Life, 1912-06-13 · page 10 of 44
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This political cartoon depicts a golfer mid-swing with the caption "Mr. Driver Went to Pieces on the Eighteenth Green." The humor works on multiple levels: it's literally about a golf player whose club ("driver") has broken apart, but "went to pieces" is an idiom meaning to lose composure. The illustration shows the club shattering mid-swing, with fragments flying. The joke satirizes golfers' frustration and loss of emotional control during competition—a relatable social commentary on how the sport, despite being leisurely recreation, provokes intense reactions in participants. The visual pun on "driver" (both the golf club and the person) amplifies the humor through wordplay typical of Life magazine's satirical style.
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1206 Life's Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1911, Lire’s Fees Aik Fuxo has been in operation twenty that time it has expended $133, has gi a fortnight in the country to 33.237 for city children. The “Fund is supported entirely by be- ¢ and voluntary contributions, which are acknowledged in this column, Previously acknow G. P.M 2,986.79 10.00 5.70 20.00 $75 $3,028.24 The Price of Newspapers G N. HARRISON GRAY OTIS says that our newspapers at present are on an unsound basis, both morally and physically, because they are obliged to pay more for their paper than they can sell it for when it is printed. Thus they come to de- pend upon their advertising to make enough profit to cover the losses on their circulation, and General Otis declares that this is not as it should be. On this basis the one cent daily paper is an unmoral thing. It means that the editor leans too much upon his advertisers; and the inference, of course, is that he must be more or less controlled by his advertisers. Further- more, as advertising is placed more and more under the control of the in- terests, our newspapers would, there- fore, have a tendency to become more continually restricted in their power Pa Goo GOLF NOTE ILLUSTRATED “MR. DRIVER W! TO PIECI EIGHTEENTH GREEN $ ON THE HIS TWO AMBITIONS for telling the actual truth. By charg- ing enough for the paper so that a profit may be made independently of the advertising, the assumption is that the editor will thus be placed upon a more independent _ basis. Well! Well! But would he? T an enthusiasm. You can’t be enthusiastic and unhappy at the same time. The Song SANG a little song one da But no one stopped to hear. My heart was very happy, so, T sang it loud ‘and clear. Another day they bade me sing, And I could but depart. Alas, there is no music, Save music in the heart! Leolyn Louise Everett. comicbooks.com