Life, 1911-07-13 · page 40 of 44
Life — July 13, 1911 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The main content is "A Simple Game," a didactic essay about wealth creation and inequality. The essay argues that one intelligent man among ninety-nine ordinary workers can accumulate disproportionate wealth by directing their labor, then uses government and law to secure his fortune for heirs who may lack his ability. The satire here is subtle social commentary on **inherited wealth and class stratification**—the essay describes how society perpetuates inequality across generations through the mechanisms of property law and governance. The surrounding advertisements (Taylor Crichfield advertising agency, Cortez cigars, Pères Chartreux liqueur, and "Fatoff" weight-loss treatment) are period commercial content unrelated to the essay's social critique. The humor lies in the essay's frank, almost clinical explanation of economic exploitation presented as logical inevitability.
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