Life, 1918-09-12 · page 10 of 34
Life — September 12, 1918 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical cartoons labeled "Historic Boys" plus a Franco-American limerick and a war savings stamp advertisement. The left cartoon depicts a naval officer in a captain's hat, labeled "That Clever Marconi Youngster," mocking someone's maritime pretensions. The right cartoon, titled "Ignace," shows a child at a piano wearing a top hat, apparently ridiculing a young musical prodigy. Below is a limerick in English and French mocking General Ferdinand Foch, a WWI French military leader, calling for him to "strike the detestable Boche" (derogatory term for Germans). The bottom section promotes "War Savings Stamps" at twenty-five cents, using patriotic imagery (soldiers, Liberty) to encourage Americans to purchase war bonds during World War I.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
HISTORIC BOYS THAT CLEVER MARCONI YOUNGSTER IGNACE Limerique Franco-A méricaine VOTH General Ferdinand Foch, Je coupe le sale Boche sur le flank, As he heard the faint chime of la cloche, Son derricre je de 1k Mon dieu! It's high tine, EU prtrchiase Cest_ moment: sublime, Un passage (one way’) To strike le detestable Boche! To hell pour le Buche, tile and rank. Buy War Savings Stamps. BEFORE YOU SPEND THIS THINK OF THIS— AND THIS— FOOLISHLY— comicbooks.com