Life, 1917-11-22 · page 15 of 44
Life — November 22, 1917 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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The main illustration is titled "FINALE BY THE ENTIRE COMPANY" and depicts a theatrical scene—likely a stage performance's grand finale with an angelic figure descending from above amid orchestral musicians and costumed performers below. The satire appears to be mocking elaborate theatrical productions or operatic spectacles popular at the time. Below are two brief text pieces: "Perhaps He Knows" (about the Lusitania carrying munitions) and "Amos and Dudley" (discussing characters named Amos Pinchot and Dudley Field Malone). These reference actual contemporary political figures, likely concerning WWI-era debates about American neutrality and military involvement. The Lusitania reference suggests this page dates to around 1915.
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tical and able minds by unsought and unaccountable phenomena. Southern California seems the near- est to the unseen world of any part of these States. There may be a door there Anyhow, that loc: searchers after the unscen. somewhere into the unknown. ity curiously attracts To have laid up enough to support life and then to quit work and go to Southern Cali- fornia and try to communicate with the invisible seems to strike many people as a good way out of Topeka. But it is not the only way. The in- visible world is everywhere, and doors FINALE RY THE ENTIRE COMPANY open from London, New York and all other places, and especially, it seems, from Indiana. ELS. M. Perhaps He Knows "LS POLLETTE insists the Lista: nia carried munitions.” “Probably he refers to the bombs se- creted on her by German agents to be used in case the submarine failed.” OOKS as if the Watch on Rhine will soon he the American Inger- soll. Amos and Dudley MOS PINCHOT was for Hillquit. Naturally ! But so was Dudley Field Malone! Dudley's emancipation scems to be fairly complete. With him it seems a case of intoxication; not alcoholic, of course, but all the same he will wake up some morning with a dark-brown taste in his mouth, and oh, what a headache! Amos may get into jail some time along of the fervency of his views, but he won't have a headache. His deport- ment does no violence to his nature, comicbooks.com