Life, 1919-05-01 · page 30 of 44
Life — May 1, 1919 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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**The Cartoon ("Heard at the Dog Show"):** This satirical cartoon depicts dogs at a dog show. One dog with a blue ribbon tells another that their ribbons "don't count for much against the medal that mutt down there won in France." The joke mocks competitive pride by suggesting a dog's wartime service medal outranks show ribbons—a post-WWI commentary on how military sacrifice overshadows peacetime accomplishments. **The Text Articles:** - **"His Work Was Speculative"**: Critiques Bernard Baruch (a prominent financier/government advisor) for advocating "get back to work" while his own pre-war career was speculation. The piece questions whether he'll return to speculation after public service. - **"Learning It Early"**: A humorous anecdote about a boy claiming girls are "changeable," not him—satirizing male fickleness disguised as female inconstancy. - **"The French Babies"**: Acknowledgment of donations to French war orphans, totaling over $331,000 raised. The page reflects immediate post-WWI American culture: questioning whether society should return to pre-war practices, honoring wartime sacrifice, and addressing European humanitarian needs.
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HEARD AT THE DOG SHOW “ SAY, BUDDIE, OUR BLUE RIBBONS DON'T COUNT FOR MUCH AG. THERE WON IN FRAN His Work Was Speculative M“: BERNARD BARUCH suggests as a world slogan: “Let us all get back to work! A good slogan! But it should not in all cases be inter- preted to mean that we must get back to what we used to do before the war. For there is Mr. Baruch himself, who told an investi- gating committee about three years ago that his business was speculation. So it was at that time, and he good at it. But soon after he got into the public service, and has been very good, we believe, in that. Now, what will he do—stick to work or go back to speculation ? Learning It Early ON has just begun to go to school, and has much to say about the new little girls he meets, but every few days it is a different girl that attracts him. His mother said, “I'm afraid, son, that you are changeable.” “’Tain't me that changes, mom,” he answered ; “ it’s them, when you know them better.” ‘ST THE MEDAL THAT MUTT DOWN The French Babies has received, in all, for the aid of the French war orphans $331,461.46, from which we have remitted to $ 1,823,898 francs. We gratefully acknowledge from . Minneapolis, Minn,, for Baby N 1 New York Ohio, % Ciiftord, Mii ‘est Chester, Pa, $73; M R. W. Wilmot. New Orleans, La., $36 F. We nt, XN. Y., $36.50; Mrs. Peter Thomson, Jr., Coliege Hill, Ci Ohio, $73; The boys and teachers of the ‘Thacher School, Ojai Valley. ‘Cala $73: ML. G., Oakland, Cal, Pavacents ox Accou Mee Paul Davis. Huntevitle, Ala. $36.50: Nathan wood City, P: Meet ets BP aba. ations Washington, D. C.. $53 BABY NU Already acknowledged. Avis Cleland, Whitewater, Wis Already acknowledged ... Avis Cleland, Whitewater, Wi: BABY NUMBER 3682 comicbooks.com