Life, 1904-12-29 · page 3 of 21
Life — December 29, 1904 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a satirical cartoon and social commentary from early 20th-century Life magazine. **The Main Cartoon:** Shows five fashionably dressed people (four women and one man) in conversation. The caption jokes that a man studying medicine seems strange—"Doctors are allowed to exceed the speed limit," implying doctors drive recklessly with impunity. **"Why?" Section:** Discusses military establishments near whiskey shops, suggesting soldiers get drunk. The satire critiques how the navy system allows this behavior. **"Our Personal Column":** Brief gossip items about prominent figures including Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Russell Sage, and Mary B. Eddy—likely mocking high-society news and wealthy individuals' activities. The overall tone is irreverent social satire targeting both institutions and the wealthy elite.
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-brush eanser, feeth it 'T oes not ation of roperty \STE. One of the Girls: WHY, THERE'S MR, SCORCHER! IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT HE SHOULD BE STUDYING MEDICINE. The Man: NOT AT ALL, DOCTORS ARE ALLOWED TO EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT. Why? Rear-Admiral Barker indorses the navy system of no-canteen so emphatically that the army officers are again confronted with the need for explaining why the military establishment on land needs some- .thing that the military establishment on sea can get along without so finely.—Springfield Repub. THE explanation is ridiculously easy. The military establishment on sea is surrounded by water which the jackies can’t drink. The military establishment on land is surrounded by bad whiskey which the soldiers can and do drink, The sailormen can be altogether shut off from rum aboard ship, and can't overindulge, except when they are in port and have shore leave, The soldiers cannot be kept out of whiskey shops for long at a time, unless they are kept permanently in the guard-house. A ship is a prison. A military post isn’t. That's why. OUR PERSONAL COLUMN. T is understood that John D. Rocke- feller, Jr.'s, dutiesin running his Sun- day School are becoming so heavy that he has decided to get a substitute, and has practically settled upon Gas Ad- dicks for the place. John W. Gates will star in Wall Street some time during the coming season. It is rumored that Andrew Carnegie will shortly start a new Sunday School Bible class in opposition to John D. Rockefeller, Jr. It will be incorporated, and an issue of bonds is promised which Mr. Morgan will market. Here is. a chance for a new investment. Russell Sage, not being satisfied with his income this year and not believing in a vacation, has applied for a position as bell boy at the St. Regis. It is rumored that Mrs. Mary B. Eddy will shortly have her book, “Science and Health,” translated into English, comicbooks.com