Life — August 2, 1906 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two anecdotes and advertisements rather than political cartoons. "One Juror" recounts an attorney's story about defending a petty offender and persuading a lone juror to acquit the defendant through eloquent appeals to the jury's conscience—a humorous tale about legal manipulation. "Hard Hit by Napoleon" quotes a Prussian officer's response to Napoleon's claim that soldiers fight for glory: the officer insists they fight for money instead, a cynical joke about military motivation. The bulk of the page advertises the Emerson-Angelus piano, claiming anyone can play it, along with ads for Redmond & Co. (investment bonds) and Life's Pictures (home decoration services). This is primarily a commercial page with light satirical anecdotes.