Life — December 21, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains three distinct pieces: **"Our Mayor is a Bully Speaker"** praises an unnamed mayor for his oratorical skills and character, noting he would never run for higher office despite being qualified. **"Much Obliged, Colonel"** references Colonel Roosevelt's new political grouping. It jokes that various political factions (Democrats, Republicans, Progressives, Socialists, Prohibitionists, and Rural Tories) all claim Roosevelt agrees with them, though he considers Progressives and Rural Tories "moss-backs" who merely *hope* he agrees. **"His Education is Proceeding"** notes a Gackwar of Somewhere (likely fictional) returned from America with an automobile, impressing him more than a Yale football game would have. The bottom illustration, "To Home Builders: The Final Decoration," shows a couple and child at a fireplace mantel—likely satirizing interior decoration trends or domestic life.