Life, 1919-06-05 · page 26 of 46
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**Top Cartoon:** A movie theater marquee advertises "Why Lily Lied" and "Vivian the Vamp"—silent film thrillers. A skeletal figure (labeled as "Shade of Uncle Remus," evoking Joel Chandler Harris's folklore character) stands beside the poster, lamenting that audiences "wouldn't care fo' my stories no mo'!" This satirizes how sensational silent films have displaced traditional storytelling and literary entertainment. **"The French Babies" Section:** Life magazine announces receipt of $338,621.62 in donations for French war orphans from WWI, remitted to Paris as $1,028,535.30 francs. This documents a charitable relief campaign. **"Ruinous" Dialogue:** A joke about wartime taxation, where a wealthy man (Crabshaw) complains about war taxes, and an older man (Old Rocksey) quips that he wonders why the rich didn't tax "that son-in-law of mine." **Bottom Cartoon:** A "Pickers Wanted" sign leads to a dialogue about cotton picking between a Northerner and Southerner, playing on regional dialect humor and post-war labor discussions.
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/|ULY LED THREE FILM THRILLER a 9 Shade of Uncle Remus: 1 weCKON vEY WOULDN'T CARE FO’ My STORIES NO MO’! The French Babies IFE has received f in all, $338.62 francs. he relief of the French war orphans. 62, from which we have remitted to Paris We gratefully acknowledge from: The French Club of Resewats $7. wha War Relic Marguerite. P. t Payments ox Account: Struble, Detroit, Ada Keigy Oberlin College RABSHAW: fellows pretty Ovp Rocksey didn’t pus a luy ary Park, N. J Clark, W. 1 WARY NUMBER 3715 ni The war taxes must be hitting you rich Sure. I'm only wondering why they “THAT, SAH, WILL RE WOOL WHEN YO" WEAR IT NEXT WINTER ry tax on that son-in-law of mine. IN THE NO'TH.” nt Ver Alum ciation of Toledo, Ruinous d. PICKING? Northerner: WHAT'S THAT WHITE FLUFFY STUFF YOU AB