Life, 1913-06-26 · page 15 of 45
Life — June 26, 1913 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate satirical pieces: 1. **"Awful!"** - References Dean C. Worcester's report on slavery in the Philippine Islands. The satire criticizes American reformers for focusing on distant colonial slavery while ignoring the "white slave trade" (human trafficking) occurring in the United States itself. It's a pointed critique of selective moral outrage. 2. **"Cautious"** - A domestic humor piece where a father warns his son to wash hands before a school exhibition. The son's reply—that clean hands "might slip"—is a joke about losing grip, playing on parental anxiety. 3. **"Lined Up for Identification"** - A cartoon showing a police officer instructing a plaintiff to identify a vegetable thief from a lineup. The humor lies in the officer's overwrought warning about falsely accusing innocents in a trivial theft case, contrasting the serious legal language with the petty crime. The top illustration appears to be a classical art print ("Susanna and the Elders"), included as part of the magazine's regular art collection feature.
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*LIFE- 1263 FROM LIFE’S COLLECTION OF OLD PRINTS SUSANNA AND THE ELDERS Awful! CCORDING to Dean C. Worcester, Secretary of the Interior in the Philippine Islands, slaves are still being sold in the Islands. “There are negrito slaves held to-day in the city of Manila,” says Dean C. Worcester. Something ought to be done about this at once. Some of our reformers should start immediately for the Phil- ippines and correct this condition. There is no telling where the Philippines will land if they keep on openly bartering slaves. In the course of time they may even rival the white slave trade in the United States. Cautious “T OOK here, Bobbie! If you are going to take part in the school exhibition, don't you think it would be a good idea to wash your hands?” Bonnie: Well, I don’t know, dad. They might slip. ASKING permission of a girl before you kiss her is cowardly. It is putting the responsibility up to her. By x LINED UP FOR IDENTIFICATION Officer to Plaintiff: Now Pick ouT THE PARTY THAT STOLE YOUR VEGETABLES. BUT REMEMBER! IT's A SERIOUS MATTER TO ACCUSE AN INNOCENT ONE. comicbooks.com