Life, 1912-01-25 · page 12 of 44
Life — January 25, 1912 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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**Top Image:** A cartoon showing men in an automobile exceeding the speed limit on a winding road, titled "THE FLOPERS CONVINCE THE CONSTABLE THAT FATHER IS EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT." The satire mocks traffic enforcement—the automobile's passengers are apparently persuading a police officer that the *driver* (father) is speeding, when he may not be, or they're deflecting blame. **Lower Content:** Three separate pieces—a column about pensions and Philadelphia entertainment, titled "A Stitch in Time"; Mr. Carnegie's quote about America being "civilized" because "money comes easy"; and a cartoon showing people at a Philadelphia location, with dialogue about summer visits. The overall theme satirizes American wealth, social pretension, and early automotive culture circa 1910s-1920s.
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THE FLOPERS CONVINCE THE CONSTABLE THAT FATHER 1S EXCEEDING THE education and show how worthless the rest of the world is —to make frequent trips away from home; and it shall be and our duty to point out to her some of the our pleasu sights. In the meantime, the fact that we shall probably move to Philadelphia need not discourage the large body of our customers who have come to r upon tertainment Comunittee for amusement. We know f we speak when we state that Philadelphia offers— in a very unobtrusive manner—a much higher range of entertainment than any other place in the country. And any husband who wishes to be diverted while the process of curing him is going on need not hesitate to place him- self in our hands, Our rates will be slightly higher, owing to the expense of moving, but it will be worth the differ ence. Husbands’ Correspondence Bureau It Would Be N’T it a humiliating thing,” asks Mr. Carnegie. “that this great, rich country of ours is the only civilized country in which money panics occur?” If it were true, it would indeed be very humiliating More humiliating than the fact that it is the only civilized country that hasn't a parcels post. ED LIMIT A Stitch in Time ITHOUT defending the current pension bill, it may be said that pensions in some cases are an excellent economy. li we paid liberal pensions to our ex-Presidents, as has often been proposed, the public mind might at times be saved a vast deal of fruitless and unnecessary exercise. ADVICE is something we seek during moments when we are strong enough not to require “EVER BEEN IN PHILADELPHIA?” SURE; USED TO CO THERE EVERY SUMMER BEFORE T WAS HATCHED, BUT 1 DON'T REMEMBER MUCH AROUT IT.” Comicbooks.com