Life, 1913-09-11 · page 34 of 44
Life — September 11, 1913 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily contains **advertisements and satirical commentary** rather than political cartoons. The central "Child Labor" illustration depicts a young child working—a darkly ironic contrast to the surrounding luxury cruise and whisky advertisements. This juxtaposition criticizes American consumer culture and industrial exploitation of the early 1900s, when child labor was widespread and legal. The **James E. Pepper Whisky ad** boasts physician endorsements during the Prohibition era debate, representing corporate appeals to authority. Most notably, the final essay "Old Adages Disproved" **satirizes wealthy hypocrisy**. It mocks the claim "Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be" as invented by the rich to keep the poor subjugated. The author suggests the wealthy became rich *through* borrowing and lending, then hypocritically advised against it. This reflects early-1900s tensions over economic inequality and class mobility—the essay argues working-class people should ignore traditional morality and aggressively pursue wealth through credit and speculation. The overall page critiques both consumer excess and class-based moral manipulation.
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DFE 1,306,819 TONS WINTER CRUISES During 1914 BY THE Hamburg-American Line New Cruise—ORIENT-INDIA By the S. S. CLEVELAND, 17,000 tons From New York January 15th, 1914. Through the Mediterranean, Suez Canal, Red Sea and Indian Ocean to Bomba: and Colocibo, inclockog de tifps through INDIA, THE HOLY LAND and EGYET. stopping at interesting points in Europe, Asia and Africa. Duration aboot 3 months. Cost $700 ap including shore excursions and necessary expenses. Nile Service Gy ecperb teamen cf Ge Hancburg and ‘Anglo-American Nile Company. Cruises to West Indies, Venezuela, and the Panama Canal by the largest ships visiting the Canbbean ea S. S. AMERIKA and VICTORIA LUISE During January—Febraary—March—April Duration 16t029 days, Cost $145-$175up Two 15-day Cruises from New Orleans during January and February. Shore trips optional. 1915 Around the World, Through the Panama Canal From New York January 27th, 1915 By 17,000-ton S. S. CLEVELAND Duration 135 days. Rates $900 up including shore trips and necessary expenses Atlas Service Weekly Sailings to Cyba, Jamaica, and the Panama Canal, Hayt, Colombia, ‘Costa Rica, Nicaragua, by new fast Twin. Screw Steamers, Low rates until October. Our Tourist Department, with experi ance of over 25 years, arranges Tours by Ratl or Steamer to all parts of the World. ‘Write for Information. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 41-45 Broadway, New York Child Labor You need never’ spec- ulate further on whisky. Here’s the sure way of getting the best—37,814 endorsements from high- standing physicians prove it. James E. Pepper ° Whisky —bottled in bond; for 133 years “the standard by which all other whisky is judged.”” It you cannot obtal the ‘kenuine, WRITE S. We ship 4 full eae (prepaid) East of Rocky Mts, thru nearest distributor, for $3. The James E. Pepper 3 Distilling Co. ENE Distillery No. 5 Pt Lexington, Kentucky PLOTS x72, "PLAYS You can writethem, Manufacturers now paying £25 to $100 for TO CONSUMER cach plot. We teach you how to write a1 em. No pre- | vigua experience necessary. Write suw for free detaile, | Assocrarke: wor 10 Sheridan Rood, Chlrore T Old Adages Disproved Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be. HIS saying was probably first invented by some man who had made a fortune in puts and calls, and who was afraid somcone else might discover the secret of his sucecss. It is one of the countless contrivances to keep the poor poorer. Occasionally among the poor someone forgets the adage, begins to borrow and lend, and as a result gets rich, after which he immediately begins to write articles for the magazines advising everybody neither to borrow nor lend. It’s one of the “evidences that Shakespeare had acquired a 160 Powell Steet, fortune, or he never would have written it If you want to be really successful, therefore, without doing a stroke of work, always borrow as much as you can and lend as much as you can. If the man you borrow from wants collateral, put up with him the man you are lending to. This is the simple expedient, with slight variations, that makes all multimillionaires. comicbooks.com