Life, 1910-03-17 · page 12 of 36
Life — March 17, 1910 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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The top illustration satirizes women's suffrage through a drawing of a well-dressed woman being pulled in opposite directions by four male figures. One man holds a "Votes for Women" sign, while others attempt to restrain her with a top hat, cane, and formal attire—representing competing social forces and male perspectives on women's rights. The cartoon mocks the suffrage movement by depicting the woman as a passive object of male manipulation rather than an active agent for her own rights. The accompanying text about Havana cigars and light-seeking provides ironic juxtaposition to this serious political imagery. The bottom illustration shows March hares, likely referencing Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," though its satirical meaning here is unclear without additional context.
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Seeking for a Light—In Havana HE present writer recently visited Havana. He neglected to take with him a box of matches. Havana is a place where they make cigars and postal cards. There are four papers published in Havana. During my visit there three of the editors were in jail. The other one was confined to his room owing to an attack made upon him by a friend with a revolver. It was ex- pected that he would be well enough to go to jail ina few days. Havana supplies cigars to the world, but not matches. There is no place to get a light in Havana. If you ask a MY LADY'S HAND YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY Cuban for a light, he will refer you to the police. Matches are sold in Havana at three cents a box and a tax of over thirty per cent. is collected on each box. This revenue goes to supply the government with funds to keep up a de- fense against strangers secking for a light. If you wish to swear off smoking go to Havana without matches. If you are fond of exercise and excitement try to get a light there. Havana has fine music, wonderful ma- hogany doors, artistic grilles, delicious tropical fruit, and cigars made while you wait. You can be robbed there more courteously than anywhere clse 17TH OF MARCH HARES When the world was made it was sai “Let there be light—except in Havana, to any one with a cigar.”” They are just forming a new club in Havana. It is composed of Americans who have been stranded there without matches. ToL Mi Menacing Earnestness CATHOLIC clergyman, in attack- ing Socialism the other day, said it was a menace “ because its representa tives believe strongly in everything they say and appeal.” Can it indeed be that Socialists have become so lost to all sense of shame as to menace us with their sincerity? Heretofore we have looked upon Social- ists with a sort of quiescent neutrality, but if they are going to be honest and thus fly in the face of all that civiliza- tion has done for us we shall have to change our attitude The thanks of all of us are due the good brother for making the discovery. Ellis O. Jones. OSTON MOTHER: Gladys, you ought to play with your little cousin Waldo and be more courteous to him. Bostox Littir Giri: No, I will not, mother. He admits that he does not consider suffrage essential to woman's highest development comicbooks.com