Life, 1904-06-02 · page 27 of 50
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**Top Cartoon ("Snapshots in Hades"):** A satirical jab at unscrupulous doctors. The image shows a physician prolonging a patient's illness to extract payment. The caption explicitly states the doctor's scheme: "The doctor who prolongs a patient's illness because there's money in it." This reflects early-20th-century concerns about medical ethics and financial incentives corrupting healthcare. **"Ballad of the Golfer in Love":** A light verse poem celebrating golf as a romantic activity—the speaker prefers golfing as a couple ("twosome") over other leisure pursuits. It's genteel, whimsical humor typical of Life's lighter content. **"A True Lover":** A comedic short story about a duplicitous suitor in Salt Lake City who's already married five times and proposes to a sixth woman. The joke involves her concern that his other wives will miss him, and his casual willingness to marry *all* her sisters to keep her. The final gag mocks the suitor's education credentials, sarcastically noting he graduated from "kindergarten." The small illustrations on the right appear to be unrelated humorous vignettes.
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