Life, 1903-03-12 · page 11 of 26
Life — March 12, 1903 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts a soldier in a military helmet standing in mud, saying "I don't believe I care for fruit, anyway." This appears to be satirizing military hardship and food deprivation during wartime—the soldier is resigned to doing without provisions rather than complaining. The page also contains "Vacation Notes" mentioning various society figures (Kipling, Rockefeller, etc.) taking leisure trips, and "Confessions of Geraldine," describing domestic frustrations with an inconsiderate husband who rose before dawn and left the household unprepared. The bottom section shows a dispute between two actresses about who was more ill-mannered in public spaces, captioned "Mrs. Bass: Help! Housebreakers, Thieves." The satire contrasts soldiers' sacrifice with the leisured complaints of the comfortable classes.
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a recent issue of Lire there appeared in The Worst Newspaper” contest a statement which the editor of the Richmond (Ind.) Palladium resents, Hes: To show you how greasly and cruelly you have wronged us by printing the statement of some cowardly enemy, we will state that the Palladium 1s the second oldest paper in the State, It is the leading Republican paper—datly and weekly— in # section of the State overwhelmingly Repub- to Leo Tolstoi of Russia. convert Count Tolstoi to the Ba 221 Vacation Notes. UPYARD KIPLING and Alfred President Baer and John Mitchell of the Amalgamated Union ‘e together taken a cottage at Newport for the season, where they will entertain their friends. Joseph Chamberlain and the Right Reverend peror William are plannin; chting course to South America in the latter's boat. Provisions will be taken on for a six months’ tour, and three sur- geons will accompany the two friends. Peter Collier and E. W. Bok are talking of changing pl. Bok will run Collier 5 € . Ladies’ Home Journa John D. Rockefeller is contemplating a visit His object being to tist Church Confessions of Geraldine. E OW much longer can I endure it? lcan—leading in every respect. What Its Quan- clal standing 1s, you can easily find out by con- sulting any commercial agency. IRST ACTRESS: I was certainly beside myself with rage. Srconp ACTRE: You certainly were. Why, you quivered even in the places you were upholstered. This morning my husband rose before daybreak. He was too lazy to light a lamp, and breakfasted in the dark. The result was he ate the prepared kindling wood instead of the predigested breakfast food. When the servants got up there was nothing to build the fire with, Of course they were angry and left. I do not blame them. I spoke of the matter to my hus- band to-night. He said he did not care, that he had felt first- rate all day. The selfish brute ! » Tmarvel ‘THE ideas we pride ourselves on most are foundlings,not our own, Mrs. Bass; weiv! novseBReaKERs, THIEVES comicbooks.com