Life, 1913-06-05 · page 14 of 52
Life — June 5, 1913 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts a social scene with well-dressed men and women in what appears to be a humorous domestic situation. The caption reads: "YOU DON'T MEAN TO SAY THAT DUGGIE IS DEAD" / "YES, SIR; AND I MARRIED HIS WIDOW" / "DEAR ME! YOU DON'T SAY! POOR FELLOW!" / "DON'T BE SORRY FOR HIM, OLD MAN. HE HAS THE LAUGH ON ME, ALL RIGHT." This is a joke about remarriage and inheritance—the humor lies in the ironic reversal where the deceased "Duggie" apparently benefits from his own death through some financial or property arrangement, hence having "the laugh" on those still living. It's typical period satire about marriage, money, and social maneuvering among the wealthy. The smaller illustration titled "HIGH AND LOW TIED" appears to show a class contrast, though its specific meaning is unclear from the image alone.
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“YOU DON'T MEAN TO SAY THAT DUGEOX 1S PEAD.” SIR} AND T MARRIED HIS W1Dow.” POOR FELLOW !” HE HAS THE LAUGH ON ME, ALL RIGHT.” EAR ME! YOU DON'T say! “DON’T BE SORRY FOR HIM, OLD MAN The Financial Situation Written especially for Lire by D. Z. Fogg, Professor of Tautol- ogy in the Dividend University. ANYONE who has followed recent events with the cold, dispassion- ate and analytical eye of a trained ob- ver cannot fail to-see that the finan- cial situation has reached a stage of mental exhilaration which inevitably precedes the demoralization that al- ways develops when the justification for business expansion warrants profit- taking of a liquidative nature as com- pared with reactionary tendencies of an unprofitable or otherwise unsea- worthy rudderlessness. This has been apparent for some time, but only recently has it manifest- ed itself. If the drift of the current can be either checked, deflected or mortised in time to offset the pessimis- tic elements in the situation, the milk in the cocoanut will be thoroughly sterilized. Then other considerations may be expected to realize a net re- turn not far from the point of de- parture. This expectation, however, cannot hope to be fulfilled unless the superimposed fundamentals which must accompany any impossible revival are allowed full and free permission to stay in the background and otherwise to be hors de combat. Our Fresh Air Fund IFE’S Fresh Air Farm, at Branch- ville, Conn., will open for the summer the last week of this month This work began in 1887 by sending a few children to the country. Since then $140,872.75 have been collected, and we ¢ given 34,748 city children a fortnight’s vacation. The Farm, in the hills of western Connecticut, is the gift of the late dedyein Gilbert, NS WR HUCH interest in this work. It comprises about four- teen acres, which give ample space for playgrounds. Moreover, there is an apple orchard;and also a brook. From the close of school in June un- til it reopens in September, parties of about two hundred children each have a fortnight at the Farm. Branchville is fifty-three miles from New York, and transportation is a heavy item, though, of course, food is the chief expense, as two hundred chil- dren with normal appetites can get away with a vast amount of provisions, especially as some have long arrears of scanty rations to make up. Your own vacation may be a failure, but vacations at Lire’s Farm are a guaranteed success. You can be sure your money will represent, for some- body, a profitable fortnight. s the clothing of our little friends scanty, especially after two weeks’ of strenuous country life, donations of partly worn clothing for children of twelve and under will be gratefully re- HIGH AND LOW TIED comicbooks.com