Life, 1902-06-26 · page 3 of 31
Life — June 26, 1902 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 543 This page features poetry and illustration rather than political cartooning. The main image depicts a woman standing while men recline or lounge around her, illustrating the poem "Sweethearts" below. The caption quote—"WHO MADE GOD?" / "AH, BILLIE! I WOULD NOT HAVE ASKED THAT QUESTION IN YOUR SOPHOMORE YEAR. YOU'D HAVE KNOWN!"—suggests satire about lost innocence or how education complicates youthful certainty. The poetry collection includes romantic verses about love and courtship, with a Cupid illustration. The final section notes Filipinos adopting American institutions, quipping about "many waters cannot quench love." The humor appears to be lighthearted and literary rather than sharply political—typical of Life's satirical but genteel content from the early 20th century.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“wHo MADE Gop?” — Othe Ciskng © aM, BILLY | YOU WOULD NOT HAVE ASKED THAT QUESTION IN YOUR SOPHOMORE YEAR. YoU'p HAVE KNOWN!‘ Sweethearts. (To MINE.) 99 a song of sweethearts! Dappled is the sky, On the distant hillsides Soft the shadows lie, All the world of spring-time Keeps a holiday, With its buds and blossoms Garlanding the way. See, they fall about her Ina fairy rain, As she comes to meet me Down the long green lane Sing a song of sweethearts! How the wind of June, Tremulous and tender, Catches up the tune, Sets the leaves a-whisper Atits rise and fall, Carries back an answer To the thrush’s call, Over, over, over, Echoes the refrain, As I go to meet her Down the long green lanet Sing a song of sweethearts ! Every lifetime brings One enchanted moment, When with folded wings Love on earth beside us Walks a little way, Hesitates and wonders,— Shall he go or stay ? Silence sweet and wistful Falls between us twain, As he wanders with us Down the long green lane! ME. W. TeF never laughs at goldsmiths. [* is officially reported that the Fili- pinos are learning to love our institutions, Is this another exemplification of the old saying that “‘ many waters cannot quench love '’? comicbooks:com