Life, 1927-09-08 · page 11 of 36
Life — September 8, 1927 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The central illustration depicts a man in military uniform holding a child while an attractive woman embraces him—a domestic scene titled "Carrying On." The caption notes it's reprinted from the American Legion Number of *Life*. The page includes "Anthems for Legionnaires"—patriotic verses about soldiers sailing home from WWI, references to Prohibition ("they can't put Prohibition over"), and drinking songs about wine and beer. A section called "Modern Camping" humorously describes Willis and Gillis's portable camping setup with a dynamo for electricity. "Mrs. Pep's Diary" discusses the Sacco-Vanzetti case, expressing concern about anarchism and radicalism in post-war America, advocating for vigilant protection against dangerous ideologies. Overall, the page reflects 1920s post-WWI anxieties: soldier homecoming, Prohibition debates, and Red Scare fears.
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Anthems for Legionnaires 1. Goop BY, Broadway, France; Send the word, send the word to prepare, For the Yanks are wives are wailing, For they can't put over, over there. bello, sailing, their Prohibition You're on the ocean now, You're not behind the plow, You son of the earth, Crawl under your berth, You're on the ocean now. 3. “Steward, may I imbibe Or ale or stout or porter? “We've liqueurs fine and gallons of wine, But nary a drop of water.” +. Mademoiselle from Rambouillet, par- Mademoiselle from Rambouillet, par- lay-voo, iselle from Rambouillet, Revive ny knowledge of “Qu’est- ce que c'est, Hinky, dinky, parlay-voo. Sailing, sailing, over the occan blue, We've paid our debt To Lafayette And all of his children, too. 6. Mademoiselle from Little Rock, par- lay-voa, Mademoiselle from Little Rock, par- lay-vou, Mademoiselle from Little Rock. Go hock your farm and sell your stock £ And learn to parlay parlez-vous. Duncan Underhill. Modern Camping W ILLIS: Hello, old man; where have you been? Gituis: Just got camping trip. Wiitis: Roughing it, eh? Grits: You bet. Why, one day our portable dynamo went on the bum and we had no hot water, heat, electric lights, ice or radio for almost two hours. back from a Carrying On (Reprinted from the American Legion Number of Live, July 1, 1 Hs: Lops Diary August Al the talk is I Sacco-Vanzetti and 16th whether or not Daniel Webster would now point with such pride to the State of Massachusetts, the bulk of opinion in these parts being, as far as I can gather, that the prisoners should have hanged first and tried afterwards, So much is to be said on both sides in such matters, and I know so little of what any of it is, that when they are being discoursed upon I do go on eating my salmi of duckling and sugared yams. I might set down here, however, that albeit I deplorc from the bottom of my heart the exe cution of any criminal of whose guilt of the case, been there is the slightest doubt, I do think it would be much better if for s in tl eigners making their hom country could manage to Iu without kets and ch, if over guns in their pe without saying things w heard, might set inst them the forces which we © instituted for Radicalism, Lord! fore slight our protection The genus to the at the moment has made such throughout the believe its most v ire like to those travellers merely go for the ride. Up betimes, in desperation about the state of my progress centuries that I do orous exponents who hair, which a loving friend, with the kindliest’ (Please turn to page comicbooks.com