Life, 1913-07-17 · page 13 of 44
Life — July 17, 1913 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon ("None So Blind As"):** A reckless automobile careens over a cliff with multiple passengers. The caption suggests willful ignorance or refusal to see danger—likely satirizing either dangerous driving practices or political/social blindness of the era. **"Foreigners Wanted" Text & Illustrations:** This section ironically advertises for foreign workers while listing exploitative demands: they must work everywhere, remain submissive, never unionize, and accept poor conditions. The satire criticizes American labor practices and xenophobia by exposing the hypocrisy of wanting foreign labor while denying workers' rights. **"The Model Husband" Illustration:** Shows a woman being measured/displayed like merchandise, sarcastically commenting on idealized notions of wifely submission and objectification in marriage. Both sections mock contemporary American attitudes toward labor and gender.
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8, Me % ‘fl | “NONE SO BLIND AS——”" Foreigners Wanted ED—Foreigners. To do all kinds of work, in ‘actories, mines, everywhere. Must be strong, ac- tive, industrious, humble, cringing and submissive. Must have intelligence enough to perform skilfully any work that is assigned, but not enough to become dissatisfied with any working or living conditions that may be meted out to them, Above all must never know enough to join unions, go on strike or otherwise seek to improve their lot. Must always have the highest respect for our sense of equal and exact justice, and must guarantee never to develop any disrespect for our police or to believe that they are anything but merciful, just and graft-proof. Answer at once, In addition to the lowest possible wage, this is an unprecedented opportunity to participate in the devel- opment of the greatest country ever elaborated. Address Americans, Everywhere. HERE might be an antiseptic invented against the kiss—but not against the girl. THE MODEL HUSBAND comicbooks.com