Life — January 28, 1904 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Satire from Life Magazine, Page 81 This page satirizes January events and figures from an unspecified year. "A New Saint in the Calendar" presents January personified, while "Heath's Bad Slip" and "Furnishing the Sinews of War" appear to reference political incidents—likely involving a figure named Heath and war preparations. The central image, "Gloria Victis" (Glory to the Vanquished), depicts two urns labeled "Gen. Gordon" and "Gen. Langstreet" beneath a classical female figure, suggesting commemoration of fallen generals. The bottom panel, "In Case of Fire Abandon Hope—Dramatic," satirizes emergency procedures. Additional vignettes include "Nothing to Do but Mind the Cafe" and "A Little Present from Menelek," the latter likely referencing Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II. Without the specific publication date, precise political identification remains uncertain.