Life, 1913-07-24 · page 23 of 40
Life — July 24, 1913 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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**Top cartoon:** A husband laden with shopping packages trails behind his wife at a store counter. The caption "The Way Hubby Feels When He Goes Shopping With Wifey" humorously depicts domestic life—the husband appearing burdened and resigned, a relatable joke about shopping expeditions. **Main article:** "Down With Confiscation!" responds to a Supreme Court ruling protecting railroads from state rate-fixing deemed "confiscatory" (unjustly seizing profits). The author argues this anti-confiscation principle should apply universally: if states can't confiscate from railroads, railroads shouldn't confiscate from passengers through unfair rates, and monopolies like the Coal Trust shouldn't exploit consumers. **Bottom cartoon:** A mother threatens to wash a dirty child's face, joking about parental discipline through threat of cleanliness—another domestic humor piece. The page satirizes corporate power and trust monopolies while advocating for consumer protection through consistent legal principles.
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Stelaays SPECIAL THE WAY HUBBY FEELS WHEN HE COES SHOPPING WITH WIFEY Down With Confiscation ! HE Supreme Court is on the right track in declaring that the different States, in dealing with the railroa’s, shall not impose rate restrictions that are confiscatory. Who could ask more? It is an idea that can be applied generally. Having once agreed that nothing should be confiscatory, we have a keynote or slogan that will guide us safely past many Scyllas and Charybdises of our un- charted political seas. Let us be careful, however, that this benign rule works all ways. If States may not be confiscatory towards the railroads, then, of course, the railroads should not be allowed to be confiscatory towards passengers and shippers. In fact, all trusts should be com- pelled to abate their confiscatoriness, including, of course, the Coal Trust, which is one of the most delightfully confiscatory concerns we have ever had the pleasure of contributing to. We are on the right road with a straight track. Down with confiscation! STATE is an association of individuals for mutual protection while doing each other. “ YE'RE A NAUGHTY GOIL TO GET YER FACE DIRTY. YE DO IT AGAIN, I'VE A GOOD MIND TO WASH YE!” IF comicbooks.com ‘