Life — July 30, 1914 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 175 The top cartoon by Otho Cushing satirizes world leaders' advisory roles, depicting caricatured figures (appearing to represent various national leaders) as animals or animal-headed advisors to Jupiter. The accompanying poem suggests these advisors—including references to "the Eagle," "Neptune," and "Vulture"—represent different nations offering counsel on international matters like the Panama Toll question. Below, a section titled "An Exclusive Trio" jokes that Spain, Brazil, and the United States uniquely permit private telephone use by their leaders—criticizing other nations' chief executives for only using phones for official communication. A separate joke exchange mocks a newspaper writer's superficial knowledge, while "The Optimist" cartoon shows a tiger with prey, captioned with dark humor about timing and effort.