Life, 1915-04-15 · page 14 of 44
Life — April 15, 1915 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top cartoon illustrates "L'Etiquette Moderne" (Modern Etiquette), satirizing social departure conventions. The caption notes it's unnecessary to say goodbye to hosts unless you feel like it—mocking increasingly casual social behavior. Below, "Everybody Helping" presents a family where each member contributes to WWI efforts: father manufactures munitions, uncle supplies Germany, mother knits for Belgians. This dark satire exposes profiteering and moral contradictions during wartime—some family members simultaneously benefiting from and aiding different sides of the conflict. The bottom puzzle "Find the Hero" shows a military figure with medals alongside a dog wearing a Red Cross insignia, likely questioning who deserves credit during wartime—a cynical commentary on military glory versus humanitarian work.
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LETIQUETTE MODERNE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO SAY GOOD-BYF TO YOUR HOST AND HOSTESS UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO FEEL LIKE IT AT THE MOMENT Everybody Helping a HAT is your father doing?” “He is manufacturing muni- tions of war for the Alli “What is your uncle doing?" “He is sending supplies to Ger- many.” “What is your brother doing?” “He is working upon an important device for humanizing warfare, a howitzer designed to shatter only one leg or arm of a soldier at a time.” “What is your mother doing?” “She is knitting bands for the Bel- MAN with a single opinion is apt ale DEN 1915.5 to spoil it by overcoddling just PUZZLE as he would an only child. Finp"TnE amo