Life, 1919-11-13 · page 23 of 36
Life — November 13, 1919 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** Women discuss sending "love letters by aeroplane and bills by Mr. Burleson's route"—a joke mocking the U.S. postal service under Postmaster General Albert Burleson. The contrast suggests Burleson's mail delivery was so slow or unreliable that people would prefer airmail for important correspondence but expect bills to arrive via his infamously inefficient system. This satirizes widespread frustration with his administration. **"A Load Off Our Mind" article:** Mocks Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels regarding presidential ambitions. The satire suggests Daniels claimed to let "the people decide" his candidacy—a transparent political dodge. The article ironically praises this as "new light," implying his past decisions had been poor. The reference to March 4, 1921 suggests this concerns the end of Wilson's presidency and concerns Daniels might remain in government. **Bottom cartoon:** Likely contemporary social humor about hunting or golf, unrelated to the political content above.
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“OH, GIRLS, I'VE JUST THOUGHT OF THE GRANDEST SCHEME! LET’S PETITION THE GOVERNMENT TO SEND LOVE LETTERS BY AEROPLANE AND BILLS BY MR. BURKLESON’S ROUTE!” A Load Off Our Mind OME jocose person re- cently questioned Jo- sephus Daniels about the presidential boom which was Teported to have tapped Mr. Daniels lightly. “My can- didacy,” replied Mr. Daniels, smiling urbanely and raising his eyes to heaven for some unknown reason, “my candi- dacy is for the people to decide.” This puts Mr. Daniels in a new light. A few professional worriers had the idea that Mr. Daniels was going to do his own deciding; and they felt sure that the insight and judgment which have characterized all his acts |B \ ey “WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND THEY ARE OURS” would lead him to decide favorably on his candidacy. Now that Mr. Daniels has decided that he is going to let the people decide it, it is ap- parent that his judgment is 's bad; for his decis- ns that he will make tempt to avoid going back to private life with Mr Wilson and Mr. Burleson and Mr. Baker on March 4, 1921 Altogether Different AN TEE: Don't bother hunting in the long grass for the ball. Some other player is sure to find and return it. Nipuick: It wasn't a ball I lost; it was my flask. comicbooks.com