Life, 1920-05-06 · page 13 of 56
Life — May 6, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical pieces from Life magazine during Prohibition (likely 1920s). **"A Prohibition Toast"** by Clinton Scollard is a poem lamenting Prohibition's passage. The speaker wishes to toast a bride "in wine" but cannot, sarcastically suggesting he'd drink "only with [his] eyes" instead. The satire mocks the law's enforcement and the nostalgia for legal alcohol. **"No Agreement Yet"** appears to reference Henry Cabot Lodge and the League of Nations dispute, blaming Lodge for the "present disturbed state of the world." The dialogue below suggests widespread economic hardship ("trouble meeting expenses"). The accompanying sketch shows two fashionable women and a man on a boardwalk, with a caption suggesting disagreement over entertainment or songs—possibly satirizing social discord during this turbulent political period.
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A Prohibition Toast W'! have prayed for Prohibition ; Now we have become its prey; In a very sad condition Do I find myself to-day. There's a bride across the table (U1 admit that she is mine), \nd | would, if I were able, Drink a toast to her in wine. With each eye a glowing ember, \s I stand there silent long, Dear,” she says, “don't you remem- ber Old Ben Jonson's lovely song?” tlow the wedding gloom is rifted \s I, suddenly grown wise, With my empty glass uplifted Toast her only with my eyes! Clinton Scollard. No Agreement Yet HERE is no agreement yet in this country as to who is responsible or the present disturbed state of the world. If you say that Henry Cabot Lodge is probably entitled to the dis- iction of having done more harm than any man of his size recorded in history, your neighbor will probably retort thatthe whole blame and re- sponsibility for everything that is wrong belongs on Woodrow Wilson. OF course circumstances have greatly vored both of these statesmen in making an unprecedented record. Some there will be a more settled opin- ion of what their records are. ‘D° you have any trouble meeting expenses now?” “Lord, no! I meet 'em everywhere 1 turn.” Ay 2 °) CNIS as Famous Prima Donna: viv THE VILLAGE LIKE THE CONCERT, DO YOU THINK ; AND MY SONGS, DID THEY LIKE THEM? Rustic: OW, 1 GUESS THEY DIDN'T MIND 'EM—LEASTAWAY | AIN'T HEARD COMPLAINTS ON IT YET. comicbooks.com