Life, 1917-08-02 · page 10 of 40
Life — August 2, 1917 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts a social scene where a wealthy woman (seated) is hiring entertainment, negotiating with a man about engaging "a singer for an evening affair." The dialogue reveals class commentary: when she asks the price, he suggests "fifteen dollars," but she responds "You don't want a singer; you want a town crier"—mocking the absurdly low offer. The satire targets wealthy socialites' penny-pinching despite their obvious affluence, exposing the contradiction between their social status and stingy treatment of working performers. The page also contains "To-morrow's News," listing Cabinet appointments, and brief news items about German U-boats and food speculators—typical wartime content, likely from WWI era based on the references.
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JANSTAIHT yonadA +, Sano “T WANT TO ENGAGE A SINGER FOR AN EVENING AFFAIR AT MY HOUSE.” >” “YES, MADAM, ABOUT HOW MUCH bO YOU WANT To Pray? “OH, SAY FIFTEEN DOLLAR: “YOU DON'T WANT A SINGER; YOU WANT A TOWN CRIER.” To-morrow’s News RESIDENT WILSON announced the following changes in the Cab- inet: Secretary of State: Elihu Root. Secretary of War: Leonard Wood. Secretary of Navy: George W. Goethals. Secretary of Labor: Henry Ford. It is understood that other announce- ments will be made later. Report from the Admiral of the American navy somewhere off the Eddystone Lightship: We sank the last German U-boat this morning. Hope to raise her for exhibition in Boston harbor. William J. Bryan made his last pub- lic speech yesterday, in which he said: “Since I have started upon my public career, from the cross of gold to the million-men-springing-up-overnight, I wish publicly to acknowledge that I have been wrong on every opinion L have ever held. From this time forth, therefore, having amassed an immodest competence, I wish to announce that I shall be absolutely silent.” The last words of the Kaiser, as re- ported by the Deutsche Tages Zeitung (via Amsterdam), were: “I see noth- ing but the dead bodies of the women and children I have mutilated and mur- dered. I die happy.” The President wishes to apologize to the public for the fact that the daily newspapers now only contain certain news items which are ten days old, Being obliged to read the galley proofs of all our daily American newspapers before they are issued, this delay is inevitable. But as the papers, after he has censored them, contain nothing of any importance, the loss is probably not so great as it might be. We learn from an inside source that Mr. Constantine, formerly of Greece, is now assistant head waiter at the Waldorf. The practice of employing European kings as waiters in our lead- ing hotels is no doubt being adopted from worthy motives. Nevertheless, care should be exercised. We cannot afford to have our restaurant service deteriorate merely because so many of these kings are out of jobs. Three food speculators of Greenwich Village, who were suspected, appre- hended, artd within one hour convicted of cornering the market in cerfain food products, were shot on lower Broad- way yesterday afternoon. They prom- ised never to do it again, and we be- lieve they will keep their word. RED CROSS nurse in time saves nine, RETALIATION comicbooks Gay a ee