Life, 1914-06-11 · page 33 of 44
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This page combines satirical commentary with advertising, typical of Life's format during the World War I era. **"Short Guide to War Terms"** is a biting satirical glossary mocking military and diplomatic language. Entries like "Bullet—A poem in three words: Lead—sped—dead" and "Battlefield—Where certain men...meet for the mutual purpose of depriving as many homes as possible of fathers and sons" express anti-war sentiment through dark humor. Terms like "Protocol" (liars' agreements) and "Armistice" (time to prepare for more killing) cynically suggest warfare and diplomacy are fundamentally dishonest enterprises focused on death and profit rather than justice. **The Coca-Cola Advertisement** ironically appears amid this pacifist content, promoting consumer comfort during wartime. **The "Lawyers" section** satirizes the legal profession's moral flexibility, suggesting lawyers abandon personal convictions to serve clients' interests and fees—a critique of professional ethics compromised by money. Overall, the page reflects Life's satirical stance criticizing war, diplomacy, and institutional hypocrisy during WWI.
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Short Guide to War Terms [UE TIMATOM- Having the last word with the enemy until to- morrow. Frac or Truce—A device for lend- ing a cigar to a near enemy without getting shot. Protoco.—A written agreement be- tween two first-class liars Wuite Featner—Impossible to translate so that any American soldier would understand it. Buttet—A poem in three words: Lead—sped—dead. Retreat—What happens to the army whose country has the least money. Treaty—See protocol. ArMistice—An arrangement to give cach side time to prepare for another killing. Concert—A harmonious proceeding between two or more nations, in which they agree upon what countries they shall subjugate. BattLerie_p—Where certain men, who have never before seen each other, meet for the mutual purpose of de- priving as many homes as possible of fathers and sons. . Birr—A nation’s gift to its bravest and most patriotic sons. Penston—The price of your life paid in installments to posterity. Corrs—A word incomplete until es has been added to it. Projecti.e—A super-bullet A Happy Marriage Depends largely on knowledge on the ‘whole truth about self and and their relation to telligently of itself, no correctly from ordinary, every-day sources. SEXOLOGY (Ulustrated) by William 11. Walling, A.M., M.D., imparts in a clear i ne volume 1 Should Have, aband Should tare, her Shoutd Tem 1 awledge a Wife Showkd Haver en Suen ter | Puritan Pub. Co. WOLFHOUNDS| We are the oldest breeders and exhib- RUSSIAN Sern. KENNE! er. Penden > catttorata Who can think of WANTED—AN IDEAL Sb cps ink, ot . to patent? Protect your ideas, they vie fot eee Pech ee ast Supremely Satisfying More than wet---thirst-quenching Better than sweet---delicious Crisper than crisp---keen More than pure---wholesome Demand the genuine by full name— Nicknames encourage substitution The Coca: Cola | Company — ECT TPIS A ate, Ga. Lawyers 'OUNG men of strong character and decided opinions should not take up the study Y of law. At law school and in law practice, one endeavors first to get into a wholly artificial and rarefied atmosphere and then to train the mind to take on and put off opinions at will, in accordance with the rules prescribed in said atmosphere. A perfect lawyer should sit in his office with his mind as near a blank as possible. Enter a client. This gives the lawyer an idea at once, viz., here is a chance to get a fee. From that moment on, his mind commences to fill up and take on a new complexion in accordance with the demands of the client, the amount of money involved and so on. If a lawyer is given to having opinions of his own, clearly there is great danger that his opinions will clash with those of his client. comicbooks.com