Life, 1914-11-26 · page 16 of 44
Life — November 26, 1914 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical pieces: **"Inexplicable Partiality"** critiques newspapers' bias toward railroad interests over shipping companies. The text argues that papers give extensive coverage to railroad press releases while ignoring shippers' concerns, suggesting newspapers favor whoever pays for better publicity. **"What! Flannel Petticoats?"** mocks a French wartime appeal for women's wool petticoats for wounded soldiers' leg wounds. The joke: Paris women supposedly still wear old-fashioned flannel petticoats (outdated in New York), implying French fashion lags behind American modernity. **"Meekness"** is a darkly humorous commentary on World War I peace negotiations, arguing that since truly meek people are rare, only the "relatively meek" will inherit the earth—and sardonically suggests the Allies are meek *compared to* the Germans, implying the Germans are far more aggressive. The cartoon "A Good One on Him" (right) appears to depict a domestic scene but its specific reference is unclear from context alone.
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Inexplicable Partiality Wt have the shippers of the country done, or neg- lected to do, to our worthy newspapers to cause them to give such little attention to the interests of the shipping public? The news columns are open to yards and yards of press-bureau matter from the railroads, and ‘the editorial writers are extremely prolific of arguments showing why the shippers should pay more to the rail- road stockholders and fiscalizers for having their goods and themselves hauled about. But the newspapers give little attention to the interests of the shippers, Editorial writers, though possessing enough mental agility for most emergencies, can’t possibly see the shippers’ side of it. Is all this because the shippers haven't the proper kind of press bureau, or what? Let them bestir~ themselves. The newspapers will be glad to do the right thing if it is made right with them, OMEN are the same in marriage as in shopping. The older they become the more they demand real bargains before investing. ADAM TAKES EVE FOR A CANTER What! Flannel Petticoats? Paris, Oct. 26.—Le Temps to-night appeals to Parisi- ennes to send their woolen petticoats for use by the wounded suffering from leg wounds. S Le Temps joking, or can it be that in Paris women still wear flannel petticoats? In New York they passed hopelessly out .of fashion and use several years ago. Persons who claimed to be informed assert that of all the details of under-raiment that belonged in a woman's wardrobe ten years ago, the only one that survives is the stocking. More's the pity! Meekness HEN it comes to discussing terms of peace in Europe we must remember that absolutely meek people being scarce, it must be the relatively meek who are to inherit the earth, And surely the Allies are meek compared with the Germans. A GOOD ONE ON HIM comicbooks.com