Life, 1918-08-29 · page 15 of 34
Life — August 29, 1918 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct pieces: **"Lines to the Kaiser"** — A poem addressing Kaiser Wilhelm II during WWI, listing American military and supply contributions to the Allied effort (troops, ships, artillery, destroyers). The tone is earnest rather than satirical. **"The Miracle of Marriage and Time"** — A brief humorous anecdote about a bride upset over a missing article of clothing, suggesting marital discord develops quickly. **"The California Wines"** — An article defending California's wine industry against Prohibition, arguing mild wines provide social benefit. The accompanying cartoon shows a well-dressed man and boy with a dog, captioned "How a dog-hater looks to the small boy and to most of us," satirizing those who oppose wine as out of touch with ordinary people's values.
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Lines to the Kaiser LI of dollars into the United States Treasury, A line of young men into the training camps. A line of troop trains speeding coastward A line of transports across the Atlantic. A line of communication to the trenches. A line of shock-proof khaki on the west front. A line of all varieties of artille A line of American airplanes and fliers. A line of destroyers in the North Sea. A line of food-ships to the Allies. A line of hemp, if necessary, for you. Very earnestly, Tre American Propte. The Miracle of Marriage and Time HE bride turning up her nose at her mother's suggestion that she take her old clothes with her. The bride, returning for her old clothes six months later, decidedly angry because a single article is missing. A FRIENDLY LITTLE GAME The California Wines PARAGRAPHER in the Springfield Republican lately spoke 2 of the objection of the California wine-growers to having their vineyards destroyed by prohibition as a demonstration of the effect of touching the pocket nerve. Of course if wine-making is for- bidden by a prohibition amendment the California wine-makers will lose money. That ought not to be considered too seriously if it is to the advantage of the country to have their industry scrapped. It was shameful that the opium trade was kept up for its profits, to the detri- ment of China, It is shameful that the profits of the rum business should be considered if it certainly injures the people. The strong point of the California wine industry is that it provides a mild intoxicant that does more good than harm. Europe considers the mild wines as temperate drinks. They do not intoxicate nor induce habits of intoxication unless taken to an in- convenient and unusual excess, and they make coarse food more palatable. The idea that Christendom is going te abolish wine is nonsense, and papers of the standing of the Springfield Re- publican must know it. All drinks can be regulated; consumption of spirits can be curbed; the profit in selling in- toxicants can be cut down and drinking diminished, but wine has always been used, and always will be, among the free nations of the world. HOW A DOG-HATER LOOKS TO THE SMALL BOY AND TO MOST OF US SS comicbooks.com