Life, 1911-12-14 · page 10 of 40
Life — December 14, 1911 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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**Society Gossip Section:** The upper portion is standard society reporting—updates on wealthy individuals' movements, engagements, and social activities (house parties, hospitalizations, European travel). It includes a photograph of "Miss Gaudie Shamm," identifying her as someone of social note. **Political Cartoon:** The lower section presents "Life's Presidential Candidates," proposing Mr. George F. Baer for the 1912 presidency. The accompanying silhouette cartoon (titled "Typographical Title After Banker's Script") depicts three figures in what appears to be a satirical commentary on corporate influence or financial corruption in politics. The text sarcastically suggests Baer could solve America's problems through "divine sanction," mocking the notion that wealthy businessmen are suited to govern. The Latin phrase "Vox Baeri, vox Dei" (Baer's voice is God's voice) emphasizes the satire.
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PORTS are reaching us of a jolly house party at the country estate of the Baddicks-Amp! It was quite scandalous, we are told, but awfully amusing, the way in which Trowsers Van Guzzle and Orval Manners carried on with Mrs, Powdard Horra and Miss Funnie Rekkod. How- ever, everybody had a good time News comes from Shanghai that both Bughouse Todd and Galley Wes: are quite ill and in a hospital there. Heritage Doolittle, who is a cousin of Bughouse, scems to consider it a joke of some kind. Mr. Juston Nass, who is to be married to Miss Hoalie Show, sailed yesterday for England. Miss Hoalie is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allfur Show. People in society have not forgotten the sensation created some years ago by the startling behavior on a certain occasion of their cousin, Miss Gaudie Shamm, sister-in-law of Mrs. Golden Shamm. The Shamms and Shows are closely related Countess Montmorenci Hohenzollern di Colonna arrived from Europe last week to visit her father, Mr. John Gobbs, of Pittsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Lyon Shayre have returned from Monta Carlo. Mrs. Buxham Roobiz entered her motor last Thursday afternoon to go nowhere in particular. On reaching home he alighted from the same side of the car. Prince Bulldozan Tcheetar will return to Europe next week. His wife may go with him. She was Miss Goosie Inkum, only daughter of the Hon. Bullifat Inkum. Mr. and Mrs, Parvenu Plump are either in Baltimore this week or somewhere else. The Misses Gadd Weeritt have had a delightful summer. There was a report this season that one of these charming sisters might become engaged to Mr. F. Somewhat Pump- s. of Boston, MISS GAUDIE SHAMOM Life’s Presidential Candidates beg leave to present the name of Mr. George F. Baer for the Presidency in 1912. The Presidential chair being one of the most important repositories we have in this country, no man is too important to occupy it. Mr. Baer is the man, He would bring to this high office more influence of an omnipresent, omniscient and omni- potent character than any man that we still have among us. He would see to it that all the by-laws of the corpor: tions embodied suitable forms of prayer for every preda- tory operation, It is conceded that graft and high prices and stock jobbing and frenzied financiering in America need nothing so much as divine sanction. This Mr. E TYPOGRAPHICAL alone can give, and he can do it conscientiously and with- TITLE AFTER BA? 1 out laughing. I’ox Baeri, vox Dei, comicbooks Maal