Life, 1915-05-13 · page 18 of 52
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**Top Cartoon ("Frieze for a Directors' Room"):** Four figures in formal dress leap and gesture upward toward a bag of money, depicting corporate greed and the scramble for wealth among business leaders—a common Progressive-era critique of capitalist excess. **Borah Section:** This mocks Senator William E. Borah's refusal to seek the presidential nomination while claiming neutrality. The satire suggests his passive stance on political involvement mirrors courtship behavior—he won't commit but remains positioned to be "chosen," making him an unreliable political actor. **"For the Girl You Love":** A tongue-in-cheek advice column ironically presenting contradictory dating rules (be persistent yet never bore her; show respect yet grab her without permission). The satire exposes the era's confused, often controlling attitudes toward courting—advice that simultaneously emphasizes courtesy while condoning physical presumption. **"Inexplicable":** A brief political jab questioning how Senator Aldrich's practical, wealthy family connected through marriage to the Rockefeller family, implying surprise at such alliances among the ultra-wealthy elite.
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qi lel yt Ry Ee lps h ys re FRIEZE FOR A DIRECTORS’ ROOM For the Girl You Love promising young men have been dis- How can you always be sure of The following rules will be found of (A great man appointed in love. winning the girl? inestimable value:) EMEMBER that persistence wins, Call upon her every night, and always be near. Never bore her. It is better for her to ask why you haven't eome than why you have, Don't be misled by her apparent timidity. The chances are that this is assumed. No matter how much she may seemingly resent it, throw your arms around her every time the impulse moves you and kiss her. Be bold. Above all things, secure her respect. To achieve this, always show her that you are the soul of courtesy. Let her show unmistakably first that your advances will not be resented. Then, and only then, must you permit yourself to hold her hand. In the long run, this is the best method. ish money upon her. If she is a true woman, she will voluntarily curb you. Don't get her into the habit of thinking you are Coal Oil Johnny, or afterwards, when you are married, you will discover—but there are some forms of human slavery too pathetic to dwell upon. Always consult her parents, trouble. Don't be bulldozed by her father and mother, They weren't when they were young, however much they may Thus you avoid future now wish others to think so. To secure her hest love, remember that you must show her unmistakably that you care for her alon Above all things, don’t give her the impression Uiat she is the only girl in all the world. This theory has long heen exploded surprised. To keep her interested you must keep her gh Kh k hy Borah Borat Unwittixc to Seek Nos NaTION—SeNaToR Woutb AccErT, nut Dexiss He Is Reatty a pivate. —Headline in Philadelphia Ledger. T isn’t going to be another case of Belgium. That's a relief. If the party remains neutral to him, Borah won't do anything to it. His attitude as above defined seems borrowed from courtship. No listen- ing maiden is really a candidate. S Daniels to blame for being so detrimental ? Probably not. Daniels was made so. But Daniels’s Maker did not make him Secretary of the Navy lela‘) 1 Inexplicable HE wonder is how the family of a: hard-dealing, practical, money-making man like the late Senator Aldrich ever stumbled into a matrimon th alliance with those John Rockefellers whose spe Dentulence