Life, 1914-08-06 · page 9 of 40
Life — August 6, 1914 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon "Blame It on the Engineer":** This satirizes early 20th-century chaos and accident blame-shifting. A derailed train with smoke billowing features passengers, cargo, and chaos—with animals and people scattered about. The title suggests passengers or officials are deflecting responsibility onto the engineer, a common practice during the era of rapid industrialization and frequent railway accidents. **Text Articles:** Two brief satirical pieces mock contemporary absurdities: one ridicules a "futurist" designer's impractical one-button garment invention, questioning its practicality. The second jokes about Federal Reserve Board members' integrity, with dark humor about securing "honest men"—implying such men are rare among financiers. **"Love at First Sight" Image:** A romantic scene, likely providing tonal contrast to the page's humor.
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FUTURIST leader named Mari- netti is said to have invented a new garment for men which is made out of one piece and has but one button. It can be taken on or off almost immediately. We presume that this garment is intended for summer use, but we greatly doubt whether it will be a success in this country. For who is to sew on that one but- ton in an emergency? There was a time when you could get buttons sewed on at home, That was some time ago. Now tailors and repairers have come to take the place of wives and grandmothers. But no man of any self-esteem is going to wear a garment which depends upon one button, which may come off at any moment. We have troubles enough already. Limited “THE President seems to be hav- ing a hard time among bankers and financiers securing members of the Federal Reserve Board.” “Yes. But you must remember that the idea of this board is to have on it only honest men.” LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT comicbooks.com