Life, 1907-03-21 · page 13 of 40
Life — March 21, 1907 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces rather than a single unified cartoon: 1. **"The Shepherdes"** - A poem by Herune Irving about societal leadership 2. **"Important Educational Project"** - Satirizes Senator Beveridge's proposed $250,000 annual educational initiative, questioning whether money would be better spent on railroad education via the Interstate Commerce Commission 3. **"Books They Should Have Read"** - Lists classic literature titles as humorous recommendations 4. **"Keep Mum"** - Brief commentary on women's conversation habits 5. **"In Florida"** - A dialogue joke about sharks 6. **"Final Advice"** - A physician's advice to his son about success with women and work The page also features "The Riddle of the Universe," a small illustration of a creature (possibly meant as absurdist humor). The content reflects early 20th-century American satirical magazine style, mixing social commentary, literary references, and domestic humor.
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The Shepherdess T moon, a slim young shepherdess, Lets down the cloudy bars, And in the purple fields of night Leads forth her flock of stars Minnie Irving. Important Educational Project + Ss! NATOR I SRIDGE could not see how the Senate’s Judiciary Com- mittee made out that his Child-Labor bill is unconstitutional. ‘That makes it the more gratifying to believe the report that the General Education Board has it under consideration to devote $100,000 a year out of the income of Mr. Rocke- feller’s new thirty-two-million-dollar gift to the work of educating Senator Beve- ridge. It is a good object, but the work con- templated is a vast one, and it is probable that the appropriation would have to ke continued during the whole of Mr. Beveridge’s continuance in the Senate. It is, perhaps, a question whether the money might not Le spent to better ad vantage to the country in teaching rail roading to the Interstate Commerce Commission. THE CHAUFPEUR’S DREAM OF HEAVEN Books They Should Have Read OMEO—‘In a Balcony.” Juliet—“ Lady Montague’s Letters.” Portia—“The Quality of Mercy Puck—Puck of Pook’s Hill.” Rosalind—""The Masquerader.” Desdemona—“ Black Beauty.” Hamlet—"Gh Shylock—“Ten ‘Thousand a Year.” Macbeth—“When All the Woods Are Green.” Richard—“The Adventures of a Gen- tleman in Search of a Horse Henry VIII.—“Wives as They Were and Maids as They Are.” Benedict—“ Beatrice of Venice.” Final Advice “Now: James,” says the old physi- cian to his son who has retumed. from medical college, and is about to set up for himself, “there is just one piece of advice I will give you, and if you follow it you cannot fail to be popular and successful.” “What is it, father?” . “Tell every woman that she needs a change of scene, and tell every man that he is working too hard,” “1s Tus rerTH AVENU Keep Mum WOMEN. as women, are pretty much alike; They have the same hair, differing slightly only as to color and length; same features, sime thoughts. When we love one of them, therefore, we are in real ity loving them all. But it is just as well not to mention this.—From a recent issue of Life. It’s a poor rule that does not work both ways. Maybe you had better not men- tion it The Woman. In Florida “ARE there any sharks around here, Captain 2” “T don’t know, Never stopped at the hotel.” THE RIDDLE OF THE UNIVERSE OR NAVE 1 THE AnsroRTUNE comicbooks.com