Life, 1918-06-27 · page 14 of 37
Life — June 27, 1918 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Section - "People You Find on Every Beach":** This is satirical social commentary listing stereotypical beach-goers: the vain old man, the aggressive woman, the protective mother, the boastful young man, etc. The accompanying cartoon shows a vendor hawking his wares to beachgoers, satirizing commercial exploitation at popular leisure destinations. **"War and War" Section:** This appears to reference World War I's devastation—listing bloodshed, destroyed families, suffering, and death. It contrasts war's horrors with concepts like "courage" and "loyalty." **"The Millennium" Section:** A brief comment suggesting the current war will improve society ("make the world a better place to live in"), with a de Winnin quote about women entering the workforce—likely referencing WWI's opening of employment opportunities to women as men enlisted. The bottom cartoon titled "A Scientific Turn of Mind" remains unclear without additional context.
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“LIFE: People You Find on Every Beach HE old boy with the white whiskers and the red face, who never misses anything. The woman of indeterminate age with the stringy mouse- colored hair, who sits above high-water mark and puts everyone on the griddle. The fond mother who chases her daughter down to the water's edge and stands guard with the raincoat. The young man with knock knees, protuberant elbows and a thirty-two-inch chest, who is proud of his shape. The plump lady who goes in up to her ankles and squats on h wave, The manly chap who dashes in bravely, with a side glance to see whether the girls are aware of his heroic bearing. The middle-aged lady who takes an hour to work out into three feet of water, and who then stays there for an- other hour, jumping up and down and screaming. The well-cushioned lady who doesn’t think the water is as cold as it might he. The reluctant individual who is almost prostrated by the shock of immersing himself, and who leaps over each wave as if in dire agony. The man who devotes all his energies to getting tanned. The people who hold hands under water and think that nobody sees them. The apprehensive parent who is constantly in a twitter for fear her child will drown in five inches of water. She divorced him hecause he was so sarcastic. + He's still inclined to he so. When he sends her ments in Liberty Bonds. “WAIT A MINUTE, MISTER, AN? WE'LL IUIST VEZ INTO PLAce” War and War LOODSHED; cruelty; OURAGE ; self-sacrifice : avagery; brother fight- determination once carc- ing brother: wild beasts let less youth alive to respon- loose in the land; fatherless sibility; work for hands children; outraged women; hitherto useless; middle age. mothers bereft of their cast aside, called again to sons; cold; hunger; thirst: service: suffering; death 2 ceaseless giving and de- without thought of return; struction everywhere —this unquestioning loyalty is war. tion at last awake: is war. The Millennium I'm glad to see you realize what our HE DOMINIE: country is fighting for. This war will make the world a better place to live in. “Retchure life it will, boss! De wimmin are beginning to do all de work. A SCIENTIFIC TURN OF MIND comicbooksfeona