Life, 1911-10-26 · page 11 of 50
Life — October 26, 1911 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical poetry and social commentary typical of early 20th-century *Life* magazine. "A Plaint" mocks poets who force artificial rhymes (like "love" and "stove"), attributed to Deems Taylor. The illustrated section critiques bankers' self-congratulation over the "Aldrich Big Bill" financial plan. The main illustration shows a well-dressed couple—likely representing wealthy or influential figures—with a baseball caption: "Perfect control but no speed," apparently satirizing ineffectual authority. "The Mother and the State" debates whether governments should care for children, arguing mothers need protection from want rather than state intervention. "Mondaine" addresses marital economics humorously. The cartoons employ visual wit and wordplay to critique contemporary banking policies, gender roles, and class assumptions—common *Life* magazine themes.
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NNKMANNSINNANRASHN UARUANUNATUIRONTN Wi LETUATATTUTL iii iii LTT HATA NLNATINN LTT TT A Plaint DO not like these poets who Can think of nothing else to do But, when they need a rhyme in “o, To stick in—"as you all may. kno Sometimes they: try a plan that’s worse, And, striving for a rhyme, reverse The order of a sentence: Mad- Ly run he to the rescue had.” And, I confess, I find it hard To tolerate the stipshod bard Who ckes a stunted meter out By writing, “loudly he did shout.” What carthly right have they to claim That words are not pronounced the same In prose and verse? It seems a crime To me, that “love” and “ stove” should rhyme! In fact, unless I could forego Such makeshifts, as you all ma It not to me would give much pain If I did never write again, Deems Taylor, Gratitude Bankers are giving it (the Aldrich Big Bank) more support than any other plan ever proposed has received from them. —Springfield Republican. HIS is easily explained. It gives the bankers more support than any other plan ever proposed. BASEBALL TERM: “PERFECT CONTKOL BUT NO SPEED” The Mother and the State HE incompetence of mothers has long been the theme of critics. Now comes the reformer who wishes the State to take care of the children. Babies should be removed at an early age from their parents and scientitical- ly raised. This is by no means a new idea, but its reiteration gives it emphasis We are not at all sure that the State is as competent as the average hopeless as she may be. The State has permitted the buffalo. te out and the Indian to become practi- cally obsolete; the State has given over its coal mines and its forests to the human parasite, and, indeed, wher ever it has been placed in charge of anything valuable, has usually man aged to destroy it in the end Spartan children were raised hy th State-—for what ?-—to be killed in war. But even in time of war the State does not know how to take care of its men; usually more of them die by dis- ease than by bullets. No! What the average mother needs is not to have her child taken way from her, but to be insured inst’ want; every mother has a claim on the State; every State has an obligation to the mother, The State should protect the mother against want, and—in cases where it is nec sary—against the child's father Tike Sf. Mondaine D PRUTANTE DAUGHTER: Shall 1 marry the poor young man whom T love the rich old banker who dotes on me Wostouy Mori: Bk able with money than with comicbooks.com