Life, 1909-02-18 · page 9 of 32
Life — February 18, 1909 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a social satire cartoon titled "When the Truth Shall Prevail" depicting a formal dinner scene. The caption suggests a guest confronting the host about untouched food and unhappiness, implying the host has misrepresented the gathering's quality. Below are two separate commentary pieces: "Cause and Manners" criticizes Dr. Merton Hardin-Harding, described as an "anti-vivissectionist," for using a lecture to interrupt speakers and disrupt audiences—satirizing self-righteous activism. "Give Binns a Rest" humorously urges readers to stop mocking a young man named Binns, using increasingly absurd exhortations ("Don't Dewey him! Don't Holsonize him!"). The references to "Dewey" and "Holsonize" suggest period-specific names for ridicule or mockery now unclear to modern readers.
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“WHY, MY DEAR, YOU AIN’T TOUCHED YOUR FOOD AT ALL. ARE YOU ILt. On UNHAPPY? “OM, 1 WAS JUST WISHING I WERE DINING HE Cause and Manners M LIND-AF-HAGEBY, the Eng- lish anti-vivisectionist, is able, ap- parently, to take care of herself. At her lecture in Carnegie Lyceum, under the pices of the New York Anti-Vivisec- tion Society, she was often interrupted by restive vivisectors, but she more than held her own. One doctor, Jenkins by name, is reported to have said, “You are a clever woman, and you are mis- leading this audience by the statements you have made. You know you are do- ing it Which was not very pretty of Dr Jenkins, and hardly a pleasant sample of Yankee manners. While it is difficult to Prevent a doctor from standing up in MD 0 WHEN THE TRUTH SHALL PREVAIL public and telling a woman she lies, it does not, as a professional exhibit; help the poor, old, bloody cause of vivisection. Give Binns a Rest ape the Great Idiots: Attention! That young Binns is a gool young man, Give him a chance to stay so. Don't kiss hi Don't make a fool of him! Don’t turn his young head and then ay he is an ass! Don’t Dewey him! Don’t Hobsonize him! Go chase yourselves, silly creatures, and let Binns alone! Army of American WITH THAT NICE WAITER AND YOU DON'T 1 GIVE YOU EVERYTHING?" WERE WAITING ON Us.”” Motor Cars on Mt. Desert VERY i Maine a bill shall mobiles from Mr. De: Isl, want them sistature ¢ passed excl want n provided ney will be spent like er in this fight The real issue, of course, is t the buckboard he Maine is strong in prohih buckboards prudent liverymen will t learn to climb ¢ may win this rach their colts, The only way to ex time, at least, to climb. clude motor cars in these days is to ex- clede man. comicbooks.com