Life, 1906-01-18 · page 13 of 28
Life — January 18, 1906 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents satirical commentary on contemporary social issues. The header illustration depicts figures supporting a large bubble, representing fragile society. The text includes critiques of: - **Women's rights**: A New Jersey court's injunction against a woman controlling her own husband; commentary that women lack suffrage but shouldn't lose "inherent rights" - **Wealth inequality**: A child given a $10,000 Tiffany diamond, highlighting parental excess - **Labor/economics**: Stock Exchange seat prices rising; difficulty obtaining Broadway theater seats; railroad defense against blackmail legislation - **Gender norms**: Daily hair-waving as "mighty strain on a post-office clerk's salary" The accompanying cartoon ("Tangible Evidence") shows a well-dressed woman and child in rain, with dialogue about belief in heaven—likely satirizing hypocrisy between professed values and actual behavior. The satire targets upper-class contradictions and social pretense.
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2 ID you ever notice,” remarked an observant mot ‘that practically all of these accidents in which visits to country clubs or roadhouses cut a figure occur on the return journeys? How many have you heard of that happened on the 5 trips? "Motor World. Alcohol and gasoline never did make a good blend. An Ohio man who obtained a divorce from his wife a week ago remarried her yesterday.—Kochester Union. That couple ought to adopt a burnt child to teach them something. . E ind_-has seven new peers. Cheer up, girls, To the Grafters: You may plunder all of the people part of the time ; you may plunder part of the people all of the time; but you cannot plunder all of the people all of the time.— How about the Tariff and its Trusts ? ansas City Star Se the New York Stock xchange have gone up from $90,000 to $95 ovo in ten days, and the Pretty soon th are still soating.—Aaltimore American, will be as hard to get as a seat ona A woman clerk in the Oakland (Cal.) post-office is $7,000 short in her ac. counts, —/ndianapolis New This fashion of having one’s hair waved every day is a mighty strain on a post-office clerk's salary. Somebody has carris the statue of the Devil which a Mich felphia Press. Every one knows that Tammany has been looking around for a successor to Charlie Murphy. bad erected in front of his house.— 4 “Girls cease to be gi toa ruling from a young women's home.—Fittsbureh Disp And at what age in Boston? Some of the legislators are making blood-curdling threats to do dreadful things to the railroads that have c delphia Press All the railroads have to do by way of defence is to take the public into their confidence in the matter of blackmail legislation. ) Senator Depew is one of the greatest figures in American history and one of the greatest characters in the ed world.—George K. Malby. And we have more like him. Happy land! off free passes, — Phila A New Jersey court has declined to issue an injunetion forbi an to nag her husband. — Chicago Journa Woman may not have the suffrage, but no more may she be deprived of one of her inherent rights. ) Old ay helplessness may be offences against society, but they hardly justify capital punishment. —.Vv k World. Who shall decide on old age? We know some } of seventy and some mirthless old men of twenty be A New York little girl was given a $10,000 Tiffany Id's party yesterday. . It seems a pity that Providence hadn't given that litle girl's parents thirty cents’ worth of brains. ) Aguinaldo will have an interview with W, J. Bryan.—Washington Star Poor Aguinaldo! Another unhappy consequence ef A-nerican annexation. » disease ond and emerald tiara to wear ata = Roomy KuveRT TANGIBLE EVIDENCE, MY BOY, YOU DON'T RELIEVE IN HEAVEN? DRAR ME! DO YOU BELIEVE IN WELL?” “suRE. Gtr tr Mos ali. De Tite,” comicbooks.com