Life, 1907-11-28 · page 3 of 20
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This page features a satirical illustration titled "Jeanne d'Orléans: No. VI—Campaign Diversions," depicting Joan of Arc attempting to maintain her religious mission despite distractions from soldiers and camp followers. The caption notes she "never forgets her holy mission—even her simple recreations are directed by a heavenly mentor." The accompanying articles criticize WWI-era figures: a Thanksgiving piece advocates gratitude for peace and health, while "Harriman in Ignorance" attacks a government official (likely Averell Harriman or similar) for lacking knowledge about telegraph operators and brakemen. The satire suggests these officials are unaware of or indifferent to working-class suffering and should serve as moral examples for society.
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JEANNE dR. d'OILYANS. No. VI-CAMPAIGN DIVERSIONS IN THE LULL OF BATTLE JEANNE NEVER FORGETS HER HOLY MIS: Thanksgiving ‘OR many things we're grateful On this Thanksgiving Day— ‘The chance to put all hateful Remembrances away, To cat, drink and be merry, B\ To live and love and find That this old world is very Delightfully designed. For peace within our borders, And for our boarders who Come over with their orders To make peace, thanks are due; For health, and for the chance to Enjoy it as we will; For wealth and its advance, too— Albeit ours stand still. HEAVENLY MENTOR For friends, for homes, for horses, For women, wine and song— Gifts every man endorses, And for which wise men long; For Lire, well worth the living And worth the while to read— Without it our Thanksgiving Would sorry be, indeed! Felix Carmen, Harriman in Ignorance No Evidence to Show His Knowledge of Rebating [Special to the New York Times} It can be stated on the authority that no evi- dence was brought out to show that Mr. Harriman had personal knowledge of what had been done by some of his subordinates in the Southern Pacific. ‘There is evidence against some of the lesser officials of the Southern Pacific which will probably result in Prosecutions against them. IN—EVEN HER SIMPLE RECREATIONS ARE DIRECTED BY A The Hepburn law makes it a penitentiary offense for any ofhcer, director, agent or employee of a rail road to grant rebates or suffer them to be granted. But in order to proceed successfully against such an official it would have to be shown that be had personal knowledge of what was going on. wre could suspect a scrupulous gen- tleman like Mr. Harriman of doing wrong? And what a relief to all patriots will be the added knowledge that Mr. Harriman could not even be aware of sin in others! Put some of those telegraph clerks and brakemen in the penitentiary, and for life if necessary, but touch not a hair of the Harriman head. Such men are needed in the community as examples for the rising generation. comicbooks.com