Life, 1905-05-11 · page 7 of 26
Life — May 11, 1905 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon, titled "It Revolts Me, But I Do It," depicts two figures labeled as Columbus-era explorers or colonists. The left figure holds what appears to be a drink vessel while the right figure clutches money or documents. The satire criticizes the hypocrisy of American citizens who claim moral objection to certain practices (possibly exploitation or colonialism) while simultaneously participating in them for profit or convenience. The accompanying section "Our Fellow-Citizens" catalogs various subway passengers as social types, mocking middle-class Americans and their pretensions. Below appears "A Loony Question," a brief humorous dialogue between characters named Bobby and Pa about lunar timekeeping—lighthearted filler content typical of the era's satirical magazines.
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FERICRAROT “IT REVOLTS ME, Our Fellow-Citizens. URING an uncrowded period on y recently, the follow- ssed young man, much y; horseshoe stick-pin made of diamonds in tie; heavy gold ring set with diamonds on little finger. 2. Slender, middle-aged man; keen gray eyes; a Boston type; reading The Atlantic Monthly. 3. Two working girls, talking nois- ily; one of them carrying a copy of Thaddeus of Warsaw. 3. Young Jewish gentleman, sorbed in financial columns of news- ab- paper. 5. Stout German mother and daugh- ter, discoursing loudly and hea i imperfect English. 6. Young manof twenty-three, pale, unhealthy; incipient mustache; cigar- end in one hand; Royal Arcanum pin on o 7. Apoplectic old gentleman with newspaper. BUT 1 bo IT." 8. Young electrician; grimy carrying two electric-light bulbs 9. Large black-haired policeman of somnolent appearance. 10. Individual of thirty-five or so : red _necktic yellow mustache; plaid suit ; reading the sporting page of yellow journal with every appearance of intense interest. These persons were the sole occu- pants of a section, from the cra to the door, in of a Subw Query: Did any one of them well-educated, the “average if so, which bushy seats press represent the typical, all-round American, man” of to-day; and, one? A Loony Question. ." began Bobby ‘one more ques “Um,” replied " Pa, ing up from his book “ Well," said Bobby. without loc f they had clocks in the moon would th be lunatics?” 547 Sonnets of Schooldays. W shee getts this note ile bee far away. itts hard too go butt harder stil to stay Ann no shee duzent luv me ennymoar, © wenn columbus left his nativ shoar fore thee united states no wunder hee lookt back acrost thee dizmul waist uv see ann sedd fairwel mi nativ land goodnite. i no jusst how he fealt ann az i rite this fairwel lettur thee hott teers jusst sizz becuz mi hart is loansum jusst like hizz, tooday i went arownd and sedd goodbi Too aw! thee plaises ware we plade hi spi. too thee dedd logg ware wee wood sit ann ete owr sandwitches ann rest ower weerie fete. thenn too thee crick ware i swum fore hur hatt Ano ware bil peerson drounded bur pett katt, swete memmeries kum too me aw! aloan jusst like ude spilt a bottul uv colone Ann grate sobbs shook mi mornfle brest wenn i sedd too um aw! good bi ole sens good bi. thee planes fore mee ware i can go ano kil wild indyuns bi skoars ann gett mi fil Uv bluddy deeds ann thatway ile foargett mi urly life, ile bee a hearo yett. thee papers wil bee ful uv me uno ann afturwile ile start a wildwest sho. ile maik hur town ann shee wil go uv korse Aon see me riden on mi bucken horse ann holden upp thee staige. Ann shee wil see Wot mite hav bin iff sheed bin troo too mee. 7. W. Fote EGO OF THE ENGAGEMENT BACILLUS EN- LARGED 100,000,000 TIMES, comicbooks.com