Life, 1914-04-02 · page 26 of 68
Life — April 2, 1914 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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**Top cartoon:** A boxing referee warns "Chimmie" (likely a working-class or immigrant character, suggested by the nickname) about fouling. This appears to be satirizing a boxing match as metaphor for political or social conflict, though the specific reference is unclear without additional context. **Bottom cartoon:** Titled "Go-to-Church Movement," depicts a horse-drawn carriage ostensibly heading to church, but the passengers appear to be engaged in rowdy or irreverent behavior, satirizing hypocrisy—people claiming religious devotion while behaving badly. **Text section:** References General Andrew Jackson in a military context, sarcastically noting his image appeared on stamps and that his "Mexican policies" and "attitude toward Panama Canal tolls" faced contemporary criticism. This appears from a period when Jackson's legacy was actively debated in American politics and policy discussions. The page blends boxing satire, religious hypocrisy humor, and political commentary on Jackson-era policies.
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Referee: 1 GIVE YOU FAIR WARNING, CHIMMIE; THE NEXT TIME YOU FOUL YOU LOSE right flank just before they deployed, taking open formation and throwing themselves into a hollow square in anticipation of a counter attack on the enemy's left wing, which had been erdered to countermarch on its van- guard preparatory to reinforcing the reserves. General Jackson may be seen mounted on his roan charger, urg- ing forward his brave troops, and per- sons who complain that he doesn’t look like his pictures which were printed on the old two-cent stamps, are reminded. that he is shown at a period prior to the time people commenced to name boulevards and elevator boys after him, and before his Mexican policies began to be criticized and folks ob- jected to his attitude toward Panama Canal tolls. The militiamen won. Harry Grant Dart. CO-TO-CHURCH MOVEMENT