Life — February 20, 1919 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Home of the Brave" This page features two illustrations. The top image, titled "The Home of the Brave," depicts a rural American scene where a soldier or military figure stands guard at a gatehouse while civilians go about their business in the distance. The composition suggests surveillance or military presence in domestic spaces. Below are advertisements seeking various professionals (lobbyists, press agents, walking delegates) and a second cartoon showing a mother confronting her daughter, with the caption: "Mother, your doughnuts aren't up to those the Salvation Army used to make." This appears to mock the Salvation Army's charitable work or the gap between domestic and institutional care, likely reflecting early-20th-century concerns about social welfare and women's domestic roles.