Life, 1913-02-20 · page 45 of 48
Life — February 20, 1913 — page 45: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two separate advertisements with one embedded cartoon satirizing American civil liberties. **The Cartoon:** The bottom illustration references Patrick Henry, the Revolutionary War patriot famous for declaring "Give me liberty or give me death." The satire imagines Henry arrested in modern times for "inciting to riot" when speaking to "soreheads." The joke critiques contemporary American society: the same revolutionary rhetoric that founded the nation would now be criminalized. This reflects early 20th-century anxieties about free speech restrictions, likely referencing wartime sedition laws or labor unrest suppression. **Context:** The cartoon suggests tension between America's founding ideals and current government control of dissent—implying that modern authorities would arrest the nation's founding heroes for their own words. The page also features advertisements for Kranich & Bach pianos and Hampshire Bond stationery, targeting affluent consumers.
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Kranich & Bach Ultra-Quality PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS These Superb instruments—the finest that human hands caw fashion—make their appeal only to persons of fine tastes whose intelligence impels them to exercise common sense and a sane appreciation of mercantile values in making a purchase of any high-class article. Kranich & Bach Prices Represent True Values— Reasonable Partial Payments for Prudent Buyers The most beautiful and tnétructive ‘The Station eo fa Gentleman Jog ever publi an amusing storiette—Mascagni and the Organ Grinder,” free request. KRANICH & BACH 237 East 23rd Street, New York if fF inspires the writer and reader of ayocia Hit ole note in that blondy | ul O genial manner whic lain busi aper Fimovt forbid! > | ill | We have a sample packet we wouldlike to mail you.Ask for it Hampshire Paper Ca South Hadley Falls Mass. IF PATRICK HENRY SHOULD COME BACK “wuat’s THE CHARGE, OFFICER?” INCITIN’ TO RIOT, YOUR HONOR. HE WAS SitOUTIN’ To A BUNCH OF SOREHEADS: ‘GIVE ME LIMERTY OR GIVE ME per,’”” comicbooks.com