Life, 1915-08-12 · page 7 of 40
Life — August 12, 1915 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct pieces: **Top cartoon:** A humorous domestic scene titled "Both: GOING MY WAY?" shows a couple at "Singleton Life" — a boarding house or modest residence — with two figures apparently heading in different directions: one leaving in a car, another on a bicycle. The joke appears to satirize marital discord or incompatible lifestyles in marriage. **Bottom section:** "The Only Books" is a poem by Richard Le Gallienne praising literature's value, contrasting books' beauty and idealism against life's "dross and dirt." An accompanying illustration titled "Return of the Prodigal" shows two figures in what appears to be a domestic reconciliation scene, possibly linking thematically to the marriage theme above. Together, the page seems to explore marriage tensions and reconciliation through both humor and sentimental verse.
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The Only Books H, take away these books that tell The hideous so-called truth of things, These little documents of hell— Bring us the book that dreams and sings And whispers “ All is well!” The beautiful is just as true, And truer perhaps, when all is told, Than all this dross and dirt that you With little maggot eyes behold— Are there not roses, too? Dull pedaats of the seamy side Of earth's fair robe of stars and flowers, Life is a stream where glories ride 'Twixt singing banks a-gold with towers, Trumpets and pennoned pride. Give us the book that flowers and flames With love and youth and noble tears, Great life with all its laureled games; Give us again the “ Musketeers” And keep your Henry James! Richard Le Gallienne, Both: coixc My way? HY not turn the navy all over to Brother Ford? In six months he would be turning out a battleship every forty-nine seconds RETURN OF IHE PRODIGAL comicbooks.com