Life — September 5, 1907 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine - September Page This is a satirical page from Life's September issue featuring three distinct pieces: 1. **"Passed" and "Mortifying"**: Two illustrated vignettes mocking society—one shows a poor man watching "the Great Chance" pass him by; the other satirizes doctors who sewed puppies together as a "scientific experiment," critiquing how the wealthy justify cruelty under the guise of progress. 2. **"How to Become Rich"**: A detailed satirical guide by W.D. Nesbit, mocking financial schemes where one buys property with borrowed money, creates holding companies, and manipulates stocks—exposing how the wealthy accumulate power through circular financial arrangements while claiming moral virtue. 3. **"The Refinement of Humiliation"**: A brief joke about golf, with an accompanying calendar illustration. The page satirizes wealth-building, scientific ethics, and social pretension.