Life, 1919-03-06 · page 18 of 42
Life — March 6, 1919 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The page contains two satirical pieces from *Life* magazine: **Top cartoon**: Shows a cab driver (representing the "Germania Club") moving across a hallway, observed by onlookers. The caption suggests this references German immigrants or German-American establishments relocating, likely during or after World War I when anti-German sentiment was high in America. **"King Gab!" section**: A satirical piece personifying excessive talk and gossip as a tyrannical ruler. It mocks habitual talkers who make promises but deliver nothing, comparing them unfavorably to previous "tyrants" (likely political figures—names appear corrupted by OCR). The joke is that this new "king" operates from street corners, has millions of ears/followers, and relies on "Words, Phrases and Sentences" rather than action. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows a returning WWI soldier ("Private Smith") enthusiastically greeting his former employer, who appears less than thrilled to see him. The humor lies in the contrast between the soldier's warm welcome home and the employer's cool reception—suggesting tension between returning veterans and those who remained on the home front.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
SINCE THE GERMANIA CLUB MOVED IN ACKOSS THE HALL King Gab! (eo INSTA NE the Two-Faced. F nand the Foxy, Karl the Che t Poller, William the Un- speakable, have lost their golden ti In their several places there reigns a new tyrant His name is King ( He is insidious, indefinite, irrespon sible, irrepressible and incessant He has a million tong four hun- dred million ears and no responsibility He promises anything, and performs not at all. His palace is the nearest street-cor ner, and his ministers of state are Words, Phrases and Sentences His chief enemy is Hard Work He hasn't crossed the Atlantic—yer for him. You can recognize him by his two inevitable fol lowers—Hunger and Hard Time RIGGS: Well. 1 hear our income taxes can be paid for in’ instal- ments. Gaices But how are we 4 ig to : PRIVATE SMITH, AFTER SPENDING A YEAK IN FRANCE, GREETS 11S FORMER pay the instalments ? EMPLOYER Ccomicbooks.com