Life, 1900-12-13 · page 7 of 20
Life — December 13, 1900 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 511 The main illustration depicts a domestic scene with social commentary. The caption "Well, My Boy, Any College Debts?" followed by "Humph, His Wife with Diligence, Economy and Stern Self-Denial You Will Not Be Able To Pay" suggests satirical commentary on financial responsibility and marriage. The right-side text sections include jokes about women's appearance and intelligence ("While Sitting Out"), a quip about reformers ("Tammany"), and commentary on Mrs. Highfly's troubles. The longer "Acadia Over Again" section references President Kruger's speech about colonial conflicts in Africa, comparing European colonial behavior to historical injustices in Acadia, with commentary on British actions and the Boer conflict. The overall page blends domestic humor with international political satire typical of early 20th-century Life magazine.
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“WELL, MY BOY, ANY COLLEGE DEBTs?"* “NOTHING, SIR, BUT WHAT WITH DILIGENCE. NoT BE ABLE TO Pay."? written by various artists and writers, Datton and Company.) (EL? “Taskeegee.” Max Bennett Thrasher. (Small, Maynard and Company.) “Men of Marlowe's.” Mrs. Henry Dudency. (Henry Holt and Company.) “The Animal's JEsop.” “ Asop's Fables ECONOMY AND STERN SELP-DENIAL YOU WILL ‘adapted and pictured by Joseph J. Mora. (Dana, Estes and Company.) “A Kentacky Cardinal and Aftermath." James Lane Allen, (The Macmillan Company.) “The Roggle and Reggte Stortes.” Gertrude Smith. (Harper and Brothers.) * Pictures from Birdiand.” Mf. and E.Detmold. (E. P, Dutton and Company.) Sul While Sitting Out. HE: Yes, she does look lovely ! 4. Is she brainy? A woman of mind? Sue: Brainy! knowing for that ! She’s far too TAMMANY seems to have learned the lesson that the best way to defeat reform is to become a reformer. Not Very. RS. HIGHFLY is in trouble.’’ “Anything serious?’ “Oh, I suppose not. for her pastor lawyer.” She sent instead of her The Secret Divulged. H*® But you've known her all your life; how old is she? Sue: I'll tell you; but it’s a secret, mind. She is just at the age when one doesn't look it ! Acadia Over Again. RESIDENT KRUGER, in his speech at Marseilles, said : ‘The war waged on us in the tworepablics reached the last limits of barbarism. Dar- ing my life I ave had to Aght many times the savages of the tribes of Africa, But the barbarians we bave to fight now are worse than the othera, They even urge the Kafirs against us. They burn the farms we worked 60 hard to construct, and they drive ont our women and children, whose husbands and brothers they have killed or taken prisoners, leaving them unprotected And roofless, and often without bread toeat. But this has often been a little way of our cousins, They did it in Acadia some years ago. ‘The wicked Boer is rapidly learn- ing that when Rhodes, Chamber- lain et al.once get their grip on gold fields, with the whole British nation to back them, it is not a ques- tion of making things pleasant for the original owners. But our cousins must not be sur- prised whenever the civilized world becomes a little hot over this most revolting robbery of modern times. However, John Bull is not sensitive. Neither was Dick Turpin. comicbooks.com