Life, 1916-05-18 · page 16 of 48
Life — May 18, 1916 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** A German woman ("Germania") being swept by a broom while speaking broken English with a German accent, telling boys to stop fighting neighbors and do something useful. This satirizes German immigrants during World War I, mocking both their accent and the stereotype that German-Americans sympathized with Germany rather than America. **"A War-time Angeline" Poem:** A humorous account of a woman who flirted with soldiers from multiple nations (German, Slavic, Turkish, Serbian, Scottish) during WWI, but refused commitment to any. The joke: she was actually a "neutral" playing multiple suitors simultaneously—likely mocking Switzerland's neutrality or women accused of divided loyalties during wartime. **"Baby-Carriages" Section:** Domestic satire about the class implications of baby carriages, noting they're rare in poor urban areas but common in wealthy suburbs. **"Avoid the Republicans, Henry":** Political commentary advising Henry Ford not to run as a Republican presidential candidate, suggesting Republicans would betray him, and recommending instead a Pacifist ticket—reflecting 1916 pre-WWI isolationist politics.
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“vintuM! vittum! stor FIGHTING MIT DOSE NFIGHBORS’ ROYS, UND COME HOME UND DO SOMETHING USEFUL!” Baby-Carriages HE first thing every newly married couple ought to invest in is a baby-carriage. They come in one, two and three passenger sizes, and should be replaced every two or three yea The number of baby-carriages seen is usually in inverse proportion to the density of the child population. Baby- carriages are rare in t Sides. They rise in grandeur and number as one approaches the suburbs. As a substitute for a motor-car, the baby-carriage has no cqual, although it contains the possibility for more accidents. Baby-carriages, 2 rule, are propelled either by proud fathers wearing silk hats or by total strangers h baby- age is provided with a brake, which pre- vents it, during its lifetime, from exceeding the speed limit. This ear mple of rectitude, however, docs not always have its effect upon the occupant in after life. A War-time Angeline N German I wooed her; in Slavic pursued her; I loved her in English and French. In Turkish I squeezed her; in Serbian teased her, With lingoes I learned in a trench. I heatedly pelted, but never once melted The heart of my coy Angeline. While dancing the schottische I pleaded in Scottish, And still she refused to be mine. However, in season I found out the reason. Of lovers a dozen had she. To keep us all courting and round her disporting She posed as a neutral, you see. Terrell Love Holliday, THE MAN WHO WON'T WAIT Avoid the Republicans, Henry NRY FORD has beaten William Alden Smith for Favorite Son in the Republican primaries of Michi- gan, and may be the Republican candidate for President if the Middle of the Road Pacifists develop sufficient strength. Don't run on the Republican ticket, Henry. Those fellows would knife you. You might run with Bryan, but Bill would want the top place. If you feel a call to run as a Pacifist, have a ticket of your own and head it yourself with some- body like William Lyon Phelps for company, There are a lot of Pacifists, and you ought to get them all, and also all the Germans. But don’t let the Republicans give you the black spot, Henry. comicbooks.com