Life, 1919-08-14 · page 15 of 44
Life — August 14, 1919 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct sections: 1. **"The Fountain of Youth"** illustration depicts a public fountain surrounded by crowds in an urban setting, likely satirizing the appeal of youth-oriented culture or products marketed to aging populations. 2. **"Go Slow in Memorials"** is an editorial piece by Hon. Cass Gilbert criticizing hasty war memorials and architectural decisions made during post-WWI transition. Gilbert advocates patience and careful planning before permanent monuments are erected. 3. **"The Convention of the Trees"** appears to be a satirical story about trees voting on selecting "Presidential Timber"—a pun on both forestry and political leadership selection during an unspecified political crisis. The page also includes "Their Favorite Books" and "Their Favorite Songs" sections listing contemporary popular culture from the early 20th century.
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(a5 wo eo yo THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Go Slow in Memorials Ho CASS GILBERT, judgment on subjects, is quoted in the papers as deprecating haste about war memorials, especially monuments and architectural splurges. Oh, yes; let us go things, even when approached to give money for them. Mark cure the hurt, pay the bills s« possible, but wait about memorials un- a man of some slow on such the graves, far as til we get breath and see where we are. This recent war will he remembered along time. It is still a question how many of the nations will survive it. In Europe things have by no means settled yet. yard of that continent that may not blow up any minute. Nobody knows how resumption of normal life is to be accomplished, if at all, or when. Things are still ve transition. Until they settle it is obviously unsuitable to make morials of the*war, even in this coun- try. Rescued mariners in old times were wont to hang up their wet clothes in the temple of Neptune, but not until they got ashore. The world is not ashore yet from the shipwreck of the late war. Hold hard about me- morials till its feet touch bottom. There is hardly a square very much in me- THOSE who kill time eventually mourn the corpse. The Convention of the Trees HE Trees, on the approach of an acute crisis in their affairs, held a great convention to determine the one among them to be selected as Pri dential Timber. After due delibera- tion, they unanimously hit upon the Willow, because it is utterly useless for all purposes, and so easily bent in all directions. "SCUSE ME SPEAKIN’ WITH MY MOUTH FUL A Coquette HEN she was two-and-twenty She prinked with modish airs; With gallant lovers plenty Had many fond affairs. But Time goes on a-canter; She now has lovers few; Sing Tempora mutantur Is all that she can do! Clinton Scollard, Their Favorite Books AY/HAT Will He Do to It?" Wood- row Wilson. One Ad McAdoo. Madding Crowd,” * Through William G “Far from the William Hohenzolle “The Four Milliot * Twelve Men,” La F inistration,” ewton Baker. Hette. “Three Men in a Boat,” Lloyd- George. “The Wrecker,” Burleson. Best seller, “ The Inside of the Cup.” Their Favorite Songs “Over There,” Woodrow Wilson. “The Letter That He Longed for Never Came,” Burleson. “ After the Ball,” Ty Cobb. “IT Remember, I Remember,” Wil- liam Hohenzollern. Milk and Honey Blest,” Herbert Hoover. “Jerusalem the Golden, with MOTHER, BUT KITTY’S JUsT FELL IN THE CRICK comicbooks.com