Life, 1902-09-25 · page 9 of 22
Life — September 25, 1902 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The left side features four cartoon illustrations of early automobiles—depicted as fantastical, heavily-laden contraptions bursting with passengers and cargo. These appear to satirize the novelty and chaos of early motorcar culture, showing overcrowded, unwieldy vehicles. The right side includes a cartoon captioned "The Cost: now I know why my silk rations have been cut down," showing a woman pushing a baby carriage while a monkey hangs laundry—likely commentary on wartime rationing and economic priorities. Below are brief satirical pieces titled "Monopolies," "A Summary of the Nations," and "The Royalty," offering sharp social and political critiques. The "Advice" section at bottom contains tongue-in-cheek suggestions about saving money and political ambition.
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WR heey tan tMir4,: \ Py by hay $2, wr, He, es ll BRM Tia ling sega en The Cat: Now 1 KNOW WHY MY MILK RATIONS HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN. Tonopolies. (THOUGH steel and gas and iron must. Divide the world in parts, Yet Love controls the greatest trust— ‘The syndicate of hearts! Charlotte Becker. A Summary of the Nations. (comPILED PROM WOORCENSTER's GAsTEER.) ROM the Greek came the use of the chisel, archi- Hecture, sculpture and the sense of symmetry; from the Roman, organization by the sword; from the Jew, through the Nazarine, introspection; from the Teuton, unreasoning patience and sluggish brute ‘force; from the Anglo-Saxon, the hammer and the file and intellectual tact; from the Span- iard, the Inquisition; the Chinese, in- dustry ; the Hollander, independence and schnapps, and a thirst for the same ; from the Portuguese, adminis- trative incompetence and cruelty to the defenseless ; from the Neapolitan, that bay and spaghetti; the French, art instinct; the Italian, guile and song; the Swiss, Mont Blane and William Tell; the Scandinavian, stubbornness; the Irish, wit, political moral obliquity and superstition; the Scotch, fleas, whiskey, business ability, hypocrisy and pecuniary rectitade; the Welsh, an unpronounceable language and for- titude; the Russian, Tartars and Tol- stoi ; the Isle of Man, Manx cats, who have no tails, and Hall Caine, who has too many; from Poland, the Poles; Hungary, that awful band and hideous cooking ; the Japanese, decorative art, and, in our day, proper military organi- zation ; Chicago, the ingenious dispos- ing of sewage by drinking it, and per- fection in the art of saying the least in the most words, and saying it often ; and, last but not least, from New York, that Home of the Jew and Land of the Job, came the ornate, the un- speakable Theatrical Syndicate of odorous fame. “ E E has been working like a galley slave, hasn’t he?”* “Worse—like a farmer's wife.’’ Royalty. 'HE Duchess of Orleans calls the Count- ess (de Castellane) ‘‘sister, dear,"’ —Paris Letter. The Goulds are not reckoned of royal rank, with us. It is doubt- ful if they are worth more than a hundred millions, all told. The head of the house is more of a margrave, or elector palatine, or something of that sort. But the Duke of Orleans is the son of forty Bourbon kings (St. Louis and thirty-nine others). If ever we get to be a conceited people, will it be any wonder? Advice. M* boy, save up your money, and some day you will be a Senator.” comicbooks.com