Life, 1914-02-26 · page 39 of 40
Life — February 26, 1914 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **title page/membership roster**, not a political cartoon. The "Rice Leaders of the World Association" appears to be a satirical organization with an ornate heraldic crest claiming to be "guided by this foundation" (the motto is unclear but references honor, wisdom, and the world). The satire lies in the membership list itself: over 50 major American corporations across firearms, food, furniture, appliances, and consumer goods are presented as members of this grandiose "association." The joke seems to be mocking **corporate self-importance and manufactured prestige**—these mundane manufacturers of typewriters, watches, and linoleum are humorously elevated to "leaders of the world." This likely satirizes American corporate culture's pretensions and the era's proliferation of business associations and clubs claiming worldly significance. The detailed heraldic styling adds to the mockery, presenting industrial capitalism as if it were nobility.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
BY INVITATION THE FOLLOWING ARE MEMBERS: (RIPLES-SHOTOUNS AND AMMUMITION WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. New HAVEN, CONNECTICUT YALE LOCKS, BUILDERS MAROWARE AND CHAIN HOISTS THE YALE & TOWNE MFG COMPANY new vorK CRANES PAPER & rine BTATIONERY EATON, CRANE & PIKE COMPANY PITTEFIELO, MAS. "vy and E"PILINO DEVICES & OFFICE SYOTENS YAWMAN & ERBE MFG COMPANY ROCHESTER, N.Y, AMS, BACON,LARD.V 8T sreciacti ARMOUR & COMPANY BOUNLLON CUBES, LAUNORYE FINE TOILET SOAPS PULLSBURY'S BEST FLOUR PILLSBURY FLOUR MILLS CO. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. TOWLE 6 LOG CABIN SymUP THE TOWLE MAPLE PRODUCTS CO. BT. PAUL, MINN. FINE FURNITURE BERKEY AND GAY FURNITURE CO, GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. “NIAGARA MAID’ SILK GLOVES & LADIES SILK UNDERWEAR NIAGARA SILK MILLS NORTH TONAWANDA. H.Y. RUGS AND CARPETS M.J.WHITTALL WORCESTER, MASS. LINOLEUM AND O1LcLoTH COOK'S LINOLEUM CO. TRENTON. MJ. TYPEWRITERS REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO. New YORK SPOROSANIT* SUMMER UNCERWEAR CHALMERS KNITTING COMPANY AMSTERDAM, N.Y. GMALL MOTOR E FAN SPECIALISTS ‘THE ROBBINS & MYERS COMPANY SPRINGFIELD, ONIO BELG warcnes ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH COMPANY CHICAGO,tEL, Umomeias HULL BROTHERS UMBRELLA CO. TOLEDO, OM10 BOHN SYPHON REPMIGERATORS WHITE ENAMEL REFRIGERATOR CO. ST. PAUL, MINN, ALABASTINE= GANITARY WALL COATING ALABASTINE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. FRUIT JARS, PACKERS’ AND DAUGGISTS’ GLASSWARE HAZEL- ATLAS GLASS COMPANY WHEELING, W.VA. “ONL oad.omroac; ACHESON: MITE & ELECTRODES. INTERNATIONAL ACHESON GRAPHITE CO. NIAGARA FALLS, MY, LECTME PLEAS UME E CommEMCIAL AUTOS" DETROIT CLCET IC ANDERSON ELECTRIC CAR COMPANY DETROIT, micme “1-p" LOOSE LEAF BOOKS AND FORMS. IRVING-PITT MANUFACTURING CO. KANSAS CITY, MO, SHARPENING STONES AND ADRASIVE MATERIALS THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY NIAGARA FALLS. N.Y, Revowvers. SMITH & WESSON SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Lawn Mowens COLDWELL LAWN MOWER COMPANY, NEWDURGH. Wy. WATERMAN'S “IDEAL” FOUNTAIN PENS AND INK L.E.WATERMAN COMPANY new YORK MOLEPmoor HOSIERY HOLEPROOF HOSIERY COMPANY MILWAUKEE, WIS. crocnma’ since 117 THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT “INDESTMUCTO™ TRUNKS AND LUGGAGE NATIONAL VENEER PRODUCTS CO, MIGHAWAKA. IND. ELECTRIC HEATING APPARATUS SIMPLEX ELECTRIC HEATING CO. CAMBRIDGE, MA LADIES rime SHOES “QUEEN QUALITY” THOMAS G. PLANT COMPANY BOSTON, MASS. SPECTACLES EYEGLASSES, LENSES "FITS UB OTMER OFTICAL GOODS AMERICAN OPTICAL COMPANY SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. LEAD PENCILS. PEM HOLDERS, RUBBER BANDS AND ERASERS EBERHARD FABER New YORK Association New York comicbooks.com