Life, 1917-05-31 · page 36 of 38
Life — May 31, 1917 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This page features a sentimental poem, likely from around 1910s-1920s, personifying an abandoned house cat whose family has fled for summer leisure. The cat complains of neglect while other pets receive care—the dog hides bones, the parrot and canary board at the zoo. The poem satirizes wealthy families' casual abandonment of pets during vacation season. It's attributed to the "New York Women's League for Animals," suggesting animal welfare advocacy. Below, a separate piece titled "Senatorial Courtesy" critiques political corruption, describing how senators protect each other's misdeeds (theft, graft) through an unspoken code of silence—comparing it to medical ethics but actually enabling hypocrisy and inefficiency. The motto "WE Senators must stand together" undercuts their claimed principles. The page is primarily **advertising** (Budweiser, Old Overholt Rye, Bacardi) alongside these satirical pieces typical of *Life* magazine's editorial content.
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The Wail of the Cat My master’s off to seek the woods, My lady's on the ocean, The cook and butler fled last night. But where, I've not a notion. The tutor and the boys have skipped, I don't know where to find them: But tell me, do they never think Of the cat they left behind them? T haven't any place to sleep, T haven't any dinner. The milkman never comes my way: I'm growing daily thinner, The butcher and the baker pass, There's no one to remind them: O tell me, do they never think Of the cat they left behind them? The dog next door has hidden bones, They're buried in the “ arey"; The parrot’s boarding at the 200, And so is the canary. The neighbors scatter, free from care, There’s nothing here to bind them: I wonder if they never think Of the cat they left behind them? —From the Annual Report of the New York Women’s League for An- imals, Inc. u ; e1s er Mrs carr “Tut! You don't mean that you were compelled to.” “Yes, Ido! It was the boss's joke.” —Boston Transcript. ee rene; a To bring a light table beer to unquestioned perfection re- quires a combination of high ideals, experience, equipment and superior ingredients. Thus, we maintain the quality and popularity of Budweiser. A Favorite Club Call cs Rye has the cal] at ANHEUSER-BUSCH, j Old 1 Overholt Rye | ‘ Blends fine with charged and other waters Made rior t Pennsylvania Seg bottled in bead. “Senatorial Courtesy” A. Overholt & Co. Pittsbargh, Pa. ENATORIAL courtesy is akin to medical ethics. It is an agreement or understand- ing among the insiders to conceal their mistakes, their inefficiency and their hypocrisy from the outsiders. It is the respect which a man who has filched a railroad might show to a man who has grafted a coal-mine or a forest reserve. The more inefficient a Senator may be and the less he cares for the welfare of his con- stituency, the more he needs the protecting cloak of senatorial courtesy. Senatorial courtesy is easy to secure. One has only to conform to senatorial habits and regulations Bottled at the Brewery which are famous for not being exacting. The motto of senatorial courtesy is: WE MAKES THE PERFECT - Senators must stand together. COCKTAIL, HIGHBALL OR RICKE' . Folder cuntaining recipes of famous Bacardi driuks ! mailed on request D. 8, DEJONGH. 127 Water Street, New York comicbooks.com