Life — August 17, 1916 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page contains two satirical cartoons by Otis Cushing commenting on wartime conditions (indicated by "Field Day in the Navy"). **Top cartoon**: Shows a woman (identified as "Aunt Josie Daniels") instructing naval sailors. The caption mocks her suggestion that throwing overboard decanters and wineglasses would give sailors something productive to do—polishing ship's mirrors and scent bottles. This appears to satirize well-meaning but impractical civilian advice for keeping idle sailors occupied during wartime. **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts a weather forecaster proven wrong about weather conditions. The joke emphasizes his habitual inaccuracy. Both cartoons use humor to critique civilian interference in military matters and the unreliability of "experts," reflecting wartime anxieties about competence and social disruption.