Life, 1919-07-31 · page 9 of 40
Life — July 31, 1919 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon**: A social gathering where a Literary Man (identified in caption) is being criticized by a woman for not saying "a clever thing all evening," while other authors are present. This satirizes the pretension of literary circles and the pressure on writers to perform intellectually in social settings—mocking the expectation that published authors must constantly demonstrate wit. **"Rain!" Poem**: A nostalgic poem by Joseph Andrew Galahad expressing longing for ocean landscapes and natural settings, contrasting with present circumstances. The accompanying illustration shows a solitary figure gazing pensively from a window. **"A Best Seller" caption** and opening text ("TO-DAY humanity is a suppressed riot") suggest commentary on contemporary popular literature and social tension.
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Shes You WAVEN'T SAID A CLEVER THING ALL PVENINE Literary Man (ieho has to make his living) > THERE ARE OTHER AUTHORS PRESENT Rain! "VE been dreaming of the ocean sands And the cliffs around the bay. I'm homesick for my native shore A thousand miles away! I seem to smell the fragrance Of the countless cypress trees When the rain has swept their branches In the toss of the ocean breeze. The sky is gray and misty— And my heart with lo For it’s raining, rain In the hills! It’s the rain that brings the mem'ries To my wander-weary heart : It’s the rain that calls me backward And makes my pulses start. I seem to hear it dripping In the pine trees and the fern: I seem to see it, misty gray, Where the sea-gulls wheel and turn The sky is growing brighter— Yet my soul with longing fills; It's still raining, raining, raining In the hills! Joseph Andrew Galahad. ‘0-DAY humanity is a suppressed riot. A BEST SELLER comicbooks.com