Life, 1917-09-27 · page 11 of 40
Life — September 27, 1917 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical pieces from WWI-era Life magazine: **Top cartoon ("Always Room for One More"):** Depicts overcrowded tenement housing with impoverished families squeezed together, while a well-fed landlord or property owner stands apart. The satire critiques urban housing exploitation and overpopulation. **"A Master of Chronology":** Lists contrasting expectations for women between 1914 (pre-war: leisure activities like bridge, flirting, opera) and 1917 (wartime: factory work, nursing, bandage-making). This satirizes how women's roles rapidly changed during WWI, shifting from leisured domesticity to war-effort labor. **"Forethought":** A brief joke about someone always planning ahead for the next war, reflecting dark wartime humor about endless conflict. **Bottom cartoon:** Shows a woman trying to prevent a pig from escaping, with the caption "don't let him get away, George"—likely satirizing food rationing or agricultural concerns during the war.
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“LIFE: 495 N A Matter of Chronology Definition of a Lady 1914 1917 NY woman who can Knit socks. Play bridge. Work in a munition plant. Ride in a limousine. Make over old clothes. Know how to dress. Squeeze a penny. How to spend money. Nurse. Flirt. Dig. Play golf. Cook corn meal thirty-seven Give a dinner. ways. Speak French. Speak trench language. Dance the hesitation. Make bandages. Do Europe in ninety days. Hate the Kaiser. Go to the opera. Drive a car. Forethought “DILSON is always planning ahead, isn’t he?” “Always. He told me this morning he was begin- | Mrs. Stonchatchet (who wants some new furs): DON’T LET ning to save up for the next war.” HIM GET AWAY, GEORGE! comicbooks.com