Life, 1916-11-16 · page 16 of 46
Life — November 16, 1916 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a **$500 criticism contest** announcement, a **political cartoon**, and miscellaneous literary pieces. **The Main Cartoon:** The cartoon satirizes Progressive Era health campaigns. A man labeled as seeking work offers to be a "political doctor," proposing to fill schoolchildren's minds with "fear of disease" under the banner "Let No Healthy Child Escape." This mocks overzealous public health initiatives that may have used fear-mongering tactics rather than sound education—a common Progressive-era critique of well-intentioned but heavy-handed health movements. **The "Alliances" Section:** References recent political partnerships (Roosevelt-Hughes, Wilson-Daniels) then humorously suggests absurd alliances between bitter rivals: Bryan with W.C. Reick, Rockefeller Jr. with labor leader John Mitchell, Hearst with Elihu Root, and Mayor Mitchel with suffragist Anna Shaw. The joke mocks how political expediency creates unlikely bedfellows. The remaining content—poetry and brief witticisms—serves as typical magazine filler of the era.
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“LIFE: A Contest in Criticism—$500 Reward T° the best criticism of Lire, comprised in a letter or article not exceeding two hundred and fifty words in length, and complying with the con- ditions of the contest, we will award a prize of five hundred dollars. The award will be made on the merit and enter- taining quality of the criticisms, whether favorable or otherwise. We shall print a number of the best of them if they seem worthy of that distinction, regardless of their severity. Here are the conditions. Please, please read them carefully and comply with them exactly, so that we won’t have to throw your contribution out as being ineligible. CONDITIONS All contributions must be addressed to The Contest Editor of Lire, 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York City. The criticism must be clearly written or, better yet, typewritten on one side of the paper. The writer’s name and address should appear in one of the upper corners. Envelopes should contain absolutely nothing but the criticism and sender’s name and address. If you have any- thing else to say to Lire, send it in a separate enclosure. It is not necessary to be a subscriber to Lire to enter the competition. It is open to the world, but no compet- itor may send in more than one criticism. Zea Let No HEALTHY CHILD ESCAPE ** “HAVE YOU ANYTHING FOR A POLITICAL DOCTOR, BOSS? I NEED WORK.” “TCAN GIVE YOU A JOB FILLING THE MINDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH THE FEAR OF DISEASE.” In case of ties the full amount of the prize will be given to each tying. contestant. Contestants are advised to keep duplicate copies of manuscripts submitted, as no contri- butions will be returned. The Editors of Lire will be the sole judges of the com- parative merit of the contributions, and in all matters their decision will be final. Just the same, you needn't be afraid of hurting their feelings. All contesting criticisms must positively be in Lire Office not later than noon, December 26, and the award will be announced in the issue of January 18. In other contests competitors have been barred out because they figured the time limit too closely and did not allow for de- lays in the mail. Send your contribution early so as to avoid this chance. Alliances ATUANCES are now the order of the day. Both an alliance and treaties of peace have recently been concluded and consummated between Colonel Roose- velt and Charles Evans Hughes, and between Woodrow Wilson and Josephus Daniels. With such noble precedents, all things are now possible. What is the matter with Mr. Bryan and Mr. W. C. Reick getting together? How about John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and John Mitchell? Hearst and Elihu Root? Mayor Mitchel and Mrs. Anna Shaw? Robert Chambers and Mr. John Sumner? Carpe Diem EAR Heart, we say that yesterday The reddest roses grew, The thrushes piped their clearest lay, And joy was all we knew. But, for our duller selves, to-day No flowers bloom half so fair, No bird songs are as brave and gay Since sorrow came and care. Yet, when to-morrow’s pulses beat, Shall we—remembering— Not find to-day had gifts as sweet As yesterday could bring? Charlotte Becker. E: I shall not marry a woman unless she is my exact opposite. Sue: You will never find so per- fect a being as that. OUR four best girls — mother, sweetheart, wife, and baby daugh- ter.