Life, 1919-07-10 · page 13 of 50
Life — July 10, 1919 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: 1. **"Haunted"** (left): A cartoon showing a child being chased by a large mechanical lawn mower, suggesting anxiety about modern technology or domestic hazards. 2. **"Wonderful Opportunity for the Right Man"** (center): A classified ad parody from the "League of Nations" offering a position for someone to manage international peace-making. The joke mocks the League's ineffectiveness—requiring someone willing to travel extensively and handle constant crises as a side job, with confidentiality assured. This satirizes the organization's inability to prevent conflict during the interwar period. 3. **"Something Wrong"** (bottom): A dialogue joke about interpretive dance, where a woman imitating a faun is criticized for wearing fur—the humor relies on the absurdity of theatrical realism. 4. **"Junk"** and **Mrs. Tortoise** (right): A cartoon and caption about argumentative men and slow communication.
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. t) | as , “ me > eek de he alan MAUNTED Wonderful Opportunity for the Right Man EWLY organized peace-manufacturing concern about to open for business on a world-wide scale desires services of high-class man to act as president Previous experience not essential Must be good talker, thoroughly familiar with history of all the great, small and neutral nations of ancient and modern times, able to use the typewriter and not afraid to travel. Ideal opening for ex ‘ollege professor. reutive duties requiring occ: rements might be made to have position In case of other ¢ ional attention, arrang carried as a side ine, temporarily, Permanent job assured to right man. Terms confidential. Apply League of Nations, Inc, Geneva, Switz Adit. Something Wrong “WHat is this interpretive dance ot [stelle’s intended to explain?” “Don't you see? She is imitating a faun.” “But even in summer a faun wears furs.” 4 CCASIONALLY you meet a man who is so fond of his own method of arguing that you can’t stop him by agreeing with him. a eee 7 Mrs. Tortoise: BUT, MY DEAR, IT’S A LONG JOURNEY TO MR. HEDGENOG'S. WHY DON'T YOU TELEPHONE? “YM IN A HURRY, IT TAKES TOO LONG TO GET A "PHONE GONNECTION NOWADAYS”