Life, 1918-05-09 · page 13 of 40
Life — May 9, 1918 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical pieces from *Life* magazine (page 753): **Top illustration**: "The Land Flowing with Silk and Honey" depicts soldiers chasing what appears to be an allegorical female figure—likely representing enemy territory or spoils of war. This reflects WWI-era propaganda imagery. **Bottom section**: "What to Do with Liberty Bonds" addresses a practical wartime finance question. A correspondent asks how to use Liberty Bonds (government bonds sold to finance WWI) as charitable donations. The article proposes giving $200 bonds to Lind's Fresh Air Farm to send poor children to the country annually. The accompanying cartoon shows two men in conversation with women present, with dialogue about a cook's wardrobe—a humorous domestic scene that appears tangential to the main article's serious philanthropic purpose.
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SEaeGmEnescanres “LIFE: 753 “THE LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY” What to Do with Liberty Bonds CORRESPONDENT writes to ask Lire how large a lump sum it would require to insure that in behalf of the donor a poor child should be sent to Lire’s Fresh Air Farm every year. The cost has varied from season to season, and the ten- dency is always upwards. Last year the amount was in the neighborhood of seven dollars, but with the increasing cost of supplies, the war tax on transportation and greater ex- penses of all sorts, it is not safe to count on this as a per- manent figure. The sum of two hundred dollars in the new Liberty Bonds returns an annual income of eight dollars and fifty cents. Anyone who sends bonds to that amount in trust to Lire’s Fresh Air Fund may be sure that in perpetuity one poor child each summer will have the advantage of a fortnight’s stay in the country. The donor’s name, or such name as may be designated, will be applied to every such endowment. Can you picture a better use for Liberty Bonds? It in- sures their safe keeping, and the investment, besides helping to win the war, means dividends of happiness in the years after. “DOES YOUR COOK EVER WEAR ANY OF YOUR WIFE'S DRESSES?” “pear ME! No! COOK IS VERY PARTICULAR” comicbooks.com