Life, 1917-04-26 · page 8 of 84
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This page contains a satirical illustration titled "The Days on Which They Sometimes Look Back With Regret," depicting an elegant formal dinner scene. The image shows well-dressed figures at a dining table with candelabras and fine furnishings, suggesting high society. The accompanying text discusses patriotic Irish-American and German-American organizations, including the Tippperary Troopers and Galway Verloten Lads, who conducted military drills. It references Dr. Hermann Weisheimer's efforts to instruct these groups in firearms. The satire appears to target immigrant communities' military activities and ethnic pride organizations during a period (likely pre-WWI) when such activities raised concerns about divided loyalties and foreign influence on American soil. The formal dinner scene may ironically contrast civilized society with martial preparations.
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THE DAYS ON WHICH THEY SOMETIMES LOOK BACK WITH REGRET In Pacifist Circles 'HE Tipperary Troopers will hold no more drills in Turn-Vercin Hall this season, nearly all its members hav- ing departed for Mexico, where they have important business interests. While there they will be entertained by the representatives of the great friendly nation that takes such a warm . paternal interest in American affairs. The Galway Verboten Lads, a otic Irish-American society, organized for purposes of national defense, meets every Saturday for drill in the Bronx Bierstube. Dr. Hermann Weisheimer, who has been identified with several similar organizations, has kindly of- fered to instruct them in the manual of arms free of charge. Dr. Weis- heimer is a poet as well as a patriot, and is the author of the stirring verse entitled “ Herausdamit,” which means, “T love my country.” Mrs. Belvidere Kletrap, justly re- garded as the most brilliant woman in New York society, and who first intro- duced the word “psychological” into cultured circles a few years ago, is hav- ing great success with “referendum” this season. The skill with which she chews this word like a cud, rolling it around in her cheek and then shooting it out like a torpedo, to the complete rout of the most advanced thinkers, has greatly increased her reputation among the illuminati. The Washington and Lincoln Pacifist Club was the first organization to hang out the Stars and Stripes after the re~ call of Count Bernstorff. As Old Glory was flung to the breeze the club’s presi- dent, Here Conrad Schnitzel, raised aloft the naturalization papers he had taken out that morning, and exclaimed : “As true Americans, it is our duty to stand. by the flag which stands for peace at any price—that is, for any price that we are not called upon to pay ourselves.” women in AMMA, heaven? * Surely! “Well, here in the eighth chapter of are there Why not?” Revelation it says: ‘And when he had opened up the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.” comicbooks.com