Life, 1919-03-13 · page 26 of 42
Life — March 13, 1919 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct items: **"Picardy" poem**: A sentimental verse about a poor girl from the French region of Picardy, comparing her to Cinderella. It celebrates how "Prince Charming, from a far-off land" (appearing to reference American aid/intervention in WWI) will restore her to prosperity through magical transformation—likely satirizing American optimism about postwar European recovery. **"Bone-Dry Literature Coming"**: A satirical commentary on Prohibition's impending effects on American literature. The joke suggests that without alcohol, writers will struggle; the sample passage humorously shows a woman becoming "emancipated" from buttermilk instead of alcohol—mocking how absurd Prohibition-era fiction might become. **"The French Babies"**: A fundraising acknowledgment listing donors who contributed to aid French war orphans, with a caption showing two women discussing New York fashion pretensions. The cartoon "His Master's Voice" (bottom left) appears to reference the famous gramophone trademark, though its specific satirical point is unclear from this image alone.
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Picardy Oo": little lass of Picardy, L ike Cinderella garbed in gray, The ashes of your poverty Show tinge of rosy flame to-day Prince Charming, from a far-off land. Shall through your broken kingdom pass, And you shall rise, at his command, In fairy slippers made of glass! It seemed a winsome fairy tale; But fairy tales are sometimes true \ fairy mother scarce could fail ‘© work a magic charm for you! Il greet you in your regal gown, With si Our age shall sing your great renown- Your herald blows his bugle now! Mabel Haughton Collyer. s of triumph on your brow Bone-Dry Literature Coming HE modern writer has a new prob lem to face. National Prohibition will make literature “dry.” The hero may still flick the ashes from his ciga- rette, but when the time comes for him to take a drink he must order a chocolate soda, There is a chance for a new school here, In the future we may read “She sipped her buttermilk slowly and calmly noted its effect. After the second hottle she was a woman emanci- pated. She reached across the table and untied her hand- some admirer's cravat. (To be continued.) ” \ Soa HIS MASTER'S Vorcr Mrs. Smith of Kansas: | Mrs. Brown of Ohio: § MY! BUT THESE NEW VORKERS PUT ON AtKS! The French Babies 2 has received, altogether, for the French war orphans from which 1,785,476.75 franes have been We gratefully acknowledge from an Fire Fighters’ Fund, collected. through the Fire raid, New York City, for Rabies Nos. 3654 and ent of the Highland Park High and Tark, Mich. for Raby No. 3038 3 A. F, Way, Westfield, Mass. $18.25; In_ memory. of nd Duke, Syracuse, N.Y. $146; Mrs, John Prince aterbury, Conn., Marguerite, Chester, eday, New York City. $73; Flizabeth Spicer. + $73; Duina Nash, Cleveland, ; Margaret a h Leland, Bo Mass., Payurxts ox Ac tT: Clara Goodwi memory of Mary KR memory of Lieut. T. : and Miss Ruth Dean, Will Class, Methodist: Temple BARY NUMBER 364, I Marguerite At Dorothy, Junior Red Cr A ous, Rock: A Naval Reserve just ‘ret Mrs. H. Wo Macken and ‘Ruth Parkison. Butte. Mont Ne School, Howe, Ida Mrs. 1. W, MacKenzie. Portsmouth, Va ard Hodgson, U.S. S. New York. beth R. Davis, New York City. Greenwood Mreshyterian Sunulay Sei RARY NUMRER 3637 Motion Picture Department of Ford Mo! Mich. ‘ T is blessed to go through life with an ambition, but don't overlook the importance of enjoying the scenery on the way. Comicbooks.com