Life, 1908-04-30 · page 17 of 20
Life — April 30, 1908 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This page primarily advertises an upcoming article in *Metropolitan Magazine* about William Howard Taft's 1912 presidential campaign. Frank H. Hitchcock, Taft's campaign manager, will publish "the first authorized declaration" of Taft's position on Roosevelt's policies and his own platform if elected. The context: This appears during the Republican Party split between incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt and his chosen successor Taft. Roosevelt felt Taft had betrayed progressive policies, leading Roosevelt to challenge him in 1912—a divide that would split the GOP vote and elect Democrat Woodrow Wilson. **The small cartoon** (upper left) about Miller Shoe-Trees is unrelated political satire: it depicts a woman and man, with the caption "We've both needed them," satirizing shoe discomfort as a universal human problem. The rest of the page is **advertising**—tours, cigars, ale, and travel services typical of early 1900s *Life* magazine.
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