Life, 1905-01-12 · page 8 of 20
Life — January 12, 1905 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a poem by E.D. Biggert titled "The Frenzied Outcast" warning against lawless behavior—"Don't Watch Out!"—and two cartoons illustrating cautionary tales. **Left cartoon**: A disheveled man at a "To the Woods" signpost, captioned "Our Climate is Bad for You." The accompanying verse suggests a fugitive hiding after some disgrace, hoping wilderness concealment will restore his reputation. **Right cartoon**: A woman at a "Railroad Tickets" booth, titled "If You Get Gay." The text warns that excessive travel and socializing leaves a woman's reputation damaged—she'll be seen as having "traveled on a lot of lines." Both pieces satirize turn-of-century morality anxieties: social disgrace, respectability, and particularly women's vulnerability to reputation damage through perceived impropriety or excessive public visibility.
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