Life, 1906-06-07 · page 19 of 42
Life — June 7, 1906 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page from Life magazine (circa 1912) consists of brief satirical quips commenting on contemporary news and public figures. The humor relies on wordplay and ironic reversals rather than elaborate cartoons. Key targets include: - **Theodore Roosevelt**: Mocked for his verbose nature, suggesting he'd need gagging if joining the Senate - **William Jennings Bryan**: Criticized for endless talking - **George Bernard Shaw**: Attacked for his criticism of vivisection (animal testing) - **Standard Oil Company**: Lampooned for hiring a press agent, implying they need public relations damage control - **Andrew Carnegie**: Teased for profiting even from reading poetry The quips satirize wealth inequality (chauffeurs held equally liable to owners), social absurdities (obesity classified as disease), and political corruption (grafting politicians). References to Dickens memorabilia, French duels, and tariff reform reflect concerns of the 1912 era. The cartoons at bottom appear unrelated vignettes. Overall, this represents Life's signature format: punchy, topical social commentary targeting the powerful and absurd.
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AXIM demonstrations of Charleston Post. t too practical—just a ahead of the rest of the bunch. pad When Theodore Roosevelt gets into the Senate will he wait for six years before making a speech?—Chi RKY is a bit too practical in his Socialistic doctrines. — little bit cago Journ Fifteen minutes, unless he’s gagged @ Cu Court holds that is as guilty of over The Massachusetts Suprem speeding as his chaufleur.—Pittsburg Dispatch Just see the chauffeur smile at this suggestion of equality in any particular between him and the owner. H The Baltimore Sun writes on “The Horrors of the French Duel."—Houston Post. Probably a misprint for “Humors.” A London judge has ruled that obesity is a disease and not an idiosyncrasy.—Washington Sta Which ruling won’t make much differ: ence in the sale of nineteen-inch collars. Andrew Carnegic says he finds much profit in read ing poctry.—Utica Observer. Showing that the canny Scot will find profit in anything. a Perhaps it is beginning to dawn on the Standard Oil Company that what is known as cuts a good deal of ice.—Chicago public opinion ‘Therefore the Standard hires a high-salaried press agent bad ‘The head of the department of ge ss hh will be habitable a hundred ion years longer. —K er Post. Habitable, yes, but who wants to stay if William J. Bryan is to keep on talking? q Will the President become a tariff reformer? — Baltimore Sun. Just before the presidential nomina- tion in 1912. logy of Chicago University says the ea! Dr. Beeman, the chewing gum man, who has an income from his investment of $27,000 a year, has asked that his pension be increased from $8 to $12 a month.—Houston Po Our heroes must and shall be pre- served K Some medical sharps now say that strawberries cause insanity. —Philadel phia Press Not the berries—the price. ge Bernard Shaw is taking a shy at the London vivisectionists Washington Star The vivisectionists ought to get hold of George Berard and find some kind of an antitoxin against Shawitis. I A lock of Dickens's hair fetched $40 at an auction sale in New York.—Boston Herald. Lots of less celebrated men would pay at that rate for their own if they could have it put back ) ne organ of the New York Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals has had to suspend publication on account of extravagant management, —Boston Herald. Not extravagant management. Ex- travagant praise of Haines and his under- strappe: ‘The international machinery for the suppression of outlawry is much more effective than a hundred years ago.—Troy Times. But the national machinery for the same purpose isn’t effective to-day. foe) jets of the Duma appear to have “sand” and also staying power.—Boston Transcript. Against. which the Czar and_ his advisers have only the slaying power. foKe} A Toledo, Ohio, surgeSn operated on an incorrigi- ble youth and cut the badness out of his head.—Wash ington Star. So far, so good. But could he do it to some of our grafting politicians ? 697 As soon as the divorce proceedings are concluded the Countess Boni de Castellane will return to this country to live Philadelphia Press Here's a chance for some American citizen to become stepfather to a count 8 If Gladstone Dowie will come to Atlanta we'll guarantee that will no longer be ab to pose as the “unkissed son. —Adunta Constitution The next thing we know Georgia will be sending an invitation to St. Anthony. ‘The King of Italy lately received in private audi ence an American editor. —Bultimore American. Yellow, or muck-raki oa AE Senator Chauncey Depew was 72 yesterday.—Bostou Herald. Not too old to resign. So Have we an earthquake zone ?—Chicago Journal Probably not, but if you will try the lobster, pickles and milk combination you'll think you have. ry ww A Chicago professor says that the first pair of trousers was made in Egypt about the year 3000 B.C. Rochester Post They must be old enough now to have whiskers. & Keep your eyes and cars open and you will kara a great many things that are not in the books. —Detroit News Good advice for bank examiners. years old LIFE’S WEATHER FORECAST Rain in the interior comicbooks.com