Life, 1919-04-17 · page 15 of 46
Life — April 17, 1919 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon: "Managing Editor"** A tall man (representing a Life magazine editor) confronts a small boy who has just been hired as a subscriber. The editor says the boy has been "just deported our last subscriber," implying the magazine is losing readership. This satirizes Life's circulation problems and the editorial challenge of retaining audiences. **Bottom Cartoon: "The Prodigal's Return"** A classical Greek/Roman scene shows Zeus and other mythological figures retrieving "the fatted calf" from storage, suggesting Mars (the god of war) has returned to Olympus. This appears to mock post-WWI demilitarization, with mythological figures awkwardly welcoming back war itself. The article criticizes Bro. E.W. Howe's controversial opinions while praising his literary talent.
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Bro. Howe’s Handsome Offer W. HOWE of Atchison, complains of Lire because ly recommended in it as a with able gift for form- and imparting wrong and some- < malignant opinions that will © any right-minded person to exe- on.” Bro. Howe does not admit he possesses this gift. In his alle monthly publication, “ De- as its title runs, “to Indigna- Information,” he enumerates this virt a writer and says that if the mali ms he advocates can he him he will quit them: s isan unusual offer. Everything Howe is unusual, But there in the world that needs re 4 more urgently than he docs, acceptance of his invitation on any ce scale will have to be deferred there are any particulars in which 1 this world can safely be are, for goodness’ sake, v's leave them so! here's one casual particular in possibly, Bro. Howe can be He speaks in his February er of reading in the paper that ational War Work campaign is g for strong and attractive young imen to go overseas entertainers for the army, and that “the most suit- ile entertainer for the lovesick boys in Europe is found to be the American girl.” Is not that foolish?” he says, “Ts : Vanaging Editor: 1 YoU PLeast, stk, THEY'Ve JUST DEPORTED OUR LAST ot vulgar?” and he goes on about it st BER! Yes, Bro. Howe, it is foolish as it stands, and even vulgar, but that is b ‘ause a word that presumably started on its rounds as “homesick” has been twisted into “lovesick.” Lots of our youngsters have been bored and home- sick in Europe, and have been cheered in the most wholesome fashion possible hy the women of the Red Cross, the YM. C. A. and other organizations, who have gone over there to look after them. That is an admirable work if you get the right sort of young women to undertake it. But they have to he = hand-picked. They must have judg- ment, Our young men in Europe are THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN separated from their womenkind. To HURRY, HERE, AND GET THE FATTED CALF OUT OF COLD-STORAGE. see and talk to nice girls now and then MARS HAS COME BACK TO OLYMPUS does them lots of good. comicbooks.com