Life — July 15, 1915 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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# Page 100 of Life Magazine - Content Analysis This page contains several satirical pieces: **"The Flame's Reply"** - A poem by Leolyn Louise Everett responding to a moth's courtship with a flame, using extended metaphor about fate and self-destruction. **"Scandal"** - A brief commentary defining scandal as pleasure derived from others' misfortunes, positioned as women's and newspaper gossip-mongers' primary occupation. **"Nine or More Lives"** - Satirizes William Jennings Bryan's political career through the metaphor of cats with multiple lives. The piece catalogs his repeated self-destructions: failed silver campaigns, presidential runs, and political positions—mocking his persistent political ambitions despite repeated failures. **"The Great Need"** - A brief dialogue where Gladys seeks instruction on living beyond her means, a jab at consumerism and financial excess. **Right cartoon** - Shows a mother questioning country club expenses, with a son claiming his caddy requires such spending—satirizing extravagant leisure spending and class pretension.