Life, 1908-07-09 · page 3 of 20
Life — July 9, 1908 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a satirical cartoon labeled "Locating the Trouble" depicting a conversation between two men in formal dress. The left illustration shows a woman seated, with text indicating a domestic financial dispute—a husband complaining about his wife's allowance demands. The right cartoon presents what appears to be two gentlemen discussing a medical matter. The accompanying text references Dr. George Giber Rambaud and the Pasteur Institute, discussing a new serum treatment for hygiene-related diseases. The satire appears to contrast marital/financial troubles with contemporary medical advances. The specific social reference—likely about venereal disease treatment—reflects early 20th-century anxieties about both family finances and the era's emerging medical treatments, presented through coded, euphemistic language typical of Life's satirical approach.
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Lovie a MPM ELD ODP AA Son: If SHE ACCEPTS ME, OP COURSE YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE MY ALLOWANCE THR Pater: HERE, AS I’M PAYING FOR THIS, WHY NOT LET HER COME INTO TH! SHE’S JUST THE SORT OP GIRL I'D CHOOSE TO SUPERINTEND YOUR BRINGING-UP. Grover Cleveland 1837-1908 ERE was a man of a passing race, In his veins ran the red blood of those who loved the country they had won from the wilderness. Clear in reason, firm in action founded on right, deaf to the clamor of the crowd, he was deterred from patriotic purpose neither by prayer of friend nor at- tack of enemy. Never the tool of politi- cians, never the servant of greed, time shall write him down the truest of patriots, Locating the Trouble T IS not the wind that matters, Though it blow a howling gale, Nor the pranks it plays with garments, Nor the wreck of hat and veil. But the cad upon the corner, Who delights to stand agape, Grinning, as at Eve's confusion Doubtless grinned his parent ape. Bertha L. Stine. Another! Dr. George Gibier Rambaud, head of the Pasteur Institute of this city, arrived yesterday on the steam- ship Provence, bringing with him a new serum, which he says will be a powerful aid in the prevention of rabies. Cie und vow, BY MARRYING ME? Dr. Rambaud has brought with him a supply of serum sufficient for five weeks, and he will at once begin the preparation of a supply of his own, which will be ready by the time the imported serum has been exhausted. Herald. ODS of war! How many cases of hy- drophobia does this enthusiast hope to treat within five weeks ? Lire ventures two prophecies: No.1. That seve cases of the disease w cured—of course—| 1“ well authenticated” I soon turn up to be y this inviting virus. No. 2. That if the “cured” patients die later on of lockjaw or whatever F. the deaths will not be as freely a the discovery of the serum. comicbooks.com