Life — February 17, 1921 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Our Forgotten Soldiers" & "The Same Old Race" The main article criticizes inadequate government care for WWI veterans with lung disease (likely tuberculosis from gas exposure). It describes wealthy property owners near the Radisson Inn blocking a sanitarium for tubercular ex-soldiers, then sarcastically imagines how those veterans might feel if war broke out again and they had to rush back to recruiting. **"The Same Old Race"** (top cartoon) shows three figures in period costume carrying flags and weapons, suggesting this depicts recurring historical warfare—likely contrasting modern civilization's claims of progress with humanity's perpetual cycle of conflict. The other sections ("Advance News," "Evolution," "Add Famous Last Words") are brief satirical predictions about upcoming social/political events.