Life, 1906-09-13 · page 11 of 24
Life — September 13, 1906 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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**Top cartoon**: "Let Anthony's Punishment Fit the Crime" depicts nude female models posing for art classes while clothed male observers debate whether this arrangement is appropriate. The satire concerns early 20th-century anxieties about life-drawing classes and moral propriety—specifically whether viewing nude models constituted indecency. **Text sections**: - "Men Under Discussion" discusses public figures like President Roosevelt and Colonel Bryan whose character and motives are constantly debated by observers. - "The Lucky Rich" presents dialogue about a wealthy family's daughter requiring servants and social secretaries. **Bottom cartoon**: "Life's Weather Forecast—Cool on the Coast" shows children at a beach, a lighthearted filler illustration. The page satirizes both moral squeamishness about artistic practice and society's obsession with scrutinizing public figures' private character.
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LET ANTHONY'S PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME How would this do? Men Under Discussion HERE are always a number of men in public life whose characters are subjects of constant discussion. Most conspicuous men are more or less discussed, but the springs of action: in some are much more perplexing to observers than in others. President Roosevelt is a good example of a conspicuous man whom observers think they understand. So is Colonel Bryan. ‘There are no great mysteries about him. Men discuss his judgment rather than his motives. So with Uncle Jo Cannon or Mr. Jerome and hundreds of others. Mr. Harriman is an example of the other sort. Men discuss interminably his moral sense and dispute whether or not, in fiscal matters, he has one. And another example is Mr. Hearst. A great multitude of observers are at loss to know to think about Mr. Hearst, his aims, his motives, his abilities, whether or not he cares a hang for the common peepul, whether he is in any degree an altruist or is purely and irresponsibly a sensationalist. That he is a grossly selfish man may be doubted, because a selfish man would have been kinder to himself than Mr. Hearst has been. But what he is, and what he is after, the great majority of observers fail to make out. They think th that the needle in his compass doesn’t point due north, but what his variation is they can only gue A good deal of Mr. Hearst’s charm is that uncer- tainty whether his variation is only about ninety degrees or a full hundred and eighty. EDAGOGICAL theories come and go: the mother abides. Or this? The Lucky Rich AMMA ROXTOBURN: Ethel will be five years old in a week. Papa RoxtTopurn: True. “Of course, she will have to have her own footman now, as well as her three maids.” “Of course.” “And I’ve been wondering”’—— “Well?” “If she oughtn’t to have her own social secretary like- wise, what with all the affairs she will be invited to.” DSHONEsTY comes high, but we must have it. LIFE’S WEATHER FORECAST Cool on the coast comicbooks.com