Life, 1919-01-30 · page 9 of 34
Life — January 30, 1919 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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**Main Cartoon ("Weekend Party"):** Depicts a chaotic domestic scene where servants are being treated as "non-essential" — a satirical jab at post-WWI labor dynamics. The crowded, messy gathering suggests that dismissing household staff as expendable leads to household disorder. **"A Gracious Act of Gratitude":** This article mocks newspaper editors who agreed to voluntarily ban certain words and phrases ("moral," "efficiency," etc.) during peace treaty negotiations, treating it as patriotic self-censorship. The satire questions whether such restrictions actually serve the public good or merely limit press freedom. **"A Dissipation":** A brief comedic dialogue joke about Lent observance lasting forty days after twelve months of indulgence—poking fun at inconsistent religious devotion. The overall tone critiques post-war social pretensions and institutional hypocrisy.
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WEEK-END PARTY WHEN SERVANTS ARE LISTED AS NON-ESSENTIAL, A Gracious Act of Gratitude ASHINGTON.—At a meeting here of representatives of the lealing newspapers of the country it has been decided that as a mark of esteem for the reading public, which bore with them during the emergency, the papers will discontinue the use of the following words and phrases Well-informed circles; schools of thought; growing body of public opinion; meretricious; situation of grave impli- cations; figures that emerge; differences to be accommo- dated. A resolution was introd 1 that would have banned the words “morale” and “eff so, but a majority of the editors feared they could not continue publication without them. It was the opinion of several, however, that after the publication of the peace treaty several more de- pendable words and expressions can he dropped. A protest from a committce of writing editors, stating that they could not produce the usual number of articles without the terms quoted, was received and filed A Dissipation “DON’T you hate to think of Lent coming so soon?” “My dear, what are forty days of Lent after twelve months of Hoover?” efrerererereresrs = Prefer sereresererey Veretele see sesefetesesesetesesesesesesd| u Bacchus: By Jove! 1 po nELIEVE. SHE'S TRYING TO FLIRT WITH ME comicbooks.com