Life, 1918-04-25 · page 11 of 40
Life — April 25, 1918 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** Titled "Shade of Napoleon: AND THEY CALL THIS A CHARGE!" depicts WWI soldiers in a trench with a tank nearby. The satire compares modern mechanized warfare unfavorably to Napoleon's military strategies—suggesting that despite technological advances, soldiers still face brutal conditions and the concept of a meaningful "charge" has become absurd. The ghostly reference to Napoleon implies nostalgia for supposedly more glorious warfare. **"Why Worry?" Article:** Discusses public health concerns about soldier inoculations and disease control during wartime. It notes medical authorities acknowledge room for improvement in serum safety, while questioning whether extraordinary claims about these serums are justified if improvements are still needed. **Bottom Photograph:** Captioned "Her Boy," shows a woman in period dress meeting with a uniformed soldier—likely depicting the emotional human cost of war through a personal reunion.
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(asles LGA USA Shade of Napoteon Why Worry ? CCORDING to an. official an- nouncement published in the York Times with regard to the inocu- lation of soldiers: The Public Health Service will endeavor to find methods for secur- New le serum for menin- ing a more re gitis and will then, through its con- trol over the sale of these products c. see that these It is expected in interstate t methods are used that some improvements will also bet made in the case of serums used in the prevention and cure of other communicable diseases. It is interesting to note that the medi- cal authorities are willing to admit that 0 there is room for improveme rums. But if the extraordinary clai already made for them are true, why should it) be necessz them ? ary to improve AND THEY CALL THIS A CILARGE! N army marches on its stomach at PAIN must choose between being the expense of the stomachs of matador to the Allies or door-mat the inhabitants of occupied territory, to Germany. MEK BOY comicbooks.com