Life, 1917-05-03 · page 15 of 42
Life — May 3, 1917 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** "The Hen Doesn't Know How Far the American Dollar Will Go" depicts a man chasing two anthropomorphic dollar bills (drawn as round characters with dollar signs). This appears to satirize inflation or currency depreciation—the idea that the dollar's purchasing power is unpredictable or diminishing, so even the "hen" (perhaps representing ordinary citizens or commerce) cannot anticipate its value. **"Orthodoxy and Feelings":** A commentary on religious rigidity. The piece criticizes how orthodox church members prioritize doctrinal conformity over the emotional needs of heterodox (non-conforming) believers, suggesting institutional religion dismisses dissenters' legitimate concerns. **"The New Order":** A fable-like cartoon showing animals discussing pacifism, likely satirizing pre-war peace advocates as naïve.
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THE HUN DOESN'T KNOW HOW FAR THE AMERICAN DOLLAR WILL GO Orthodoxy and Feelings OUBTING Thomases would have less difficulty living in peace and happiness forever with orthodox church people if these latter did not have so many and such sensitive feel- ings. Their feelings are too often the most important part of them. They demand, without exception, that their feelings be respected; and, what is worse, they feel that only the orthodox should be permitted to have feelings. The orthodox have never con- sidered it incumbent upon them to con- sider the feelings of the heterodox. Reynard: THEN HE WILL BE EASY. These few remarks are not intended to hurt anyone’s feelings, but merely to point out something that might be im- portant if enough people considered it so. The New Order Where did you get all those “RAYI marble “The boy next door is a pacifist. Those marbles are, indemnity.” 807 Inheritance Wat if the Argive kings are dust, Dead they who fought for Helen’s kiss, And centuries of salt encrust The curléd hulks of Salamis. Yet from each deed on land or main, Worthy to win a hero's wage, The dauntless spirit flames again, Sprung of that ancient heritage. What if the columns broken lie That once Mycenae’s walls upbore, And open now to wind and sky The temples on each vine-clad shore. Yet in those spring-swept Attic ways, On every ruin-crownéd hill, Bred of those golden yesterdays, The soul of beauty lingers still. Charlotte Becker. USTOMER: Send up twenty-five cents’ worth of boiled ham, Butcner: All right, sir. Anything else? Customer: Yes. If my wife isn't at home, tell the boy to put it through the keyhole! Wearisome Willies ILLIAM Hohenzollern Hearst Bryan Stone “OBARNES: IF WE EACH ATTACK HIM IN TURN HE WILL USE UP ALL HIS AMMUNITION AND Owl: Goov wea, FOXY! YoU Go FIRST. comicbooks.com