Life, 1916-05-25 · page 12 of 40
Life — May 25, 1916 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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The page contains a sketch-based cartoon showing a woman on horseback speaking with a man standing near a doorway, with a dog present. She asks if his dog won a prize in a show; he responds that dog shows don't award blue ribbons for "a combination of loyalty, tarnished virtue and a heavenly disposition." The joke plays on the contradiction between superficial show standards and actual character—the implication being the man is commenting ironically on human society rather than dogs. The cartoon likely satirizes how society judges by appearances rather than true merit. Below are three short opinion pieces: "Don't Knock the Militiamen" defends militia preparedness against newspaper criticism; "How Henry May Help" discusses Henry Ford's potential economic contributions; and "Otherwise Employed" suggests Germany's war efforts are waning.
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She: pip THAT Doc TA He: WELL, HARDLY, YOU KNOW IN D KE A PRIZE IN THR SHOW? . HOWS THEY DON’T GIVE BLUE RIBBONS FOR A COM- BINATION OF LOYALTY, TARNISHED VIRTUE AND A HEAVENLY DISPOSITION. Don’t Knock the Militiamen HE efforts of some militia officers to make a selfish use of the military preparation movement has prejudiced for the moment the standing of the whole militia body Too many newspaper readers think of it as leading the opposition to a proper federal reserve, and as solicitows only for its own narrow interests. That is a pity, because the militiamen have done their military duty, and deserve, not reproaches, but the public respect. Nine-tenths of them are blameless of any inten- tion to hinder whatever form of military preparation is best for the country, Their politicians, for the moment, have done them a mischief, but it will all come out in the wash, and in the end their faithful service will get its due. How Henry May Help HE chief value of Henry Ford may be to illustrate that good intentions are less than half the battle. For some years now the supply of good intentions in run- ning this country has been disproportionate to the supply of horse-sense, Henry seems destined to help restore right proportions to these ingredients. Otherwise Employed T looks as though the last outburst of German hate would be directed this way. But German hate is not what it was a year and a half ago. For a year it has been cooling, and it is only tepid now, Germany has too much else to think of nowadays to spend her waning energies in hating. comicbooks.com