Life — July 4, 1918 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "At the Charity Bazaar" **Main Cartoon:** The large sketch shows a crowded charity bazaar with a booth advertising "KISS FOR CHARITY / ONLY 60¢" The caption reads "SEE HERE, JOHN HENRY! CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME!"—suggesting a woman is chastising a man for participating in or considering a paid kiss booth. The satire mocks wartime charity fundraising tactics and gender dynamics: women using flirtation as a fundraising tool while men are criticized for indulgence, even for charitable purposes. **Lower Section:** "Notes on Poverty (By a Householder)" is a humorous first-person account of domestic wartime hardships—worn blankets, old rugs, threadbare towels, and makeshift repairs. The accompanying small illustrations satirize the contrast between upper-class pretensions and actual poverty during what appears to be WWI.