Life, 1919-06-26 · page 24 of 43
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**Top Cartoon — "Come Over, Duke!"** This satirizes Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaievitch of Russia, reportedly impoverished in Rome after the Russian Revolution. The article mockingly suggests he relocate to America where he could easily profit through various schemes: free entertainment at Newport, gambling winnings, working as a waiter while pretending to be a Wall Street figure, writing for Hearst newspapers, or selling oil stocks on the curb. The joke targets both the displaced Russian aristocrat's poverty and the ease of social fraud in America—anyone can reinvent themselves and become wealthy through deception. **Bottom Cartoon — "That's Old Jones, the Christian Scientist"** This jokes about Christian Science's doctrine that illness is illusion. The figure appears intoxicated, yet a Christian Scientist observer claims he's merely experiencing an illusion of drunkenness rather than actually drinking. **"Letter of Protest"** European manufacturers protest continent-wide instability is preventing them from producing complete goods for export. They plead for Europe to "stop boiling" and stabilize politically.
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1132 Come Over, Duke! HE Grand Duke Nicholas Nicho- laivitch, formerly of Russia, was recently reported as having taken up his residence in Rome, where he hought a ‘cravat for thirty cents, and remarked to the clerk that he was very poor, and it was the first thing he had bought in three years This gentleman is wasting his t it to come to Ar in Rome. He o ica at once rdand lavish He can get free be entertainment as a se [light at New- port, and they will let him win enough at bridge to buy twelve-dollar cravats on Fifth J . He can become a head waiter in New York and be a Wall Street magnate on side He can write fur the Hearst papers ¢ Rolls-Royces every and sleep in th night He can sell oil stocks on the curb and lead all kinds of a double life. If he is not actually particular about lo to morals and character, he what he and is willing to. say good can get a good jol on the Chautauqua ist © buying circle, or as a popular eva Why waste time in thirty-cent ties? Fis YU. s. SENATOR Have you heard the latest. news about the treaty? Seconn U.S. Senator No. 1 haven't a chance to leave the Senate lately. mewn “on! THAT'S OLD JONES, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST, HE THINKS HE'S HAVING A DRINK.” A Letter of Protest AR EUROPE: continued agitation is causing us an unconscionable amount of mental pzin and financial harm. Until you be- come stable and divide yourself into permanent parts, we cannot turn out our products in complete form; and unless We regret to advise you that your we do turn them out in such form, we cannot sell them ¢ pact was a mighty big help to us, but it was only a partial help, come to our rescue we must remain sitting with folded hands and draining purses. Topographically and geo- inst it unless you Of course, the signing of the 7 and if you do not graphically considered, we are up stop boiling Will you not, therefore, taking pity on us in our plight, settle your differences? We sincerely: hope you will. Appealing Tne INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURERS OF Maps oF EvRovt iy HERE'S many a slip between the Amendment and the lip. Me Vohi comicbooks.com