Life, 1919-06-05 · page 13 of 46
Life — June 5, 1919 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"The American Woodshed"** (top cartoon): Shows an adult man with a switch disciplining a small boy, captioned "I reckon you won't run away from home again." This satirizes parental authority and the corporal punishment common in early 20th-century child-rearing. **"The Cross"** (middle): A dialogue between a stern father and his eloped daughter. He refuses forgiveness, citing the scandal and expense she caused the family. The satire targets paternal rigidity and society's harsh judgment of women who marry without parental approval. **"Banzai!"** (bottom): A brief commentary questioning Japan's presence at a Peace Conference despite minimal fighting, suggesting their participation was performative—"to make democracy safe for autocracy." This appears to reference post-WWI peace negotiations. **"The Solid South"** (illustration): Depicts someone struggling with stacked luggage or burdens, likely commenting on regional or political weight.
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THE AMERICAN WOODSHED “1 RECKON YOU WON'T RUN AWAY FROM HOME AGAIN” The Cross THE daughter who had eloped the week before came into the house in fear and trembling and stood before her sorrowful father. “1 shall ni forgive you,” he said sternly. “Is there anything the matter with the man I married ? * No; Didn't I save you the cost of an elaborate wedding?” “Yes.” “Wasn't it more practical to do it this way without f | relieve you of the annoyance of reading long society es in the papers, not to speak of the intolerable bore— from your standpoint—of having to preside at a wedding Ireakfast? “Then, papa dear, why are you so aggrieved?” Her father shook his head. “My child,” he replied, “you forget that I still have to © on with your mother.” Banzai! “\Y/HY were the Japanese represented at the Peace Con- ference? They didn't do much fighting.” “They were there to make democracy safe for autoc- racy. THE “SOLID SOUTH” comicbooks.com