Life, 1917-10-18 · page 25 of 40
Life — October 18, 1917 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** This satirizes American public monuments by depicting five historical figures (Washington, Webster, Longfellow, Grant, and Farragut) modeled in the style of Barnard's Lincoln statue—shown as a dignified, realistic figure. The joke suggests that if our statues adopted this naturalistic approach rather than idealized grandeur, our public figures would appear more human and less pompous. **"Buy a Bond" Content:** This is a WWI-era patriotic appeal (likely 1917-1918), urging Americans to purchase war bonds to finance the war effort. The poem shames those who merely cheer soldiers while refusing financial sacrifice, equating bond purchases with patriotic duty and economic support for "the boys across the pond." **"Orders" Section:** A brief commentary on Russian governance (likely referencing post-Revolution chaos), arguing that military hierarchies require clear command structures—implying Russia's disorder stems from inadequate obedience to authority. **Bottom Joke:** A quip about newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst's political ambiguity, playing on his *American* newspaper.
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PARRAGUT IF MORE OF OUR PUBLIC STATUES WERE MODELED IN THE MANNER OF RARNARD’S LINCOLN Buy a Bond ‘OU cheer the boys till out of sight, You cheer them out of hearing; The war would never last the night If wars were won by cheering. But some must die to win a war, While all must work a-plenty, And all must help to pay the score; So buy a bond—or twenty! Buy a bond or be a sham! What's your money for? Lend it all to Uncle Sam, And help him win the war! You love the Flag of Stripe and Star And all that lies below it? A patriot ?—of course you are!— And now’s the time to show it. So when you're wasteful, think again Of those who fight out yonder, And buy a bond, or maybe ten, With what you used to squander. Save the money that you spent On yourself, before! Lend it to the government, And help to win the war! BARNAKD'S LINCOLN Let not the nation call in vain For all the force within you— Your best of heart and soul and brain, Your strength of brawn and sinew! And work and save to aid, at need, The fight of every freeman; The silver bullet that you speed Shall lay the red war-demon. Buy a bond, oh, buy a bond! Buy a dozen more! Back the boys across the pond, And help them win the war! Arthur Guiterman, Orders must be orders if there is to HER be order. It is only a question of who gives them, and of being able, or unable, to discharge him if, in the long run, his orders are not approved The Russian brethren will have to realize this before they can attain to comfort, " HAT: side is Hearst on?" “T don't know. I haven't seen to-day’s American.” comicbooks.com )