Life — October 1, 1903 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 311 This page contains editorial content and book reviews rather than political cartoons. The main visual is labeled "A Close Call" at top—a series of sketches showing a person in various perilous situations with what appears to be a crocodile or alligator, illustrating near-death escapes. Below is a photograph captioned "An Infant Prodigy" depicting what appears to be a child prodigy musician, with the caption: "His Hairovitch Always Shown a Talent for Music / Yes; Even as a Child He Cried Every Time His Hair Was Cut." The page primarily reviews recently published books on various topics. The humor is gentle and domestic rather than political—the "infant prodigy" caption uses wordplay (hair/Hairovitch) to create mild comedy about a musical child.