Life, 1914-04-16 · page 15 of 44
Life — April 16, 1914 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Life magazine page features a pastoral landscape illustration with the caption "EVERY TIME THE CLOCK TICKS." The image shows a rural scene with trees, figures, and what appears to be farmland or countryside, with a bird flying overhead. The caption suggests a commentary on time's passage and its effects. Without additional context or visible text identifying specific figures or events, the satire appears to be making a broader social or philosophical point about how time continuously moves forward and affects the world depicted—possibly commenting on agricultural life, rural change, or the inexorable march of progress. The exact political or social reference remains unclear from the image alone.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
EVERY TIME THE CLOCK TICKS comichooks.