Life, 1917-01-04 · page 27 of 38
Life — January 4, 1917 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"The Rule of the Road"** cartoon depicts two racing cars numbered 1916 and 1917, with drivers triumphantly celebrating. This is a New Year's satire about the transition between years—the new year (1917) is overtaking and "winning" against the old year (1916). The dramatic sky and speed convey urgency and competition. The page also features humorous "New Year Resolutions" (self-improvement pledges people make), including social commentary on upper-class leisure activities: attending Brown's parties, playing bridge, amateur performances, and charity benefits. A final joke mocks a boy's pride—he won't give away his dog, being "too proud to fight," likely a contemporary reference to reluctance about military service. The bulk of the page lists artists who contributed to Life magazine over 34 years, celebrating the publication's anniversary. This appears to be a commemorative issue.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
New Year Resolutions HEREBY resolve that: in spend the week- I shall never a end at the Brown's. shall never again make up a * fourth” at bridge. shall never a teur performance. gain “back” the horse in take part in an ama- shall never my friend advises me to. shall never again attend a charity benefit—with money. shall never again play “animal” with the children, shall never again go slumming. “VP/ILLIE, where did you get that dog kennel?” From the boy next door.” “You don’t mean to say that he gave it to you “No, sir; he’s one of the kind of Loys who's too proud to fight.” THE KULE OF THE ROAD Herewith is a list of the artists whose work week's issue. ber in January, 1883. Allen And Atwood Rudd, Leighton Barton Blasbfield Rudd, C. J Rodfish Reys Broughton Beard Bush Brennan Rarratt Renson Royd Brown, Tom Rrinkerhoff Birch Calvert Cassavant Crosby Caesar Conacher Cobb, Bert Cady Many artists It would Carey Cook Cushing de Maris De Meza Dart Ebert ot represe Gilbert rant Howarth Herford Hott Hyde Hanna Higgins Hil Hambleton Irvin, R Johnson, nson, Herbert on, Charles H. Lemon Lincoln An Anniversary HIRTY-FOUR years ago this January L dawned t ed here have drawn for Lire difficult to include all in our limited space. Levering Lowell 1 Mitchell, Marriner” McVicar McKee Mayer, Hy MacDonall MacKellar May, Phil McMillan Newell Neilson Natta O'Neill Perry Peters Richards Rea Ral Rogers Reilly al cartoon of ¢ its first Shea kidmore Sheppard Walker, A. Wechsler W.O.W, - A.C. Young, Art Young, Crawford Ziegler