Life, 1907-03-28 · page 11 of 24
Life — March 28, 1907 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes early 20th-century medical disputes. The main article "War Among the Doctors" criticizes osteopaths attempting to establish themselves as legitimate medical practitioners in competition with traditional doctors. The text expresses indignation that patients cured by osteopathy are being pressured to travel elsewhere for treatment—apparently a regulatory effort by established physicians to drive osteopaths out of states. The cartoon at bottom shows a mouse being punished for drinking from a coffee pot, with caption "MRS. MOUSE: WE MUST MOVE. THE ODOR IN THIS HOUSE GIVES ME A COFFEE-HEART!" This appears unrelated satirical humor about domestic life rather than medical commentary. The page demonstrates Life magazine's role exposing professional turf wars and medical establishment gatekeeping.
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IT MAY BE UNSAFE TO TRAVEL IN CLOUDY WEATHER “Could any one in the same space of time have accumulated any more than youhave? Let that thought sustain you, together with the consciousness that in their hearts the boys know they couldn’t ave done so well. Good-morning.” “G—g—good-morning, Lirr.” War Among the ‘Doctors HY all this anger against the allo- paths for trying to drive the osteo- paths out of the State? Is a man ex- pected to love and abet his rivals? Of course, those grateful thousands who have been cured by osteopathy are surprised and indignant. They object to being compelled to travel to another State for treatment. But there seems to be a general belief that the allopaths are not worrying so much about the public as about their own business. One of them exclaimed the other day: “Why, the ostcopaths have taken away sixteen of my best patients!” Should the “regulars” succeed in their astounding scheme, the victory will prove a boomerang. Peoplewho have benefited by osteopathy are far toonumerous—and too influential—to submit to any such tyranny. A Martyr “ROBBIE, it hurts me to punish you.” “Then don’t stop, sit.” 447 A Quaint and Qurious Proposition F PREHISTORIC Polypods— Prolific, pallid pests— Now prowled and peered about the place Pursuing human quests; While Pachyderms’ prehensile paws Poked out from pulpy nests; And quarry-questing Quadrupeds Of queer and qualmy hues, With quantities of quelling quills, For prey were prone to choose The quaking, quailing populace Who quivered in their shocs- If this were true to-day, I guess You'd mind your P's and. Q's! Burges Johnson. The Law HOU shalt worship the Almighty Dollar with all thy heart, with all thy soul and with all thy might This is the first and great commandment ; and the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor less than his money. On these two commandments hang all the “law” and its profits. Their Favorite Author HE insurance agent yd. ‘The hotel proprietor—Chambers. The bellboy—Page. Meadow Brook clubman—Fox. n—Bacheller. —Ric The conductor—Train. The borrower—Ade. The delinquent—Dodge. Th ‘The infant prodigy The ‘fussy’? man—Thoreau. The down—Motley. The detective—Holmes. The longshoreman—Picr. ven Ro hew => Mrs. Mouse : WE MUST MOVE. THE ODOR IN THIS HOUSE GIVES ME A COFFEE-HEART!