Life, 1911-10-05 · page 12 of 50
Life — October 5, 1911 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical cartoons addressing early 20th-century social issues. **Top cartoon ("Their Wedding Journey"):** Depicts a couple departing on a wedding trip with minimal luggage. The accompanying quote from "Thomas à Kempus" ironically suggests that only those who love home should travel abroad—a jest about newlyweds abandoning domestic comfort. **Bottom cartoon ("Look Here, Grandma..."):** Shows a grandmother with a child amid shopping chaos, satirizing consumer culture and the anxieties of holiday shopping. The child's plea—"if you're going to get scared, I won't bring you out shopping again"—mocks the stress of retail experiences. The page also features a "Fresh Air Fund" fundraising section supporting poor children's access to outdoor recreation—reflecting Progressive Era concerns about urban poverty and children's welfare.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THETK WEDDING Life’s Fresh Air Fund Tuctusive of 1910, Live's has been in operation twenty to stay nest Arr Fuxo ” years In ed ‘oluntary contributions, nowledged in this column Previously acknowledg: Gordon Buck Elizabeth, S blehead, 1H. Jal Pr of ay Duluth, Mi of held v N Mrs G. R. Moore... ACKNOWLEDGED THANKS Package of clothing from Mrs, Knapp, Ri “ nett, Georgetown, Twenty pairs shoes from Miss Kate Mil: ler, Georgetown, Conn, Two Diamond tires from the Diamond Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. NOTED sociologist tells the follow- ing story of a woman in a South- ern manufacturing town. Approaching her for statistics, he asked: “ Madam, have you any children?” No,” she replied. “I have to work in the factory myself.” JOURNEY s Thomas i Kempis, “ t home. JK WERE, GRANTMA, TF And even then it would be safer if can safely go abroad who docs not love his wife went along YOU'RE GOIN’ TO GET SCARED, T WON'T BRING YOU ouT SHOPPING AGAIN comicbookseen