Life, 1918-09-05 · page 31 of 34
Life — September 5, 1918 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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**Main Cartoon ("Marjorie Didn't Believe in Signs"):** A simple sketch shows a horse bucking off its rider near a sign reading "DANGEROUS." The satire is straightforward: ignoring warnings leads to consequences. **Editorial Satire ("Who Says Save?"):** This piece mocks government hypocrisy during WWI. While officials urge citizens to conserve paper for the war effort, Congress itself floods the mail with wasteful printed matter—card-index statistics, Agricultural Department replies, Food Administration documents. The author excoriates Congressional officials as the worst offenders, calling Congress "the chief protagonist of all wasters." The irony: asking people to sacrifice while government officials ignore their own conservation pleas. **Context:** This reflects genuine WWI-era paper rationing and conservation campaigns, making the contradiction between official messaging and actual practice a pointed criticism of governmental waste and hypocrisy. **Advertisements:** The page also features period ads for Eno's Fruit Salt (a laxative) and Evans Ale, unrelated to editorial content.
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he late ins his in the r work cuckoo the?” n't take clocks. ) cackle pry an’ Star, ou have . thank di MARJORIE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN SIGNS. Who Says Save? Nowhere can the government find a better place for its adjuration to save paper than in Washington. An appalling flood of printed matter pours out daily from the Capitol, choking the mails and, overworking the waste baskets of its recipients. The furious card-index faddists are the most persistent offenders, in their passion for collecting per ly use- less. statistics. The Food Adminis- tration, George Creel and the Agri- cultural Department compete eagerly s to which shall use up the mos! terial, with the War Savings Stamp outfit and the Liberty Loan- ers a good second. A simple query to the Agricultural Department con- cerning boys’ corn and hog clubs brought five pounds of reply—with- out including the desired informa- tion, Local bureaus all over the country are using the printing and fra privileges as if paper and s were plentiful as York Evening World, UR neighbor is on dangerous ground, It should realize that it is always the sacred privilege of every government official to boil over, but not down. Congress sets the noble example. Talk is not an art, but a disease. To talk and to have one's talk set up and printed, together with whatever interminable quotations. may NON-INTOXICATING xogovrnsuest LICENSE REQUIRED A 20h centur intoxicating beverage possessing the netive ant del cious flavor of the grain, judiciously d bf the fragrant hop in a degree never elation to the uninitiated. This safe, efficacious tonic-laxative clears the brain like healthy exercise. A teaspoonful ina glass of water forms a sparkling, refreshing drink; cleansing the system of impurities, core recting ills due to poor digestion, relieving bilious- 1 DERIVATIVE ness, sick headache and constipation. Gentle $COMPOUND in action, positive in results; for over 35 years ENO’S “FRUIT SALT” has been the favor- ite household remedy for children and adults. Sold by Druggists ——_ Prepared only by J. C. ENO, Ltd., London, S, E., England Agents for the Continent of America: Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Inc., New York, U. S. A.—Toronto, Can. serve to amplify the verbos talking machine—all thi in the Congressional Record, is the passion of Congress. With Congress the chief protagonist of all wasters, the minor explosive cranks and fad- dists are immune. To save paper when a million fruit- less and stupid ideas must be ex- ploited—how inconsiderate of anyone, with 2 war on, to suggest such an alien thought! What YOU Can Do Work. Inspire by example. Never give up. Teach economy. Help the Red Cross. Eat less of staple products. Willingly give Aid in conservation. Recant extravagance.