Life, 1907-01-17 · page 27 of 60
Life — January 17, 1907 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate satirical pieces from Life magazine: **"How the Other Half Lives"** (top): A bitter editorial denouncing the American South, specifically attacking figures like Senator Tillman and Governor Vardaman as representing moral decay. The author (Joseph Smith) condemns what he sees as the glorification of lynching and racial violence in Southern politics, contrasting these leaders unfavorably with historical figures like Jefferson and Clay. **"What's in a Name?"**: A humorous anecdote about a Maine Congressional election where Representative Littlefield believes a stammering man voted for him based on hearing him say "me"—but the man was actually stuttering through the name "McGillicuddy." The joke satirizes both voter confusion and perhaps election irregularities. **"Le Dernier Cri"**: A brief domestic humor piece mocking a wealthy woman's obsessive hat-buying, with her husband's exasperation at her claiming each purchase is "the last straw"—which she's apparently said before. The page reflects early 20th-century Life magazine's mix of political commentary and light social satire.
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HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES MORNING OR AFTERNOON, ANY HOUR NOT OTHERWISE ENGAGED lynching a cult, and transformed the blackguard into a war-horse and the black man into a nightmare. Dixie is derided since decency is dead; charivari has dethroned chivalry; Madi- son, Jefferson, Clay and Calhoun are has beens ; Tillman is the evangel of the sunny, sanguinary South ; and Varda- man, Davis and the Georgian Hoke are the light and leading of the land. Gloria in excelsis Tillman. Joseph Smith. “What's in a Name?” HAT a citizen may not always vote as he shouts was demonstrated in the recent Congressional election in Maine. After the election Representative Little- field approached a certain man and, ex- tending his hand, said: “T want to thank you, sir, for your support and vote in this election.” “B-b-b-but I d-d-d-idn’t vote f-f-for you,” the man, who stammers astonish- ingly, protested. “Why, I thought you were one of my supporters ; I certainly heard you, on several occasions, when asked for whom you were, say me.” “Th-th-tht’s so,” the man agreed; “b-b-but it was so much easier t-t-to say than”—with a desperate but triumphant effort— Ma-ma-ma-McGil-gil-cud-cud- McGillicuddy!” Le Demier Cri “TOHN,” said the woman with nine chapeaux, “I got another new hat to-day.” “My dear!” expostulated her husband, “that is the last straw.”” “I knowit,” she said; “ {just from Paris.” c IS sometimes only one generation from the rum-bottle to the decanter. ITTLE Fred’s year older brother went ‘for a week’s visit to the country. Some one asked Fred how he liked to have his brother away. ‘‘I don’t like it,” JANUARY 21 SESSION OF ARIZONA LEGISLATURE BEGINS \cenra Se IN t en RGR ete ee OT EY comicbooks.com