Life, 1915-02-04 · page 41 of 44
Life — February 4, 1915 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This page consists primarily of **advertisements and satirical commentary**, not political cartoons. The main satirical pieces are: 1. **"A Modern Improvement Wanted"** — This essay sardonically critiques public safety by proposing that accidents should be "advertised" beforehand. It references actual tragedies (Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago, New Haven railroad accidents, the Slocum disaster, Triangle fire, subway accidents) where dangerous conditions were publicly known *before* disaster struck. The satire argues that information about these hazards was "too general" rather than specific about *when* people would die—mocking corporate negligence by treating prevention as merely a publicity problem. 2. **"Notice to Cats"** — A humorous piece proposing cat licensing, playing on bureaucratic absurdity. It jokes that cats, unlike humans, currently operate outside official recognition, and suggesting they now need "numbers" to achieve "good society." The page is otherwise filled with period product advertisements (soap, tonic wine) typical of 1910s-era Life magazine.
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At present cats have no official recognition except in the joke column, When kittens are born—and we imagine they are born fairly often—nobody comes around and makes Father Tom sign a birth certificate. If they did they would probably have a hard time locating this mythical character. A kitten is always persona non grata. It carries no tag, no stamp, no label; belongs at present, along with the sparrows, strictly to the Lord. It is now pro- posed to pass on the Lord’s work, as expressed in cats, in some official man- ner, where the approval of the authori- ties can be conscientiously given. In other cases where the Lord’s work is below par it is to be duly censored. All cats will take notice, therefore, hereafter in order to get into good society they must carry an official num- ber. Ignorance of the law will be no excuse, Every cat has hitherto been not with- out honor except on his own back- yard fence. But now, with Brutus, every cat must “Set honour in one eye and death in the other.” Lioy (purchasing alarm-clock): Never ind, thank you. I won't take one if e been made in Germany. It would be sure to play some dirty trick. Go off in the middle of the night, or something of that sort !—London Opinion, EISEFE A Modem Improvement Wanted HY not adopt some systematic way of advertising accidents before they occur, so that more people can know about them than at present? We do not mean necessarily to deprecate or undervalue the present system. In the circumstances it works fairly well. Before the Iroquois fire in Chicago defective *exits for the theatres had been dwelt upon more or less in the public press. Before the series of unparalleled accidents on the New Haven road, the mismanagement of that railroad was a matter of gen- eral knowledge. Before the Slocum disaster, excursion-boat inspection was the subject for friendly facetiousness. Before the Triangle fire unguarded buildings, ccoped-up traps containing human beings packed like sardines, was a matter of frequent comment. And before the subway accident, the papers in New York had for months been directing attention to the wooden cars and the dangerous conditions. So we have been pretty well ap- prised beforehand of the conditions and the probabilities of a lot of people being killed, burned, drowned or crippled for life. But the information has been too general, where it should be specific. It is only fair to all of us, in this age of efficiency, that we should have notice of the time when we are to be done away with by some great public corporation which is pro- Now on Sale in America Wincamis is a Tonic, Restorative and Blood-maker. It has been famous in England for 30 ee is endorsed by 0 over 104 hy. cians, whose letters the manufac. turers have on fle. Wincarnis contains nodru simples ingrediets—Es- tract of cab Esto ‘of and a Wi specially sel or its tonic psp the three combined by a special process. The Extract of Beef is from the most nutritious portions of prize cattle, The Extract of Malt is prepared from ripe selected grains of finest growth. The Wine is from one of Portugal's =“ noted vintages, is pleasant and eee PA cal weed taken two or three times a day usually brings quick results. A sample bottle with booklet, “How to Get Well,” sent for 10 cents, to cover cost of and forwarding. Booklet alone sent free on request. {you have any diGicalty o berialng Wis ‘inca Two Sizes: $1.50 and 85c. EDWARD LASSERE, INC., U. S. AGENTS 400 West 23d Street, N. Y. Resinol Soap certainly Aas cleared my skin If you want a clear, fresh, glowing com- plexion, use Resinol Soap at least once a day. Work a warm, creamy lather of. it well into the pores, then rinse the face with plenty of cold water. It does not take many days of such regu- lar care with Resinol Soap to show an improvement, because the Resinol me: cation soothes and refreshes the skin, while the pure soap, free of alkali, is cleansing it. The same treatment does wonders for the hands, arms and neck. When the skin is in a very neglected condition, with pimples, blackheads, redness or roughness, spread on just a little Resinol Ointment for ten oF fifteen minutes before using Resinol Soap. Resinol Soap is not artificially colored, its rich brown being entirely due to the Resinol medication it contains. Twenty-five cents at all druggists and dealers in toilet goods. Fora guestroom size trial cake, write Dept. 27-C, Resinol, Baltimore, Md These sudden Civili- tected by the law. deaths are too disconcerting. somewhere at fault.