Life, 1911-02-23 · page 32 of 44
Life — February 23, 1911 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes international diplomacy through a whiskey advertisement. The cartoon depicts diplomats from different nations (Anglo-Saxon, Teutonic, Latin, and Oriental) gathered around a table in formal attire, ostensibly negotiating complex geopolitical issues like the "Open Door" policy and disarmament. The joke: Despite their heated disagreements over serious international matters, all these rival nations mysteriously agree on one thing—Stewart Straight Rye whiskey. The ad humorously suggests that this liquor is the only thing uniting fractious world powers. This satirizes early 1900s diplomatic tensions (likely referencing WWI prelude tensions) by implying that diplomacy is ultimately futile except when lubricated by alcohol. The satire works by presenting a liquor advertisement as though it were solving what actual diplomacy cannot. The page also contains unrelated reader letters and investment notices, typical of Life's mixed content.
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Diplomacy —and Sivwart Rye OUR representatives of republics and kingdoms may match their wits over the ‘‘Open Door’’, ‘‘ Neutral Zones”’, ‘Spheres of Influence’’, ‘‘ Disarmament”’ and the thousand and one problems that keep the big international pot a boiling— But Anglo-Saxon, Teutonic, Latin and Oriental minds all are in accord respecting one mighty interesting theme when Stewart Straight Rye, occupies the centre of the Diplomatic Table. Stewart Straight Rye is absolutely pure. It is aged in wood eight years. It is bottled at the distillery. Stewart Straight Rye is smooth, mellow, palatable,uniform. It is distilled for men of fine discrimination. Try it at your club, or phone your dealer to send a bottle to your home. Stewart Straight Rye is sold by enterprising dealers everywhere. If you are so situated that there is any difficulty in buying locally, write us. We will see that you are promptly supplied. STEWART DISTILLING co. Carstairs, McCall & Co. and Carstairs Bros PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BALTIMORE “18% INVESTMENT From Our Readers A growing Kansas City jobbing business (Continued e0in 892-403) requires additional capital. The capital stock « ill be increased $70,000. 6% guar- anteed annually. Dividends added as eamed. Interest payable semi-annually. Of course, some slight objections would arise at first. There would be some fatalities resulting from shock among those unused to praise, espe- cially among bill collectors, icemen and editors; but since all must die, why not let a few die of joy? There might also be a violent increase in the number of hasty marriages, but the Address: GEORGE L. ROLLINS Certified Public Accountant 216 Temple Block Kansas City, Mo. as victims of such indiscretions should be regarded as heroes sacrificed for the ¢ general welfare. Mr. Editor, please come to the rey cue, The chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance has gone fish. ing and the country looks to you Respectfully CBS. Wasnincton, D. C., January 30, 1911. Their Treatment Lire, New York: Sm—I read Mrs. McCu!!och-Wil- liams’ letter in the New York Sun, then was confronted with the same letter appearing in Lire. ore able pens than mine have taken exception to some of the arguments contained in the letter, but the last sentences par- ticularly claimed my atte: “When men are no longe reverence women they wi reverence anything. The i they must be strong, brave, because there a guarded i to civiliza Perhaps women have such + now and have had it in the women had a decidedly unlov of it, generally being considered in revere main part slaves, so my history states mitiga As to the present day, tell me, pra power where reverence, or even dinary, everyday courtesy comes in on any of our transit lines— for instance, the subway—a woman (Concluded on page 40) iat tee The superlative degree of cigarette-quality. Ganbitee 25 Anbaneret 35¢ dinnereize In Cork and Plain Tips “ The Little Brown Box” in boxes of ten comicbooks.com