Life, 1912-04-11 · page 15 of 46
Life — April 11, 1912 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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The page contains two distinct satirical pieces: **"Sweet Innocence"** (left): A cartoon mocking overly permissive parenting. The illustrated cherub represents the spoiled child the text describes—one raised without responsibility or discipline. Life's "Fashion Reform League" sarcastically urges parents to hire endless servants to shield children from consequences, satirizing both wealthy indulgence and the era's rejection of Victorian discipline in favor of newer parenting philosophies. **"Not Perjury Under the Law"** (bottom): This attacks Theodore Roosevelt's contradictory statements about presidential ambition. His November 1904 pledge not to seek another term directly contradicts his February 1912 acceptance of the nomination, which Life presents as perjury unpunished by law—mocking his political flip-flopping. **"Past, Present and Future"** (right): Likely references J.P. Morgan's archaeological expeditions in Egypt while satirizing his financial domination of America's present and imperial control of China's future, positioning him as metaphorically "excavating" into global resources.
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rotely NUE SWEET INNOCENCE narkably careless and free from a sense of responsibility. f course, this spirit on the part of any parent is most leplorable. We eradicate it entirely by a few weeks’ reatment, so that any parent who comes to us goes away vith a perfect willingness in his heart to follow any of tis children around and pick up after them hour by hour. It is the duty of all parents to hire servants over and over again as fast as children take a dislike to them. It s the further duty of parents to protect their children as nuch as possible from any unpleasantness arising from the ild-fashioned notion of doing one’s duty, which Christian Science and other admirable religions have taught us is xtremely unnecessary. We therefore urge all parents in this country to apply ‘us at once. Don't delay. Your self-respect as a parent depends upon your taking our course. Life’s Fashion Reform League. Not Perjury Under the Law NOVEMBER 8, 1904. “ Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for or ac cept another nomination. FEBRUARY 25, “I will accept the nomination for Pre dered to me." ntif it is ten Bachelor or 2 ISE in the morning at ten—or at seven to take in the milk: Read in your bachelor den—or shop for free samples of silk: Lunch at an excellent inn—or in a quick service café Bridge, or some other light sin—or work for hebdomadal pay: Golf in the afternoon sun—or rush for your reg car Dine with a relish of fun—or cursing such cooks as there Theatre, and laughter, and light—or neighbors io call and to bore: Scotland's and Cuba's delight—or read through the papers once more: Sleep when too tired to play—or drowse when the evening is new: And rust and repine and decay—or live as philosophers do? HEL? Past, Present and Future = ORGAN Digging Into Egypt's Past,” says a head. line over an account of how this well-known mag- nate is personally supervising ¢ tions in the land of the pyramids. In the meantime his agents here at home are diligent in excavating into America’s present and, as he has recently forced a large loan upon the new Oriental republic, we are entirely safe in saying that he is digging into China’s future. THE EGOTIST AT WORSHIP comicbooks.com