Life — September 28, 1916 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a domestic scene with satirical commentary on bill collection. Two caricatured children peer over a fence at "Post No Bills" signage, while a small dog runs below carrying what appears to be a bill in its mouth. The title "The Home Run" is a pun: a "home run" typically means scoring in baseball, but here it refers to a bill successfully "running" back to someone's home—suggesting debt collection or the inescapability of bills following a debtor. The children's crude drawings on the fence and the overall composition mock the futility of trying to avoid financial obligations. The cartoon likely comments on household financial struggles or the persistence of creditors during this pre-income-tax era.