Life — November 26, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine, Thanksgiving 1903 **Top Cartoon:** "The Turkey: I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country." This patriotic parody depicts a turkey facing two armed hunters. The turkey's final words reference Nathan Hale's famous Revolutionary War declaration ("I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country"). The satire treats the holiday's traditional meal with mock-heroic solemnity, humorously elevating the turkey to patriotic martyr status. **Bottom Image:** "The Sweet Magic of Smoke" This darker photograph shows figures in what appears to be an indoor social scene, likely depicting cigar or cigarette smoking. Without additional context, its specific satirical meaning is unclear—it may reference smoking culture or social pretension among the leisure class.