Life, 1911-04-20 · page 15 of 52
Life — April 20, 1911 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes American sheep-raising economics and protectionist trade policy. The top cartoon jokes about dogs being "cats' husbands"—likely a visual pun unrelated to the main article. The main article criticizes advocates for "Schedule K" (a tariff protecting American wool producers). It mocks George Spenser's argument that over a million American families depend on wool income, calling it "flim-flam." The satire's point: American farmers have abandoned sheep-raising because land is too valuable for pastures; the industry has shifted to South America, Africa, and Australia regardless of tariff protection. The accompanying caricatures labeled "CERTAIN PEDIGREED FOREIGNERS" appear to represent foreign competitors or immigrant groups, likely mocking protectionist rhetoric that blamed outsiders for American economic problems. The "Why Is It?" section makes an unrelated joke about professional rivalry between doctors, establishing the magazine's general satirical tone.
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“THERE, AUNT MARY! DIDN'T I TELL you About American Sheep GAIN CONGK Alas! for our friends, the friends of Schedule K. This is another uneasy time for them, We tremble for them! Their advocate, George Spenser, says in his advertisement : _ Over a million American families derive ali—or part—of their income from the raising of wool. Go "long, George! We all know how it is nowadays about keeping sheep in this country. When it pays, and the sheep work in well, farmers keep a few sheep, chiefly for “lamb,” but partly for wool. If the sheep don't pay they give them up. Their familics are not affected. The most voluminous sheep raiser we know supports his flock by labors in connec- n with the Stock Exchange. That million-families- live-on-wool argument is flim-flam, George. We shall always have sheep, but “land in the northern hemisphere has be- come too valuable for sheep pastures and oviculture has gone to the pampas of South America, Africa and Australia.” So, the Wall Street Journal last month. Why Is It? HEN a new doctor supplants another in a case he is very careful not to commit a breach of medical ethics and just as careful not to agree with anything the former attendant said. CERTAIN PEDIGREED FOREIGNERS comicbooks.com