Life, 1919-05-22 · page 15 of 42
Life — May 22, 1919 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The left side features a six-panel comic strip titled "More Meditation—The Determination" through "Back to the Bourgeoisie," depicting a figure's escalating determination exercises. It appears satirical commentary on self-improvement efforts, showing the protagonist progressively more strained and exhausted before finally collapsing into a cart labeled "DAP!!"—suggesting futility of willpower-based self-transformation. The right side contains three short prose pieces: "The Coming" (a poem by Ruth Lambert Jones), "Interplanetary Catechism" (satirizing Martian bureaucracy through dialogue), and "Unconditional Surrender" (a brief domestic anecdote about quarreling spouses). The cartoon and text together mock self-delusion, government inefficiency, and marital discord—typical Life magazine satirical targets of the era.
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“LIP B * MoRE MEDITATION - THE DETERMINATION BACK YO THE Bourcetoisie — 895 The Coming ONG I went seeking happi- ness! “'Tis here.” [ cried, “and here!” But in the places of my quest 1 only found a tear A sudden turn of toil and stress Left me no longer free To search the world for happi- ness} Came happiness to me! Ruth Lambert Jones. Interplanetary Catechism “THE Man from Mars ac- costed the guard at the door of the Capitol. “Where's Wilsor “Europe for th “Where's Da “Doing his Paris shopping.” “Where's McAdoo?” “He's left us flat.” “Where's Congress?" “The old gang is done for, and the new are studying their Cushing's Manual.” “Who's running things now?" “Labor and the Parlor Bol- sheviki are fighting it out.” “Who'll win out?” “Couldn't say; but if they don't look sha F. will step ir their own wv “Well, what could be fairer than that?” And the from Mars jumped into h radio-plane and sailed sky wards with a knowing grin on his homely face. wk: Ps Unconditional Surrender Ms GRAMERCY: The XN have turned atera.n and are ap- parently a very happy couple Mrs. Park: Their new cook said she wouldn't stay less they stopped quarre! all the time. comicbooks.com