Life — June 18, 1914 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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# "The Presbyterians Prohibit" This satire mocks the association between Scottish Presbyterianism and whiskey consumption. The article playfully notes that prominent Princeton figures—Rev. James McCosh and Dr. Woodrow Wilson (later U.S. President)—were Presbyterians of Scottish descent, yet Presbyterianism is linked to temperance/prohibition ideology. The cartoon's joke centers on the contradiction: Scots developed whiskey and integrated it into their Presbyterian identity, yet American Presbyterianism championed prohibition. The lower illustration with age notations appears to comment on women's attractiveness across lifespans—unrelated context suggesting this was a general-interest humor magazine. The "Country Girl" dialogue references rural simplicity regarding alcohol availability, contrasting with urban prohibition debates of the era.