Life, 1917-09-06 · page 8 of 40
Life — September 6, 1917 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct cartoons addressing World War I themes: **Top cartoon** ("Whom the Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad"): Shows two figures examining a world map labeled "The Central Empire." The satirical point appears to comment on German war ambitions and overconfidence—the classical allusion suggests that excessive pride precedes destruction. **Bottom cartoon** ("The Queen of Sheba Presents Her Most Valued Possessions to Solomon"): Depicts a queen offering treasures to a seated ruler surrounded by children and attendants. This likely satirizes war profiteering or the transfer of wealth/resources during wartime, using biblical reference as a mask for contemporary criticism. The page also lists "Life's Fresh Air Fund" donations and includes a "War Philosophy Bulletins" section offering cynical observations about conflict.
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368 Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1916, Live's has in operation thirty years. time it has expended $161,919 given @ fortnight in the country to 38,190 toor city children, The Fund is supported entirely b J voluntary contributions, knowledged in this coluinn: Vreviously acknowledged Ho Ms Versills.c...5. Co BL Hunt Friend : ROW CLT In memory of Alice Mathers I. L. Wood....... Fars Aix Fuxo In August “Tenth D. Lillibridge: Mrs. J. A. Reid.. Theresa Moers Proceeds of ‘sale’ of Vegetables raised by Thali Betty and Stephen Mil lett eee. s Miss RSS Irene Jamieson... ~ He. Roesch... L. Rinord. : a ster Irving Stearns Shoemaker nes C. Dillon Phe rriet Fearing. . Henry” Prentiss... on $.00 Mrs. Arthur S. Pearson. : 2.00 O. Fo von Arnim... 2.00 “In memory of one faithful in every relation of life WoL. Pruden. : Mrs. Bayard Dominick Mrs. C, N, Brady noe Elen Cassandra Playford Mrs. Vernon Castle... Oliver He Ames. Pierre J. Smith... : John Edward and Jane Bradley Allen Carroll S. Page......-.- seeeeee id Sam Barto Bloomer... .. oseph_ D. ‘Anonymous Viola G. Mountz FV. Elsie esses. 50% A. A. Foster Mrs. James W. Cree, Jnl! ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS From Mrs. Wm. A. Luke, Covington, Va, girls’ shoes, underclothes, stocki hats and dresses. Boys’ shirts, shirt sts, socks and toys. ‘om FE. C. Oppenheim, Budd Lake, . packaye of children’s clothing om Mrs E. T. Nichols, Jr., Wenat- chee, Washington, package of children’s clothing, toys and books. N.J From Mrs. Perkins, Englewoo package of clothing. OP Is there a dector in the Voice: Wot's der matter? Ain't de guy dead yet? War Philosophy Bulletins bad as they seem, If they seemed as good as they really are, then they never could he so bad as they seem, time. is as bad as it seems is better tha “WHOM THE GODS WOULD DESTROY, THEY FIRST MAKE MAD” really is, for the reason that, knowing how bad a thing really is, is the very best way of making it better; and when you make a thing better, you are taking away from it the element of And when you come to think S are never so good or so and if they seemed as bad as they about it, time is the only thing which cally are, then they would be better gives the possibility of making things em, because anything that seem either better or worse than they it really are. THE QUELN OF SHEBA PRESENTS HER MUST VALUED PUSSESSIUNS TU SOLOMON comicbookseqri