Life, 1911-04-13 · page 12 of 44
Life — April 13, 1911 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical commentary and illustrations typical of early 20th-century Life magazine. The main cartoon, titled "The Thug," depicts a car crash scene with the caption "There goes Jedge Holden. He's one of the squarest guys ye'd ever wish to git sent up by." The humor appears to mock a judge or authority figure (Jedge Holden) meeting misfortune, suggesting ironic commentary on law enforcement or judicial figures. The page also includes sections on marriage advice ("Husbands' Correspondence Bureau"), a patent discussion about egg-dating machines, and an essay on wealth ("Dough"). The illustrations—showing women in period dress—reflect satirical takes on contemporary social issues of the era, though specific political references aren't entirely clear without additional context.
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-LIFE- registered husbands to get at once the benefit of our entertainment commit- tee’s superb programme for the new year. When we first begin to treat a hus- band, he is usually tired out. If he hasn't been nagged half to death, he has been neglected. What he needs is soul companionship The tall blonde on the right as you enter our office can be trusted to prescribe for the most acute case. We have just opened an affinity department, which will ‘be the first of its kind, It should be fully understood, however, that it is always our aim to restore every husband to the partner of his joys event- ually. We never let him go too far. In many cases, indeed, we effect an im- mediate cure without your leaving home. Call, write or wire. Private consultation by appointment. Husnanps’ Corresronvence Bureau. Not On the Market OMPKINS: Ventley has received a million dollars for his patent egg dating machine. You know it is abso- lutely interference-proof, and dates cor- rectly and indelibly as the egg is being laid. CLOTHES MORSE Dew ey: Is the machine on the mar- ket yet? Tomrxixs: Oh, my, nol and it won't Dough be on the market. The patent was ET us not worry overmuch about bought by the Cold Storage Trust. the propensity of nioney to ac- cumulate in individual piles, or its cf- fect on those whom it adheres to. That accumulative disposition is by no means all harmful. Savages are not bothered by It is one of the phenomena of civilization, and it is not known that om ff) civilization ever got far without it. g Large bunches of money are apt not to be good for individuals, and yet they nourish some fair growths, for wealth is strange medicine and may kill or cure according to the patient’s inward state and the strength of his constitution. Often it is doing its deadliest when it doesn’t look so. Now and then, com- bining with forces of reaction, it breeds a useful giant and clothes his spirit with power. Definition IRE escape: A steel stairway on the exterior of a building, erected after a FIRE to ESCAPE the law. HE woman suffragists are not far r out in their diagnoses of social The Thug: TERE GOES JEDCE HOLDEN, (HE'S ONE O THE SQUAREST GUYS Ye'D EVER ailments. The trouble is that theit rem- WISH TO GIT SENT UP BY. edy would not cure. comicbooks.com