Life, 1914-08-20 · page 11 of 40
Life — August 20, 1914 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon - "When Stripes Are in Style":** This satirical image depicts animals dressed in striped clothing, likely referencing fashion trends. The humor appears to play on the phrase "in style" by literally showing animals wearing stripes as if following a fashion fad. **Text Section - "Are They Jolly?":** Discusses Berkman's summons to the I.W.W. (Industrial Workers of the World), mentioning Becky Edelson's funeral and questioning the organization's activities. The tone is mockingly skeptical of radical labor groups. **"Low in the Scale":** Critiques New Jersey's child-labor law, noting that factory owners have discharged children over fourteen to avoid intensifying workers' distress. The piece satirizes how states become dependent on child labor for their working classes' economic support. **Bottom panels ("You Never Can Tell" / "You See Both Sides"):** Appear to use umbrellas as visual metaphors, likely commenting on hidden truths or perspectives in current events.
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YOU NEVER CAN TELL UNTIL Sw agee leet 295 Are They Jok--s? ERKMAN'S summons to the I. W. W.’s to be ready to march at Becky Edelson’s funeral makes observ- ers wonder to what extent the I. W. W.’s are doing it for fun, Certainly Berkman is a humorous person, The prospect of a funeral for Becky is not good. Miss Davis does not see any funeral ahead for her, and Miss Davis seems to have good discernment in such matters. Low in the Scale 'HE child-labor law in New Jersey having gone into effect, it is said that a great many parents who hitherto have depended upon the labor of their children are now at their wits’ end to live. The factory owners have nat- urally (or unnaturally) made the most of this, They have discharged children over fourteen (the age limit) in order to intensify the distress, This illustrates in what a bad way any State may find itself when it has come to depend upon children for the support of its working classes. YOU SEE DOTH SIDES