Life, 1914-06-25 · page 13 of 45
Life — June 25, 1914 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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**"Consoling"** (top cartoon): A hired man complains to his former employer about working in the shade during 102-degree heat. The joke contrasts the employer's dismissive comfort (sitting in a rocking chair) with the laborer's physical hardship. It satirizes class indifference to workers' suffering. **"Wonderful Progress"** (article): This critiques New York State's rapidly increasing debt, which rose from $123,000 in 1893 to $111,500,000 by 1912. The author warns that at this rate, the state will owe $674 billion by 1934, leaving citizens paying only interest on the debt. It's sarcastic commentary on government fiscal irresponsibility and unsustainable spending. **"Those Family Likenesses"** (bottom cartoon): A woman shows her new baby carriage to a friend, claiming the baby is "a perfect image of you, dear"—likely satirizing insincere flattery or awkward social conventions around babies.
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