Life, 1908-09-03 · page 9 of 36
Life — September 3, 1908 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct satirical cartoons from Life magazine: **Top cartoon:** Shows wealthy individuals on horseback encountering poorer people on foot. The dialogue expresses resentment about wealth inequality—one character complains that some folks have "so much and the rest of us so little," and references someone being "merciful to man as beast" by letting people ride on trolleys. **Bottom cartoon:** Depicts cherubs/babies carrying barrels labeled "SEP," "TEM," and "BER" (September, September, September), captioned "SHE IS COMING BACK TO US." This appears to reference the seasonal return of autumn/fall, personified as female. Both cartoons use humor to comment on social and economic disparities, and the cyclical nature of seasons or social conditions, typical of Life's satirical approach to American society.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“IT AIN'T JUST, ELDER, FOR SOME FOLKS TO HAVE SO MUCIT AND TIE REST OF US SO LITTLE."” “Go SLOW, MARTHY! PEARS TO ME GOOD LORD KNOWS PRETTY NEAR WHAT HE'S ABOUT, HE'S MERCIFUL TO MAN AN’ BEAST, AN’ HE MADE SOME FOLKS TO RIDE ON HORSES AN’ SOME TO RIDE ON TROLLEYS.” SHE 1S COMING BACK TO US comicbooks.com