Life, 1902-06-19 · page 7 of 20
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# "A Life for a Life" - Page 527 This page satirizes wealth and social responsibility. The opening article, citing Dr. Lorimer and Dr. Olmsted, debates whether wealthy people have moral obligations to the poor. The text argues the wealthy have "become a nuisance to society" through frivolous pursuits like fashion and speed. The upper sketch shows college girls at Vassar discussing eligible Harvard men—satirizing wealthy young women's superficial concerns. "The Last Touch" cartoon depicts the U.S. Senate passing private pension bills, suggesting the government rewards political allies with special benefits. The final joke about the Robinsons—"made enough money to retire...enough to be restless on"—mocks wealthy idleness and boredom, implying that money alone cannot buy meaningful purpose or contentment.
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“A Life for a Life.” CCORDING to the New York Herald, Dr. Lorimer made a very good suggestion in a recent sermon. These were his words : The men who ride down persons in automobiles are generally wealthy. They are likely to be per- sons of cultivation, and, personally, thelr feelings toward the poor are doubtless amiable enough. Bat, when it 1s 8 matter of interfering with thelr amusements, the life of a poor man counts for nothing with them, Every life that is sacrificed 1a that way ought to be paid for in the electric chatr. This is emphatic, but sensible and just. Let's try it! Another reverend gen- tleman, Dr. Olmsted, says: ‘The wealthy have become a Ruisance to society and a menace to public safety by their pursuit of new fashions and thelr desire for speed. Lire dislikes to have aspersions cast upon the wealthy, for they own this country and can do no wrong. be at: ergs. LE IRLS AT VAS e But this time wo are willing to shout encore Sean eee . hey “BELLA, TELL ME HONEST—ARE YOU ENGAGED TO MN. JONES OP YALE OR TO THAT GOOD- Amen, or Hooray, whichever indorse- LOOKING HARVARD MAN?” ment is correct. “1 DON'T KNOW YET, WAIT TILL APTER THE BOAT-RACE.”* The Last Touch. [HE United States Senate passing sixty-two private pension bills at one sitting shows that the party in power is, after all, quite united as to matters of really vital moment. Private pension bills are designed to supply the glaring deficiencies of the general pension laws. The general pension laws give the G. A. R. the earth, merely; the private bills add the fence around it which is deemed essential to the ade- “ BEYORE YOU MARRY MY DAUOUTER YOU'LL HAVE TO REFORM, SIR.” quate and symmetrical expression of the nation’s BUT, MY DEAR SIR, THEN I SHALL LOSE HER, THAT 18 WHAT SHE 18 MaRIT- gratitude. ING ME FoR!" Remarkable. “ T \HE ROBINSONS have made enough money to retire WE have tried everything, even Christian Science.” on, haven't they?” “ And she still lives? ’” “Enough to be restless on.” “Not only that, but she has money.” comicbooks.com