Life, 1910-08-11 · page 16 of 40
Life — August 11, 1910 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: **"Always Suitable"** mocks wealthy Americans returning from Europe who seek flattering newspaper coverage. The text offers a template of empty platitudes—praising the country's "sound" conditions while acknowledging potential collapse—that supposedly satisfies editors without actually informing readers. The satire targets both the vanity of the wealthy and the complicity of press in publishing meaningless puffery. **The workman cartoon** depicts a street scene where a laborer reassures an injured woman he'll "get ye on yer feet again"—likely commentary on working-class decency versus upper-class hypocrisy. **"Upton Sinclair Runs Amuck Again"** criticizes the socialist muckraker for attacking religious interpretation in *The Outlook* magazine. Life's editors dismiss Sinclair as wrongheaded despite acknowledging his opponent's actual errors—a backhanded insult suggesting Sinclair's activism lacks proper education and breeding. The page reflects Life's early-20th-century conservative stance: skepticism toward both radical reformers and the wealthy's self-serving public relations.
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Always Suitable E offer the following as an inter- view de luxe for the use of mag nates and others who are starting for or returning from Europe, who desire to see their names in print and who canno trust themselves to say the right thing “Notwithstanding what anyone lsc may do, be, or say, and notwithstandin what may happen, occur, or come off, [ am glad to testify that basic conditions in this country are sound and in goo hands; that the underlying factors of prosperi be it much or little, have never forsaken us; that the essentials of our system are essentially good; that be, hind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face; that although the commer cial vine may be covered with potato bugs, it is healthy at the roots; that the superstructure may perhaps tremble or y even fall, but the foundation stones ar: firmly imbedded in the rock of righteous. ness and will remain forever; that the hand of the financier may be predator) but his heart beats true to a noble stand ard; that the trusts may take all we have, but the principle of the trusts is well-grounded in justice and industry; that a constitutional government is in. disputable in theory, though it be sadl crippled by locomotor ataxia; that the spirit is still and will continue to be still willing, although the flesh is weak.”’ If the above form is faithfully fol lowed it will meet the desires of every newspaper editor in New York, while Workman; .JeSt A MINUTE, MUM, AN’ WE'LL GIT YE ON YER PEET AGAIN, the same time it will not unduly educate the people. Elhs O. Jones spent in the “ recreation "* of study—being the one great dif- —— ference between this and other schools, where recreation con- AKING a mere noise is the cardinal refuge of lunatics sists of “social sessions,’* cigarette contests and joy rides. M and persons who are getting the worst of an argument In common with other schools the principal course of study and athletics are the same In the “University of Ha : . Knocks '* both being work In other schools both being athletics Tuition free. Write Father Time for catalogue. Tus hearse has given many a poor soul his first joy ride. Upton Sinclair Runs Amuck Again A! STTER in the Outlook from Mr Upton Sinclair, in which with violence and at much length he falls foul of one of Dr. Abbott's interpretations of Scripture, renews the regret that we have often felt that Mr Sinclair's gifts had not the advantage of better training and his intelligence the aid of more thorough instruction. We fear he will never be other than a wrong-headed person and a misleader of whom he would instruct, which is a pity, because he has so much zeal. The particular stem of Dr, Abbott's interpreta tion that he denounces seemed to us unsound, but not so un sound as his arraignment of it. In the main, Dr. Abbott is a mighty good expounder of Scripture. We don’t know a better one. But then the son of Jacob Abbott got a good deal of Instructor: 10 REDUCE THE ABDOMEN TAKE THIS EXERCISE early raising and came honestly by what he knows MORNING AND NIGHT, comicbooks.com