Life, 1918-01-10 · page 13 of 40
Life — January 10, 1918 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon: "A New Man in the Ring"** This depicts boxing as metaphor for war. Kaiser Wilhelm (German emperor) warns boxer Ferocious Fritz not to fear a new opponent, noting "he's new to the game, and see how small he is" — but adds he's "getting bigger every second." This likely references American entry into World War I (1917), sarcastically suggesting the U.S. would grow stronger as a combatant, contradicting German expectations. **"Smokeless Day" Section** Dr. Anna Shaw advocated for a weekly smokeless day as women's contribution to wartime conservation. The satirist questions whether this "fair thing" should apply to women too, highlighting the gendered nature of wartime sacrifice. **"Emancipation" Poem** Anti-war satire about "meatless, wheatless" rationing days, expressing frustration with wartime restrictions and taxes, sarcastically proposing Germany become "Kaiserless" instead.
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RS Ec ge ss Ferocious Frits: i | t [ f JUST PUPPY LOVE . A NEW MAN IN THE RING Kaiser Wilhelm: vox't be AFRAID OF HIM! He's NEW TO THE GAME, AND SEE HOW SMALL HE IS, YES, BUT HE’S GETTING BIGGER EVERY SECOND. Smokeless Day D® ANNA SHAW is nothing if not revolutionary, In a recent lecture she came out in favor of a smokeless day, Dr. Shaw declared that as long as women were saving on clothes and food the men ought to do their share also. To abstain from smoking one day a week, Dr. Shaw declared, was the least they could do. And think of the results! This seems a fair thing, so far as the men are concerned, but is it fair for smoking ladies? Ought they to be in- cluded ? Emancipation ITH meatless, wheatless, eatless days, Coal indicating heatless days, The melancholy days have come, yet taxes make us miser- less. An avalanche of less-less days, Successless days and messless days, Just makes us fight with all our might that Germany be comicbooks.com