Life, 1917-03-29 · page 7 of 42
Life — March 29, 1917 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a satirical cartoon about the post-WWI "new baby" — likely referring to the newly formed League of Nations or post-war peace efforts. Two well-dressed women discuss a child with a dog, while a sign advertises "Automobile Painting Repairing Co." The joke's caption reveals the satire: when asked about the "new baby," one woman says she hasn't seen much of him because "he's been in the repair-shop most of the time since he came." This mocks the fragility and constant problems of whatever post-war institution or agreement is represented — it needs constant fixing rather than functioning properly. The "Psalm of the Pacifist" below ironically contrasts peaceful ideals with harsh reality, while the movie section discusses women's roles in society, reflecting 1920s social commentary.
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“So YOU HAVE A NEW BABY AT YOUR HOUSE, HARRY. HOW DO YOU LIKE HIM?" “| HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF HIM YET. 1 GUESS HP'S BEEN IN THE REPAIR-SHOP MOST OF THE TIME SINCE HE CAME.” Psalm of the Pacifist PES is my shepherd. I shall not want. She maketh me to lie down in shell-strewn pastures. She walketh beside me and torpedoeth me in the still waters, Though I walk through the pro-German valley of murder and deception, And though decent men call me traitor, And though my rod and staff be broken across my knee, And though I shall be a slave all the rest of my days, It does not matter. Thy thought, together with the beau- tiful pipe-dreams of a harmonious Hun military system— These shall comfort me. Speaking of the Movies We Will Be Much Happier HEN a society woman of taste and breeding no longer writes a note and signs herself “ Mrs. Van Pelt.” When young men, just introduced to girls, do not, pre- sumably to make them feel at home, put their hands on them. When the managers find that the public can enjoy a pic- ture quite as much without having it announced on the film who the photographer, the head property-man, the wig maker, the electrician and the chief carpenter are. When the head gentleman no longer invariably keeps his hat on indoors. comicbooks.com