Life, 1917-08-30 · page 13 of 40
Life — August 30, 1917 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This editorial cartoon depicts **Death as a cloaked skeleton** visiting a military graveyard. The graves visible include rulers labeled "Nicholas Czar of All the Russias," "My Dear Tino" (likely King Constantine of Greece), and "Emperor of China"—references to **monarchies toppled or destabilized during WWI and its aftermath** (1917-1920s). A seated **military officer** gestures toward the graves in apparent despair. The satirical point: European and Asian monarchies are collapsing, their power crumbling. The Shakespeare epigraph reinforces themes of fallen rulers and historical decline. The cartoon critiques how war has dismantled centuries-old imperial systems, presenting Death as the ultimate victor over crowns and kingdoms.
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<< “LIFE: 333 “Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kin The City Child vs. the Country Child HERE is a general opinion that a big city is a bad place in which to bring up children, Only in the country, it is argued, can the youngsters become thoroughly healthy and happy, and obtain the proper outlook on life. It may be so; and yet the country young men scem to be the ones who are making the largest amount of trouble for the gov- ernment in the draft. The percentage of able-bodied coun- try youths who are claiming exemption because of con- ientious objections or dependent landlords, or something equally futile, is far greater than the percentage of city chaps who seek to evade their duty by giving silly excuses. i ent f] mY ~ nT a . mii! Lite wil yy Pia! a) oa Richard II, Act IIL, Se. It was the city chaps, moreover, who most readily sub- scribed to the Libe Loan. If a child who is brought up in the city has more genero: loyalty and patriotism than the child who is brought up in the country, then the popu- lar idea that the country is the ideal place in which to bring up children is exc ely fallacious. No Precedent THEL: Papa, did mother accept you the first time you proposed to her? Fate Yes, my dear; but since then she has scorn- fully rejected any proposal that I have ever made. . j comicbooks.com