Life, 1919-02-13 · page 27 of 42
Life — February 13, 1919 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes American social and political figures through allegorical "personal column" gossip. Key targets: **"Adam Prohibition"** represents the Prohibition movement itself, depicted as wanting to split the country and cause civil war—mocking anti-alcohol activists as destructive extremists. **"Fraulein F.E."** appears to represent Germany, suggesting it won't consider America "ready" for years—likely commentary on post-WWI international relations and American isolationism. The lighter social satire mocks wealthy elites: ice cream sodas and malted drinks as nouveau-riche building Newport mansions, and "Young Miss Hearsty Headliner" (possibly referencing William Randolph Hearst's publications) becoming a postmaster's secretary. **"Madam Wall Street"** suffers "ow fever" (likely "cow fever"?) with chronic insomnia—satirizing financial markets' instability and stress. The cartoon contrasts "FACT" and "FICTION," though their specific meaning is unclear from this excerpt alone.
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-~ Our Allegorical Personal Column ADAM PROHIBITION, clad in a new watered-silk combination of the vintage of ’49, has been visiting in Washington, “My ultimate object,” she said when questioned, “is to split up this country into two groups and bring on a civil war.” Fraulein FE. who for the past forty years has been living in Germany, is contemplating changing her residence to a more democratic country. When asked if she would live in the United States, she said with a smile: “The United States is the country that I ulti- mately expect to use, but I don’t be- lieve that you will be ready to receive me properly for several years yet.” The Ice-Cream-Sodas, the Grape Juices, the Malted Milkers and Mr. and Mrs. Nut Sundae are all building handsome residences at Newport and on upper Fifth Avenue. It is under IN 1968, LOOKING BACKWARD WHERE HE WON His D. S. C. stood that they will all be immensely popular during the coming season Young Miss Hearsty Headliner, the popular fiction writer, whose striking headlines have been the talk of three continents or more, will shortly become private secretary to Postmaster neral Burleson, where her unique talent will have full swing. Madam Wall Strect, whose attack of ow fever has been long continued, showed small signs of improvement yesterday. She hasn't slept a wink now for several months. FICTION