Life, 1913-03-27 · page 58 of 60
Life — March 27, 1913 — page 58: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes **advertising and satirical humor** typical of early 20th-century Life magazine. The main cartoon (credited to Cleveland Plain Dealer) satirizes **feminist suffrage speakers and women's rights activists**. A female orator denounces men as tyrants while addressing a crowd. When a humble, modest man interrupts to propose marriage—offering a house, car, money, and respectability—the crowd demands his removal. Only when he adds financial credentials ($6,000 in savings) do they reluctantly tolerate him. The joke mocks both the oratress's contradictory rejection of a sincere, qualified suitor and suggests women's actual priorities contradict their rhetoric about equality. The surrounding content includes ads for **Diamond Tires** (with "Vitalized Rubber"), cigarette monograms, and **Chartreuse liqueur**—standard period advertising. A "Books Received" section lists contemporary publications. The satire reflects **anti-suffrage sentiment** common in 1910s-era humor, portraying female activists as hypocritical or self-interested rather than principled.
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