Life, 1910-08-04 · page 38 of 44
Life — August 4, 1910 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **primarily advertisements and filler content**, with one notable political-social commentary section. **Main Political Content:** The "Appeal to Labor" text criticizes wealth inequality, specifically referencing **E.H. Harriman's** death and the enormous appreciation of securities transferred to his heirs—twenty million dollars gained through inherited wealth. The satire argues working men fare worse than mules under capitalism and that political change between parties offers no real relief to workers. **The cartoons** are light humor pieces unrelated to politics: "Cracking a Joke" depicts casual conversation; "Fatoff" advertises obesity treatment. **The page is dominated by:** - The Astor Trust Company advertisement (banking/finance company listing directors) - Multiple product advertisements (water, bitters, foot-ease) - Humorous anecdotes ("The Pace," "Ungallant") **Historical context:** This reflects early 20th-century Progressive Era concerns about wealth concentration and labor conditions, written for Life's educated, middle-class readership skeptical of both major parties.
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The working man is not so important a being under capitalism as the working mule. Let both: get sick and see for which one the master gets the doctor Since Harriman’s death the securities 4 he transferred ‘to his wife and son have appreciated in value to the extent of ever twenty million dollars, making the ~ total wealth of the family two hundred and twenty Mion dollars. All accumu. 4 lated by “ hard work '’ and “ savin this glorious land of opportu FIFTH AVE. & 36™ST., NEW YORK you have to do, Mr, Worker, i your wages, and yous too, m: Capital, $1,250,000. Surplus and Profits, $750,000 twenty million dollars in three The change from one old party t Interest Paid on Daily Balances other is about like the chang year to another—you would nc DIRECTORS it had occurred if it wasn’t t. AMIN ALTMAN, JOUN L. DOWNEY. WILLIAM H. PORTER, —Appeal to Itman & Co, Bullding Construction Pres't Chemical Nat'l Bank, JACOB Aston BERT H. GARY, SEWARD PROSSER, south Tine 0. F. BAKER, % Vice-President. . * Chairman First N ank. ‘ DANIEL G, REID, STE THOMAS W. LAMONT, Rock Island System. Pres‘t Bank of the Manhattau Co Vice Pres't First National Bank, DOUGLAS ROBINSON, GEO. B. CASE, EDGAR L. MARSTON, Real Estate. : i White & Case, Attorneys. Blair & Co., Bankers. ARCHIBALD D. RUSSELL, lass JOUN CLAFLIN, GATES W. McGARRAH ALEXANDER H. STEVENS, KX nated Pres't United Dry Goods Companies Pres't Mechan!78 & Metals Nat'l Hank, Vice-President. if = reache THOMAS COCHRAN, Jr. CHARLES A, PEABODY, BENJAMIN STRONG, Jr.. 4 devil Vice-President Pres't Mutual Life Ins. Co, Vice-Pres't Bankers’ Trust Co, ly KE. C. CONVERSE, GEO. W. PERKINS, SMARLES L, TIFFAN x Y i sibility President. J.P. Morgan & Co., Thinkers. Vice-Pres't Tiffany & Co, \ who p DAVISON, D, E. POMEROY, ALBERT H. WI ak & Co, Lankers Vice-Pres't Bankers? Trust Co, Vice-Pres't Chase ai we OFFICERS , | 1} gy calité E. C. CONVERSE, President. i ALD PROSSE DMAS COCHRAD E R. TROWBRID! c i < concer J ligent, the ar States. profes: “Just two miles!"’ he shouted back “ Keep right on.” Again the weary trampers toiled on Another half-hour elapsed, and still In- terlaken was hidden from their view. “ Are we anywhere near Interlaken?" they implored, when they met the third farmer. “ But two short mi had the others The tourists turned to each other in despair; then the fortunate sense of hu- mor intervened “Well,” said) one, “thank heaven he replied, as The following story reminds one of Alice’s mad race with the Red Queen in the country where “it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place."” They were tramping in Switzer- re Welt Hi land, and when, after a long, dusty after- we're hokding our Youth's Comp eet noon’s walk, a bed and a bath and a din ss patlpanlanysle te desired size in 60 Ina Pinch use ALL "8 FOOT-EASE | Caront Bitters—Tonic. Unequalled for cock- tails. Ask your dealer or dru . 2 Oct. C, Blache & Co., New York, Gen'l Distrs. ner seemed three very desirable things, | A, p applied, leaves they spoke to a farmer: A et a csikte “Interlaken? How far is it?” Ungallant I a enka “Two miles,’’ he replied. tg12z: What is a suffragette? ' HW Clean, cool end, The tourists marched hopefully on. 1913: A being who has ceased to be a f ) external pplcdies but after half an hour had passed, and isdy and fe bo genloneuNarcard roy be used in bl no town was in sight, they demanded of | Lampoon. Appcintmenth ea another peasant: \ | rc ‘3 me mo “How far are we from Interlaken? . - y Noriixe is so funny as dignity. Most things come to him who kicks The secret of success is grabbing it For BILIOUSNESS Try first It isn’t necessary to call a man a liar. Hunyadi Janos If he is, he knows it; and if he isn't he isn't a man NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Avoid Substitutes GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER 50 cents per came of 6 class stoppered bottler 206, comicbooks.com