Life, 1914-03-12 · page 10 of 44
Life — March 12, 1914 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **"Weather Indications"** (left): A sketch of a woman standing in heavy rain, captioned to suggest that fair weather followed by violent meteor disturbances occurs "in some localities"—likely a satirical comment on unpredictable or chaotic conditions. 2. **"Law and Order in Colorado"** (center): An article criticizing Colorado authorities' response to mining strikes. It argues that while officials enacted protective labor laws, they neglected enforcement and ultimately imposed martial law when miners struck—abandoning statutory protections for military control. 3. **"Dignity"** (bottom left): A philosophical essay questioning what dignity means—whether derived from ancestry, accomplishments, reputation, or simply personality. 4. **"Dr. Tempus"** (right): A photograph captioned "What you need is a vacation," showing what appears to be a medical consultation.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS GENERALLY FAIR, FOLLOWED BY VIOLENT Medium: usu! Listen! 1 HEAR THE GENTLE RAPPING OF YOUR WIFE Victim: GeNtir RAPPING? TULAT’S Nov MY WIFE Law and Order in Colorado CAR UL analysis of the strike situation in Southern Colorado reveals an interesting series of near- logicalities. The authorities of Colorado were so inter- ested in the v that they put certa ‘Then they so far forgot the welfare of those who worked in the mines and cared so little for law and order that they paid scant attention to the enforcement of these statutes. Then, when the miners went on strike to secure the relief which these statutes promised, but did not give, the Governor was so afraid that the miners would do violence to law and order that he swept all law aside and put in something of his own led martial law and administered by soldiers, ¢ of those who worked in the mincs n protective laws on the statute hooks. 1 order At the present writing, there it sticks. By advancing backward, Colorado is not so far forward as she was before she started. METEORIC DISTURBANCES 1N SOME LOCALITIES Dignity AR you dignified? If so, why? Is it because of what you are, what your ancestors were, or what you hope your descendants will be? Is it because of something you have done, something you can do, something you know, or something you possess? Is it because of some reputation you have or some reputation you would like to get? Is it because of definite notions of what is right and proper, or vague notions of what somebody else thinks is right and proper? Or do you just happen to be that way, often wishing that you could re- lax and enjoy yourself like some of the more frivolous people you meet? E.0. J. Dr. Tempus: WHat YOU NEED 1s A VACATION