual number of folks are being killed and wounded this year in the Adirondacks and Maine ‘woods by eager sportsmen, who mistake them for deer or other wild creatures. The annual list of casualties of this nature is large, and some of the fatal accidents are very distressing. They could all be avoided by proper precau- tions, as the use of raiment of violent hue, and the employ- ment of protective noises. A horn and bellows so geared to the sportsman as to give a warning toot at every step would tend to warn careless marksmen of his presence, and while he stood still he could blow a whistle. It might scare off some game, but men go to the woods more for health than for meat, and personal safety is of more importance than fresh venison. Mr, Spider: GoopNess Mk&—1 CAN'T SEE HOW ANYBODY CAN SEW BUTTONS ON WITH THESE THING. comicbooks.com