Life — December 14, 1916 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains three distinct editorial pieces from *Life* magazine: 1. **"What's in a Name?"** - A political commentary contrasting Democrats and Republicans, suggesting both parties differ only in superficial ways ("tweedledum and tweedledee"). The piece appears satirical about party distinctions. 2. **"Training"** - A brief joke about someone running back and forth on Fifth Avenue, with a punchline referencing a Harvard football player's ability to sidestep automobiles. 3. **Two cartoons**: The upper illustration is titled "The New England Conscience"; the lower shows a man pointing at a bed with the caption "Come back to bed, Rollie, we can sense him when he comes." The lower cartoon appears to satirize spiritualism or séance culture—likely mocking the popular early-20th-century practice of contacting spirits through mediums. The humor relies on contemporary fascination with the supernatural.