Life, 1909-05-20 · page 12 of 36
Life — May 20, 1909 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains humorous social commentary rather than political cartoons. The top silhouette depicts children playing roughly outdoors, captioned "So You're Dat Brownsville Man!"—likely referencing a local ethnic stereotype. "Boston Is So Elegant" satirizes Boston's pretentious attitudes, mocking how Bostonians attend international events like aeronautical conferences while dismissing other American cities. "A Master of Phrasing" jokes about proposed stained-glass window honoring Theodore Roosevelt with the phrase "Give them all hell," deemed too crude for a sacred space—humor about Roosevelt's rough speaking style conflicting with religious decorum. The bottom illustration titled "Co-Education" shows a couple studying together on a sofa, with the humor implying the ambiguous educational value of such arrangements. The page represents Life's satirical commentary on American manners, regional pretension, and social behavior of the era.
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“so VOU'SE DAT BROWNSVILLE MAN!” will be a coterie which takes the occa sion to be disgracefully intoxicated they will form a V, charge you against a tree and smash your hat. You will Sandwiches, ice- he expected to smile. Boston Is So Elegant read in the Boston paper that the “Founder of Blue Hill Observa- tory has been at Monte Carlo attending the meeting of the International Aero- nautical Commission."* Dear, dear, how very Boston! New York and such places go to Monte Carlo to take a flyer. Boston goes “to attend to international acro- nautics!"* A Matter of Phrasing "Eee Justice to All” is the motto of the stained-glass win- dow which is to be put in the Metro- politan Temple in New York, “in memory of the administration of THE PEACH BASKET MAT “BREN LICKING THE PEACHES ON THE ROOF!” “OM! Workos! THAT MUST MAVE BEEN Paris cacent!” PAINT ore TH an outing to baseball you come to Alma Mater Cook (now cream, pickles and beer; some outlandish resort; a game which ends before bat; a rousing cheer fo and one for “ Johnni a member of the curb); and then you're off for home, to forgive and forget. In October the treasurer of the class will dun you for something to make up “the shortage on the Decen- nial.” In November one of the scedy members of the class will come and bor- row a ten-spot. In December you may write to one of the dear old chaps, ask- ing a small favor, and he will forget to reply. Then you will lose your enthu- siasm for ’99,—until 1919 Freeman Tilden. Standing Type The prediction that President Roosevelt's name would still be seen in. the newspaper headlines, made by one of his biograph continues to find substantial support—Bos ton Transcript. ATURALLY; but which of his biog- raphers made the headlines? Theodore Roosevelt."” The proposal to make it “ Give them all hell’? was re- jected, that form being considered too secular for a sacred edifice. Se “GoOD-BY, MISTER, REMEMBER ME TO cov.” EEKER swells with self-satisfied thankfulness at the reflection that he is the humblest man in town. So many and such devious forms has pride. CO-EDUCATION comicbooks.com