Life — June 20, 1918 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 980 This page contains horoscopes and satirical cartoons from an early 20th-century Life magazine. The top illustration depicts a military inspection where a commanding officer notes a soldier's lack of proper equipment attention—a commentary on military readiness or discipline. The lower cartoon, captioned "Woodrow, Spare That Tree!," shows a woman labeled "Justice" attempting to prevent a man (presumably representing Woodrow Wilson) from cutting down a tree marked "Woods' Career." This appears to reference Wilson's presidency and a specific political figure or appointment decision regarding someone named Woods. The satire criticizes Wilson's action as unjust or damaging to someone's career prospects. The surrounding text includes biographical horoscopes and poetry, typical of Life's mixed editorial content from this era.