Life, 1918-02-28 · page 7 of 40
Life — February 28, 1918 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical cartoons from *Life* magazine: **Top cartoon:** A cosmic scene depicting a figure blowing Earth away like a dandelion seed, illustrating anxieties about catastrophic world destruction—likely referencing early 20th-century fears about war, technology, or social upheaval. **Bottom cartoon:** A domestic scene where a First Lady asks a Second Lady whether animals really think. The Second Lady responds affirmatively, claiming she "married one who does"—a cutting insult suggesting the First Lady's husband lacks intelligence. This satirizes upper-class social pretension and marital dynamics, using the device of a woman's pointed insult delivered in polite company to mock either a specific political figure or types of society wives. Both reflect *Life's* tradition of biting social and political satire.
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“SCHWAB says all our property will be taken away from “Wasn't Mrs. Moneypenny’s reception a social suc- us by the workers.” cess?” “They'll have to hurry to get ahead of the govern- “No. By a singular lapse she forgot to ask the wife of the local coal dealer.” First Lady: po ANIMALS REALLY THINK? Second Lady: oF course THEY DO. “HOW DO YOU REALLY KNow?"” “1 MARRIED ONE WHO DOES.” comicbooks.com