Life, 1911-08-31 · page 14 of 38
Life — August 31, 1911 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This satirical cartoon depicts a group of men in Western attire (cowboys/frontier figures) engaged in what appears to be a chaotic financial transaction or deal. The central figure is being lifted or thrown in the air, suggesting upheaval or loss of control. The accompanying text discusses financial matters, reputation, and the importance of time management in business pursuits. It references "Mr. Harte" and mentions the "Police Gazette," suggesting this critiques financial practices or speculation of the era. The satire appears to mock the volatile, unpredictable nature of financial dealings in early American business culture—depicting finance as a wild, uncontrolled affair where participants lose their footing, literally and figuratively. The Western setting may suggest frontier capitalism or "Wild West" business practices.
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you will not only enlist the your hearers but will increase the idea of your own impor: For instance, having selected a sui jest, you might introduce it by “The other evening, as I was chatting with Lord Roseberry; said,” ete., of “Last week as I was buy- ing a glass of U Mary Mon- tagu, the Queen’ ady of the Bed- chamber, she ask ete., from this going on to the point of the jest; or if FUN WITH FINA: it be a bit of repartee, crediting it to yourself, thus adding to your reputation for cleverness. Mr. Harte writes that you are occupy: ing your spare moments in making a d gest of the bound volumes of the Police Gazette. This pleases me because it shows me that you have taken my advice about never wasting any part of your time. An elegant pursuit like that in which you are engaged will not only add to the sum of human knowledge, but will add to your own intellectual equipment. I would only suggest that you do not dwell too long on the pictures of ballet-girls. In the years to come you will have ample opportunity to study the originals. Mr. Thalermacher, your financial tutor, writes that he is teaching you the rudi- ments of bridge whist. I am enclosing an address where you can secure some cards which will enable you to keep the comicbooks.com