Life, 1916-11-09 · page 6 of 40
Life — November 9, 1916 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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**"Peace" Poem & Main Illustration:** The poem celebrates peace following what appears to be WWI's end, depicting societal relief when "Politics lay dead"—tenants, landlords, and the poor all finding joy together. **"Great Americans" Photograph:** The caption references "Mrs. I. Kutz-Loos, who dared the Duke of Crumbling Towers to drink champagne out of her slipper"—likely a humorous society-page item mocking aristocratic pretension and nouveau riche Americans' fascination with European nobility. **"A Rough Finish" Cartoon:** Two figures engaged in combat, one appearing to be a soldier. The meaning is unclear without additional context, though it may reference post-war struggles or labor disputes common in 1920s America. The page blends satirical poetry, society mockery, and political cartooning typical of Life's format.
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798 Peace THY trimmed the roofs with pen- nants, Great grandstands lined the way, Joy reigned among all tenants, And landlords blessed the day. The toilers shouted gladness ; Gaunt Misery had fled. All joined the happy madness When Politics lay dead. The marchers came by legion From every spot on earth: The city’s shadowed region, The home of flowers’ ,birth. From hilltop and from valley Forth from their tasks they sped To swell the gladsome rally When Politics lay dead. No longer debt encumbered The toiler’s humble home; And Greed and Envy slumbered Beneath the gilded dome. The heart of every mother No longer chilled with dread, And brother sang to brother When Politics lay dead. The Term Infant S the term infant going to be given some new meaning? In the lan- guage of common speech it has been loosely applied to very young children; (aatee IGA. A ROUGH FINISH GREAT AMERICANS MRS. I. KUTZ-LOOS, WHO DARED THE DUKE OF CRUMBLING TOWERS TO DRINK CHAMPAGNE OUT OF HER SLIPPER in law, to persons below a certain age —usually twenty-one. The people and the lawyers have been definite about the term, but the medical specialists bewilder us. Infantile paralysis has its victims one year old, two years old, twenty-four years old, and forty years old. Is there some new medical defini- tion of the term infant, we want to inquire, or is it merely time for the medical specialists to change the name of the disease and admit that this name was founded upon an incorrect hy- pothesis—upon an unfortunate guess? We assure the specialists that chang- ing the name of the disease will not endanger the life of the epidemic. It will only stimulate interest, so that it can be done at the risk of no financial loss.