Life, 1918-04-18 · page 4 of 40
Life — April 18, 1918 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **table of contents** for the upcoming issue, not a political cartoon. The page announces several articles: - **"Spring in the West"** (cover story) - **"What Germany Said to the Kaiser"** — appears to reference World War I diplomatic communications - **"The Boy Who Says Good-bye"** — described as "showing the true spirit of America," likely about American soldiers departing for WWI - **"Why Not a Congressional Staff for Pershing?"** — references General John J. Pershing, American commander in WWI - **"Labor's Call Above the Din"** — a center-page cartoon by Charles Dana Gibson The decorative border features illustrated faces of various types of people, typical of Life's satirical style. The page emphasizes the magazine's mix of "innumerable pictures, a variety of text and some humor." This predates modern magazine design significantly.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
gil kell Bag OAL. In Next Week’s Life Spring in the West Colored cover by Angus MacDonall What Germany Said to the Kaiser By Marcus Have You Bought Your Spring Hat? Mr. R. M. Crosby has some seasonable suggestions to make Why Not a Congressional Staff for Pershing ? W. H. Walker pictures how the Western front would look under these conditions The Boy Who Says Good-bye Showing the true spirit of America Those Movie Fiends Who Get Up at the Wrong Moment It has happened to all of us The Trophy Room in the Imperial Museum at Berlin Kultur at its best (or worst) by Harrison Cady Labor’s Call Above the Din Centre page cartoon by Charles Dana Gibson Note: We could go on like this for a long time without exhausting the contents of the next number. In- are sCapadla numerable pictures, a variety of text $1.13, For $1.26). Send Lire for iree ‘montis “to and some humor, Open. only to new bers; no. sub- scriptions renewed 4! e. 36 LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52 ; Foreign, $6.04. ) Several sample copies will be sent on receipt of ten cents, comicbookseea)