Life — February 11, 1915 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Life magazine page satirizes WWI-era events. The central cartoon shows a man (likely representing a political figure) standing on "1916," holding a "Package Address" sign—suggesting postal service expansion or bureaucratic promises. "One Good Term Deserves Another" appears to mock political re-election cycles amid wartime. Surrounding vignettes reference: - **"Discouraged Germans Use American Passports"** (top left): satirizing German-Americans or espionage concerns - **"Post Office Department to Start an Air Line"** (right): poking fun at postal service ambitions - **"French Firm Holds a Directors Meeting"** (lower left): likely mocking French business during war - **"Lobsters and Guinea Pigs Food for Soldiers"** (lower right): criticizing poor military provisions The overall tone is cynical—politicians make grand promises while soldiers eat inadequate rations and administrative overreach flourishes.