Life, 1917-11-22 · page 11 of 44
Life — November 22, 1917 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon:** A domestic scene showing a wife asking her husband about their upcoming wedding anniversary. The Professor responds absently that they'll "have to make the best of it"—a joke about marital indifference and the mundane reality of long marriages contrasting with romantic ideals. **"Recipe for Prussianism":** A satirical mock-recipe mocking German militarism and authoritarianism. It humorously "instructs" readers to combine military conquest, collectivism, and socialism into an oppressive state, finishing with "iron discipline." This reflects anti-German sentiment, likely from the World War I era. **"Inevitable":** A brief political exchange about Irish governance, suggesting Irish independence would inevitably lead to abolishing British rule—a commentary on Irish-British relations during a period of independence agitation. **Bottom Cartoon:** Appears to mock inexperienced drivers learning to turn a vehicle.
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cit tl Wife: To-MoKKow Is THE AN y OF OUR WEDDING DAY, WHAT SHALL WE DO ABOUT 1T? The Professor (absently): 1 SUPPOSE WE SHALL HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF 1T, Recipe for Prussianism Na shock-proof plat of the earth's sur face pulverize the populace thoroughly with a high-power tractor — gun-carriage Sprinkle with lead from a machine-gun, Mix with a bayonet, Add spirits of collectivism and essence of Socialism until the whole as- sumes a miishy consistency; knead well with the mailed fist. Flavor highly with efficiency, using a sabre to stir in. Tincture with iron discipline. As the mass hardens, hammer into the desired form with the butt end of a musket. Trample around on it with a pair of mili- tary boots. If nobody hollers, it indicates that everybody is petrified and that the founda- doe Ly, ions for the super-state are firmly cemented. Inevitable NEW scheme for governing Ireland is being pro- posed. It will probably meet with the approval of Ireland.” “Then it must be the abolishment of the British Em- me: YOU KEMEMBER WHEN YOU TRIED TURNING FOR THE pire. FIRST TIME? comicbooks.com