Life, 1909-04-01 · page 15 of 52
Life — April 1, 1909 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains three distinct satirical pieces: **"Physician, Heal Thyself!"** mocks the hypocrisy of *The Churchman* magazine calling for corporations to adopt Christian principles. The satire points out that *The Churchman* itself is owned by the Mallory family, who allegedly treated playwright Steele McKaye unethically—making them hypocrites preaching morality while practicing exploitation. **"The New Spring Hats for Women"** is a joke about censorship. The author claims spring hats are so ugly they cannot describe them in language the U.S. Post Office would permit through the mails—implying the hats are obscene or ridiculous. **The illustration** captioned "Easter Sunday—And the Children Stayed at Home and Played Church" shows children mimicking religious rituals indoors while parents remain absent. This likely satirizes either religious hypocrisy or the commercialization of Easter, suggesting family religion has become superficial performance rather than genuine faith.
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Physician, Heal Thyself! But the main and immediate concern is to indice. Trinity corporation and. ail other Corporations like it to adopt Christian prin: ciples. —The Churchman, REAT snakes! Christian principles from the Churchman! The Mal- lorys still own it, don’t they? Did Editor Silas McBee ever hear the narrative of the dealings of those thrifty men with the late Stecle McKaye, the author of “ Hazel Kirke"? The New Spring Hats for Women E regret to confess that we have not, as yet, been able to express our views upon this subject in language which, under the present laws, would be likely to be permitted to pass through the mails, A little later, when time and soothing spring airs may have taken some of the edge off our feclings we may try again. Tip for April OW lay in your summer ice. Ice is scarce this year and the price will climb with the mercury in the thermom- eter. Fill the cellar while you can. EASTER SUNDAY AND THE CHILDREN STAYED AT HOME AND PLAYED CHURCH