Life, 1906-05-17 · page 11 of 28
Life — May 17, 1906 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine's "This Bubble World" section collects brief political and social satirical items. Key targets include: **William Jennings Bryan and populism**: References Bryan's 1898 presidential ambitions, mocking him alongside heartist candidates as "possible riders of the Democratic donkey." **Tariff politics**: Satirizes Senate protectionists and automobile industry monopolies, suggesting tariffs artificially inflate prices. **San Francisco earthquake aftermath**: Makes dark jokes about sinners being frightened by the disaster. **Automobiles vs. horses**: Predicts the horse will become extinct under automotive progress—a prescient observation for the era. The cartoon style with small illustrations accompanies quips on currency, Panama politics, and contemporary scandals. The tone is typical of *Life's* irreverent, quick-hit humor targeting politicians and social trends.
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HEY are cheering “ Hoch der Kisser” out Kansas way.—Lowell Courier. Suggesting Hoch and Hobson as a presidential ticket, with a platform embodying, “There is no harm in kissing.” But would Andy contribute ? bes sh cities are fast sinking into debt to maintain their municipal ownership —Buffale News. It’s expensive to follow all the new fashions. R ‘The awful double visitation to San Francisco ought to enable a many people to realize how insignificant their own troubles are. —Cincinnati Commercial, An admirable platitude, but just try it on a gentle- man with one small, active boil. Secretary Taft's “ parlor socialists” are harmless compared with the directors’ room anarchists. —Daroit News. And the Senate chamber tariff thugs. rs thing that a girl baby money.—Chicago News. And then a red automobile and a string of pearls. ask for is candy and the second is Good and sufficient reasons why American-made goods should be sold cheaper than they are in this country ?—Jadiana polis News. very dollar the tariff-protected trusts ha such a reason. FG The Maharajah of Baroda, who is said n’t got is j to have barrels full of jewels and sor mind cannon made out of gold. is going to pay this country a visit — Balti Did we hear any feminine ices asking, “Is he married or > wes splendid courage vote recorded for the of Senator Smoot—New York Meanwhile pleasantly hum- ming to himself, “J’y suis, j’y reste.” e ‘There is not so much talk about Panama now as there was.—Detroit News Panama? Panama? Oh, yes, where the hats come from. UFE'S WEATHER FORECAST YAIR, TOLLOWED BY VARIABLE ay 3 HN Sa A Michigan girl wedded the friend of her chum and took especial delight in sending the latter a telegram notifying her that she had been cut out —Baltimore American. Here goes a red apple that the telegram was more than ten words long. ee ‘The Chicago police were ordered last Sunday to see there was no crowding at the churches.—St. Joseph News. That San Francisco earthquake seems to have thrown a scare into the sinners. G Professor Matteucci says that Vesuvius scems to be assuming the character of a dead volcano.—New York Tribune. In the same class with William J. Bryan. bad Germany, as usual, put some horse-sense into its automobile law.—Omaka World. In face of the prediction that under the reign of the automobile everything pertaining to the horse , would become extinct. ¢ reflection that if he had only divorced his wife and married he actress for this visit he would have been received by New York with open me, and that after the reception he could divorce the actress somebody else, retaining the highest social st land of the free, fails probably to console Gorky.—Ortavea Jour Our Canadian contemporary apparently doesn’t read the reports of the United States Supreme Court Richmond Pearson Hobson appears to be drawing near the goal of his ambition —Roston Transcript Which is the noble one of being classed with inand Hearst as possible riders of the Democratic donkey in 1908. 8 ‘The solemn assurance of many of the man cannot prevent earth: quakes, that nature é humans, is decidedly chilling —Bu News onger than us Next they will be giving us the startling information that the Dutch have taken Holland. %, It is stated that the conscience fund in the United States Treasury Department has reached a total of $300,000.—Cleve- land Plain Dealer. And J.D,R. hasn't sent his yet. comicbooks.com