Life, 1920-03-25 · page 25 of 40
Life — March 25, 1920 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate satirical pieces from Life magazine: **Top cartoon**: Two hypochondriacs discuss health routines. The joke mocks people obsessed with medical fads—one claims he's "resting between two systems," satirizing those who constantly switch between competing health trends or treatments. **Middle section**: Brief news commentary. References President Wilson's statement that France is governed by a military party, with a hope it's led by "Brother Foch" (French general Ferdinand Foch). This appears to be post-WWI commentary on French governance. A separate joke about social class: Howard asks Jay whether two people are in the same social class—"in his opinion or hers?"—mocking how subjective and contested class distinctions were. **Bottom cartoon**: Titled "Putting Himself Into His Work," shows a sculptor actively working into/merging with his clay sculpture, likely commenting on artistic obsession or the blurred line between creator and creation. The "Defiance" poem by Adelaide Mould Hughes is unrelated political/philosophical verse about resilience.
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“LIFE: First Hypochondriac: TAKING ANY EXERCISE NOW? Second Hypochondriac: No; I'M RESTING UP BETWEEN TWO SYSTEMS. Defiance OWARD: Are he and she in the RESIDENT WILSON says that OVE struck me down and left me same class socially? France is governed by a military \ll bleeding in the dirt. Jay: In his opinion or hers? party. We hope it’s Brother Foch. Shall ! so stay and let the world look on? No, 1 will not! I'll rise and stand upon my feet; Bruises covered, reeling senses steadied, { blow upon my heart unknown ; quietly upon my way among The multitudes. rld knows I was struck— not guess The Liow was mortal. Adelaide Mould Hughes. Obscure “H'! )W did Jones come out with that scheme of his to learn three new words every day?” “Tt didn’t work. He learned the words all right, but when he used them nobody knew what they meant.” PUTTING HIMSELF INTO HIS WORK comicbooks.com