Life, 1914-07-16 · page 9 of 40
Life — July 16, 1914 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **three distinct pieces**: 1. **Top illustration**: A grand interior scene (cathedral or large hall) with crowds and formal proceedings—likely depicting a significant public event, though the specific reference is unclear from the image alone. 2. **"The Bridegroom's Lament"**: A brief humorous poem about a groom frustrated by his bride's publicity-seeking behavior and desire for social prominence ("a shady tree and a J. of the P."). 3. **"Sanitation" article**: Discusses a scientific debate over typhoid vaccination efficacy. British medical authorities credited sanitation improvements (not vaccines) for reducing typhoid, citing *American Medicine* journal. The satire criticizes those who wrongly attribute health improvements to vaccines rather than proper sanitation practices. 4. **Motorcycle photograph**: An unrelated humorous caption about a reckless rider hitting a chicken. 5. **"Folly" definition**: A brief character sketch of an annoying maid.
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TaN “y Sy ys u¥ THE BRIDEGROOM'S LAMENT Oh, why can't I mate with a beautiful she, Without such intense publicity? A shady tree and a J. of the P. Would be Paradise cnow for me. Sanitation “THE British Army authorities,” says the Literary Di- gest, quoting from American Medicine, New York, “have concluded that typhoid vaccine confers no protec- tion on those who are specially susceptible to typhoid fever.” American Medicine says: “In the meantime, the tre- mendous strides made by sanitation began to show results which were also erroneously attributed to the vaccine. This is a serious matter, since it tended to discredit the means which have so markedly reduced typhoid fever else- where.” Little matters of increased sanitation are, of course, of small account when a new vaccine can be introduced. ‘OLLY jis a noisy maid who bothers us first with her laughter, then with her sobbing. “GEE, MARY! HANG TIGHT! I RAN OVER A CHICKEN AND SOMEBODY'S HOLLERING AT Us!” comicbooks.com