Life, 1918-12-05 · page 60 of 76
Life — December 5, 1918 — page 60: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This WWI-era *Life* magazine page combines Christmas sentiment with wartime commentary. The top cartoon titled "On to Europe" depicts soldiers marching in formation while a mounted military figure leads them forward, with a small dog observing—satirizing the mobilization of troops to the European theater. Below, "The Toast" is a nostalgic poem by Arthur Guiterman calling for traditional Christmas foods and drink, urging readers to remember absent soldiers with the refrain "may the Lads whom now we miss / Be with us next December!" The bottom cartoon shows a humorous domestic scene: a hen tells a rooster she'll marry him only if he buys an incubator, since otherwise their married life will "conflict with my war work"—a tongue-in-cheek reference to women entering the workforce during WWI, even applying industrial logic (incubators replacing natural reproduction) to civilian life during wartime mobilization.
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