Life — January 9, 1913 — page 48: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical page from *Life* magazine contains several editorial cartoons commenting on contemporary politics and society. The central image labeled "SPEED MANIA" depicts Death as the Grim Reaper, likely critiquing dangerous driving habits of the era. "Well Rid of a Pest" shows someone dumping conviction into a barrel, satirizing selective justice or corruption. "Our New State" features a figure juggling between pillars, possibly mocking political instability or competing interests. "The Passing of the Moose" appears to reference the decline of the Progressive "Bull Moose" Party—Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 third-party political movement. Other panels ("At Last," "A Tribute," "What Do My Ancestors Think?") mock various social pretensions and historical revisionism, typical of *Life*'s satirical commentary on American culture and politics during the early 20th century.