Life, 1908-04-30 · page 3 of 20
Life — April 30, 1908 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts a conversation between a rotund man (likely a doctor or medical figure based on context) seated in a chair and a woman standing nearby. The caption indicates dialogue about a "tummy-ache" and a "capsule" for treatment, with reference to a "hot-water-bag." The page includes three text articles below: "What's in a Name" discusses a vaccination death in Philadelphia involving Drs. Thatcher and Slaughter; "Can't Come to Want" concerns socialist Prince Helie de Sagan's deportation; and "In Religion, a Republican" addresses objections to Governor Hughes based on his Baptist faith. The cartoon appears to satirize either medical practice, quack remedies, or doctor-patient interactions of the early 1900s, though the specific reference remains somewhat unclear without additional context.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Nurse: VM GLAD YOUR TUMMY-ACHE IS BETTER. Hippo: ves, ‘What's in a Name Is IT a tale of pure tragedy we read in the Philadelphia Ledger of the baby who was vaccinated in spite of the prot- estations of its parents? Dr. J. W. Thatcher, of Hamilton street, who attended the child after the vac- cination, expressed the opinion that this was the cause of its death. Dr. Charles P. Slaughter, of 1332 South street, who per- formed the vaccination, said that he be- lieved that the child dicd of some other ail- ment. THAT CAPSULE YOU § “CAPSULE! MERCIFUL HEAVENS, THAT WAS What else could Dr. Slaughter say? And what more fitting name could be invented for a man whose business is compulsory vaccination ? Can't Come to Want 'HE socialists want Prince Helie de Sagan deported because of his lack of visible means of support. But that would not do. The intent of the law is to deport only such persons as, being otherwise admissible, are in danger of becoming a public charge, Is Prince IN FIXED IT RIGHT UP. A HOT-WATER-BAG!”” Helie in any such peril? No. Nor will he be so long as anything like the present proportion of rich American young women are geese. In Religion, a Republican ; in Politics, a Baptist THe most persistent political objection to Governor Hughes seems to be that he is a Baptist—not in religion, for there is no religious prejudice against him, but in mental processes, point of view and habits. comicbooks.com