Life, 1917-09-20 · page 9 of 40
Life — September 20, 1917 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct pieces: **"Tramp! Tramp!"** - A patriotic poem by Clinton Scollard about soldiers marching to war, encouraging courage and unity ("Courage be unto each as a shining lamp"). It references battlefield conditions and calls for divine guidance for troops returning home. **"The Life" and "Absolutely Unnecessary"** - Two brief humorous prose pieces. The first depicts two young women discussing their busy schedules—one mentions camping, Red Cross meetings, and first aid training while nearly forgetting to get married. The second is a short joke about the Navy no longer needing someone named Daniels. The illustration shows a garden scene with figures near a gate, likely illustrating the domestic/civilian life themes in the accompanying text. The content reflects early 20th-century American perspectives on patriotism, women's war-effort activities, and satirical commentary on everyday life.
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THIRST Tramp! Tramp! "TRAMP! tramp! You may hear the bea in the highw Hear it at dawn, and in the dusk and the damp; Aye, you may even hark it resound from the byways— Tramp! tramp! Whither go they, they that are ours, this legion, Bearing upon their brows such a fearless stamp? Into what unknown, into what untried region ?— Tramp! tramp! All of them go to look in the eyes of danger; Courage be unto cach as a shining lamp, Though some should find a bourne to which we are stran: Tramp! tramp! melas God sat a light to guide them back from their marching, Back from the battle-reeck and the cluttered camp, Back to the mother-sky that is over-arching !— Tramp! tramp! Clinton Scollard. The Life HEY were two sweet young American girls, able, beau- tiful, versatile, patriotic to the core, rushed to death, And one of them said breathlessly : “What have you been doing?” And the other one as breathlessly replied: “Doing! My dear, I hate to tell you. I got up at six. I drove a car forty miles to camp. I knitted a sweater and a pair of socks in between. I went to a Red Cross meeting. I acted as bridesmaid. I read a book on the war. 1 took a last lesson in first aid. I canned eighty cans of vegetables and, oh—!" “Do tell me!” “Why, will you believe me, I have been so busy all day that I almost forgot to get married!” Absolutely Unnecessary “T DON’T suppose there is any chance of getting rid of Daniels, is there?” “T don't think it makes so much difference now. The navy has found that it can get along without him.” comicbooks.com