Life — August 1, 1918 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising** for the Saratoga racing season (August 1-31), promoting horse races and the Saratoga Association for breed improvement. The two cartoons at the bottom appear to be **humorous vignettes** unrelated to the racing content: - **Left cartoon** ("Time: When You're Waiting for a Check"): depicts a skeletal figure with a scythe—likely **Death or Father Time**—suggesting the tedious, seemingly endless wait for payment. - **Right cartoon** ("When You Have a Note to Meet"): shows a similarly skeletal figure struggling with financial obligations, suggesting financial hardship and the stress of meeting debt payments. Both cartoons use **memento mori imagery** (skeletal figures) to satirize the frustrations of waiting for money and managing financial obligations—common complaints among the magazine's readers during this era.