Life, 1918-06-27 · page 15 of 37
Life — June 27, 1918 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** A social scene showing men and women at what appears to be a formal dance or gathering. The dialogue reveals the joke: a woman says she's "dancing only with officers this evening," and a man responds that she just danced with his chauffeur who holds the rank of lieutenant. The satire targets social pretension—specifically, women who use military rank as a status marker for dating/dancing partners, apparently unable to distinguish actual officers from servants with military titles. **Bottom Section:** "First Sayings" collects famous quotes from notable men (H.G. Wells, Thomas Marshall, Henry Ford). The accompanying illustration labeled "Scylla and Charybdis" depicts classical mythology. The brief text reference mentioning women gaining voting rights suggests this page was published during or shortly after the women's suffrage era.
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