Life, 1920-01-01 · page 6 of 48
Life — January 1, 1920 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine features a satirical cartoon titled "Out of the War I Made—" depicting a portly profiteer holding money and what appears to be a small human figure or puppet. The cartoon critiques war profiteers—businessmen who accumulated wealth through wartime contracts and dealings. The image suggests such figures literally "made" people (reduced them to puppets or commodities) through war. The accompanying text announces that *Life* will soon publish a special "Profiteers' Number" where "no profiteer will be spared," indicating the magazine planned systematic satirical exposure of these wealthy individuals. The page also advertises subscription offers and a pictorial contest, typical of magazine promotion from this era.
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Coming! At present every profiteer ap- pears to be entitled to life, liberty and the accumulation of almighty dollars. The great trouble is to locate these undesirable gentle- men. That they exist in consid- erable numbers, and that they are not confined to any particu cality, appears to be an established fact. In calling attention to them in a more or less public manner (sce our coming issue, dated Janu- ary 22) Lire offers due apologies. lebrate their activities appears to be a solemn duty. Hence our special Profiteers’ Number, coming in three weeks, in which no profiteer will be spared. “out oF THE WAR I MADE——" Also Another one of Lire’s pictorial contests is coming. Large prizes will be offered for the best title to rtain picture. We here- by warn you inadvance. Get your thinking : : 5 rm cap ready. Send Live for three months to When the Boy Goes Back to school or college after being home for the holidays, as a preventive of homesickness, give him a subscription to Lire. It works like a charm, Open only to new subscribers; no sub scriptions renewed at this rate. LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York 116 Never Again Number—Coming January 15 “One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.) comicbooks.com,