Life, 1918-05-23 · page 30 of 40
Life — May 23, 1918 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **humorous anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **Comic Short Stories:** - "Worth a Chance": A child's manipulation tactic—crying loudly to pressure parents into taking him to the pictures - "Loyal to It": A senator's reluctance to sing the national anthem publicly, despite claiming patriotism - Several brief jokes about Irish immigrants, life-savers, and wartime cost-of-living complaints **The Satire:** These pieces mock everyday human behavior: parental weakness, performative patriotism, and economic grievances during wartime (the "war prices" reference suggests WWI era). **Advertisements:** - Red Cross fundraising appeal (May 20-27) - Maillard's chocolate ("The Greatest Mother in the World") - Clysmic table water ("King of Table Waters") The page is primarily **filler content**—light humor and ads typical of Life's satirical magazine format. No specific political figures are caricatured; instead, it satirizes universal human types and social pretenses.
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Loony Worth a Chance The small boy stood at the garden gate and howled and howled and howled. A passing old lady paused beside him: “What's the matter, little man?” she asked in a kindly voice. “0-0-oh!" wailed the youngster. and ma won't take me to the pictures to night.” “But don't make such a noise,” said the dame, admonishingly. “Do they ever fe you when you cry like that?" “S-sometimes they do, an'—an" soine- times they d-d-don’t,” bellowed the boy. “Rut it ain't no trouble to yell!” —Londou Opinion, Loyal to It “Don't you love our song, ‘The Star- led Banner’? “T do,” replied Senator Sorghum, “Then why don't you join in the “Pa chorus?” friend, the way for me to show His Fiancée tL oorak! Waring to Authors One of Mr. Kipling’s trees was inj by a bus, the driver of which was al landlord of an inn, Kipling wrote this man a letter of complaint, which the re cipient sold to one of his guests for ten shillings, Again the angry author wrote, this time a more violent letter, w mediately fetched one pe A few days later Kipl landlord and demanded to know why had received no answer to his letters. “Why, T was hoping you would send resh one every day.” was the cool ‘They pay a great deal better than bus driving.”"—Boston Transcript. A youxe Irishman recently applied for a job as life-saver at the municipal baths s he was about six feet six inches tall and well built, the chief life-saver gave him an application blank to fill ou saver, “can you swi No.” replied the applicant, “but “By the way,” said the chief life. wade like blazes —Philodelphia Ledger, He: Yes, you know it’s costing me five hundred a year just to live, because InN THAT of these war prices. ction for a song is not to try to TERKIMLE? HERES A POOR MAN THAT Was Sues 1 shouldn't pay it; it isn't worth Washington Star, NURIED ALIVE FOR THREE 1OUKS f it. —Cassel’s Saturday Journal. tre is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Hritain, 1. Ja and Rritish Possessions, Title registered in U.S vance. Adilitional posta countri to Canada, s2 cents, Single to cents, 5 from date of publicatio ‘ s prior to toto out of pr The text and illustra i For Reprint Rights in Great Britain niewndlealers in Great Neitain amd may he abtained from be sellers in cpr ities in the world, The & 2 trade supplied fr Live's London Office, ise House, Treas Building E¢ d and ad turn ontributions of change of address should reach this of apply to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildsngs, Fetter Lane, Loudon, Ii, C., England, issue to be affected —— RED CROSS week May 20th-27th Contribute liberally Chocolate, Cocoa, — Confections. G@D COMPANY G@D DINNER GQDD SPEECHES AND smal OF COURSE KING OF TABLE WATERS