Life, 1924-05-01 · page 9 of 40
Life — May 1, 1924 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **Top illustration**: A man offers a cigarette to a woman, who declines, saying she promised her mother never to smoke. The man suggests "to-night's pretty soon to begin"—implying he wants to corrupt her morality immediately. 2. **"Army Orders"** (left column): Military bureaucratic satire about securing supplies and managing troop movements, authored by Stoddard King. It mocks the inefficiency of military procurement and logistics during wartime. 3. **"May Mutterings"** (right): A domestic humor piece where the author's wife argues that frequent house painting is economical. The accompanying cartoon "Cross Examination" depicts a child questioning an adult about this logic. The page reflects early-20th-century social anxieties about morality, wartime administration, and domestic economics.
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“HAVE A CIGARETTE, HELENA?” “NO, THANKS. 1 PROMISED MOTHER JUST TO-DAY I'D NEVER SMOKE ANOTHE TO-NIGHT'S PRETTY SOON TO REGIS Artny Orders May Mutterings Out the Provisions of the Recruiting Posters) M* wife said back in Fe that p needed to be done ment will at once s " ach chairs and p: to course, that is what these p the enl all units stationed in the the last week y Of Hawail She says frequent painti © First Cavalry Division will report for duty i brush-strokes to the minut nection with the International Polo Matches wsthetic v tails will be taken over by civilian employees, we owe it t s will confine their activity to social engagements rowed their savi 0 relieve the garrison at Tientsin, the am not Oh Infantry will proceed to San Francisco for a month’: s what I owe these painters th intensive training in Mah Jong We s Until further notice, no en- this listments will be accepted for $ answer me! service in the Philippine Islands unless applicants can how proficiency in lawn ten fancy diving and gymkhana events he failure of Because of Congress to make necessary ap domestic g le instead of imported will be ied to messes at tropical stations, and straws will not be issued after the present supply is exhausted Stoddard King. CROSS EXAMINATION comicbooks.com