Life, 1913-12-18 · page 13 of 40
Life — December 18, 1913 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate satirical pieces: 1. **Top cartoon**: Beach scene depicting wealthy people in summer attire, with the caption "Is it very hot here in summer?" - appears to mock superficial small talk among the affluent. 2. **Middle dialogue**: Briggs and Griggs discuss attending a wealthy man's (Mawkser's) funeral. The joke: Briggs attends only for the inheritance money, while Griggs notes the superstitious practice of befriending the rich for financial gain. 3. **Bottom cartoons**: - "Arms and the (Old) Man" shows a romantic couple with an older man watching—likely satirizing age differences in relationships. - The Santa Claus panel jokes about a militant's daughter demanding weapons instead of dolls as Christmas gifts, satirizing either militarism or changing gender expectations in toys. All pieces target wealth, social pretense, and shifting cultural attitudes.
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walter The Guest: 18 IT VERY HOT HERE IN SUMMER? RIGGS: What! Are you going to Mawkser’s funeral? ROFESSOR: Give an instance of the fact that action I thought you made it a rule to associate only with and reaction are always equal. superlatively happy people? Pretty Sop: A woman calling always hopes the hostess Griccs: That’s why I am going. You see, Mawkser will be out, just as hard as the hostess hopes the woman left a lot of money to his relatives. won't call. TAKE Militant’s Daughter: SEE HERE, SANTA CLAUS, DON'T YOU DARE PUT THAT DOLL IN MY STOCKING. I WANT A GUN OR “ARMS AND THE (OLD) MAN” SWORD. comicbooks.com