Life, 1914-02-05 · page 32 of 44
Life — February 5, 1914 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and humor pieces** rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **"The Lesser Evil"** presents a Civil War anecdote about a panicked soldier at Cedar Creek, where a captain threatens to shoot him for retreating. The soldier's reply—"What's one bullet to a basketful?"—suggests soldiers faced such frequent danger that individual threats became meaningless. **Racial humor** appears in the "Rastus" dialogue, using stereotypical dialect to depict a Black man comparing himself unfavorably to a rival suitor—typical of early 20th-century minstrel-style comedy found in Life. **Social commentary** emerges in the final poem condemning legal hypocrisy: the law punishes stealing a goose from commons but ignores powerful figures who steal common land itself—critiquing how justice protects wealthy interests. The page is dominated by **commercial advertisements** for whiskey, deodorant, and sexuality advice books, reflecting the magazine's reliance on advertising revenue while maintaining satirical editorial content.
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