Life, 1914-07-09 · page 14 of 40
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**Top Cartoon - "Walking the Plank":** This political cartoon depicts the evolution of a figure from left to right, labeled with various roles (Editor, Prohibitionist, Vagrant, etc.), culminating in being forced to "walk the plank" off a ship. The caption quotes Uncle Sam demanding the figure "hurry up! jump! I've had enough of you all." This appears to be satirizing a specific political figure or faction being pressured out of American society, likely referencing Prohibition-era politics or an unpopular political movement. **Lower Content:** The page includes a brief article on historical accuracy, a section on railroad safety innovations, and a small cartoon captioned "The man I marry must be a hero!" depicting romantic/matrimonial satire typical of Life's social commentary.
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$DITOR Peaiiereg, SCANDALS Set eaenSe 58 “LPF E = wNotcent ~ waster, Paegucea snotcent Sex'Sroaes Succtstme @pugSHER rn Sibu GOWN Tait ECON WALKING THE PLANK Uncle Sam: wurry ve! jump! i've HAD ENOUGH OF YOU ALL History ISTORY is not the most interesting guess about something that may or may not have happened. Interesting guesses can usually be classed with fiction at once and be done with it. But it is the solemnly asserted, painfully detailed and piausibly argued guesses that cause all the trouble and fill the unsuspecting minds of young folks with chronicles of events that could not possibly have taken place. One of the first duties of a rising young historian, as he starts upon his mad guessing carcer, is to prove that his predecessors could guess with marvelous erroncousness, just as Signor Ferrero has recently annulled pretty nearly everything about Greece and Rome which was learned so assiduously by college students of a generation ago. Those of us who slighted our history at that time are better off for we have less to forget. It is a splendid thing something about our ancestors, but how are we to find out about them? EBS OS, Railroad Gray Matter GOMMEND us to the ingenuity of the railroad com- ies which have recently invented two improve- ments on the danger signals for grade crossings. One of these is to turn the banjo signal into a warning post hy the use of lights. The other is to hang dangling ropes over the road as a warning for automobilists, just as they are used for brakemen on the top of freight trains. Another way of preventing railroad accidents is to remove the grade crossings. But this is expensive. So long as the ingenuity of our railroads can be brought to bear upon this problem we shall expect to have wonderful new movements recorded from time to time. At a minimum expense. AO wee Discovered LONDINE: Gertie Giddygad has fallen out with her fiancé, TA: What caused the quarrel? She found a purple hair on his coat and her She: THR MAN 1 MARRY MUST BE A HERO! He: yes, iNpEED. comichooks, ‘com