Life, 1919-08-14 · page 29 of 44
Life — August 14, 1919 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct satirical pieces: **Top cartoon** ("What's the Score, Caddie?"): A golf joke where the caddie references "Mr. Birendum" being "one down and two to go." Birendum appears to be a caricatured figure, likely representing a political or public figure of the era, though his specific identity isn't clear from the image alone. **Text sections** mock biblical figures through modern American safety lens: - **Noah**: Satirizes him as a failed businessman—a "one-ark man" with poor labor practices. The piece contrasts Noah's historical reputation with contemporary industrial efficiency (Ford Motor Company's mass production methods), suggesting outdated methods deserve no credit. - **Moses**: Darkly jokes that baby Moses was found after a "skidding car" accident on a modern "Karnak turnpike." The satire criticizes reckless driving and warns readers can no longer rely on miraculous rescues—"Pharaoh's daughter...is dead." This is traffic safety propaganda disguised as humor. The page blends religious irreverence with Progressive Era messaging about industrial efficiency and public safety.
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rere not point of but they lam and Mexico “WHAT'S THE SCORE, CADDIE?” “MMR, BIRENDUM HAS YOU ONE DOWN AND TWO TO Go.” Noah the One-Ark Man OAH was the man who built the ark. necessity the ark was a success, but commercially it was a flivver. The trouble with Noah was that he knew nothing about quantity production As a household If he had paid his help a minimum wage of five dollars a day he might have done something big to deserve the glo! bestowed upon him. y that bunk history has As it is, Noah need not be ra high. At best he was a one-ark man, Since N many men have built better boats and more of 'em. The Ford Eagle Boat and one-man submarine are perhaps the best examples of what we mean. Send for booklet. Moses in the Bulrushes ITTLE Moses was a tiny tot when Pharaoh's daughter found him alone, but uninjured, among the bulrushes. The child had evidently been hurled from a skidding car on the nearby Karnak turnpike. gerous and entirely unnecessary. a lesson to all. Skidding is always dan- The story of Moses is Always slow down at the turns. It will no longer do to rely upon Pharaoh's daughter to save the little ones. Pharaoh's daughter, we regret to announce, is dead. Brces Well, what do you think about the League of Nations now? Griccs: In spite of what the Senate says against it, 1 am opposed to it. SOCIETY NEWS YOU NEVER READ THE VAN PILLYUNS SPENT THE WEEK-END AT CONEY ISLAND comicbooks.com