Life, 1920-06-10 · page 14 of 44
Life — June 10, 1920 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon**: Depicts primitive figures (one flying, others with spears) in a quarrel. The caption reads: "I wonder what the trouble is? That's his fiancée. It's nothing but a lovers' quarrel." This is a anthropological humor joke playing on the idea that even "primitive" peoples experience romantic conflict—suggesting that relationship disputes are universal across all stages of human development. **"Presidential Platforms"**: A section mocking various presidential candidates' vague or contradictory positions on issues like tariffs, prohibition, and presidential succession. The satire ridicules politicians for speaking in generalities and platitudes rather than substantive policy. **"Prohibition Repealed"**: A small cartoon celebrating the end of Prohibition, depicting film industry celebration with movie cameras.
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“T WONDER WHAT THE TROUBLE 1S? “THAT'S HIS FIANCEE, 11's NOTHING BUT A LOVERS’ QUARREL Presidential Platforms OHNSON: “I think I can holler my way through out what I mean, and tell 'em afterward.” Woop: “ Law and order.” This is capable of an interpreta- the undergradu- I'll find tion as wide and free and as comprehensive The Universe and What It Contains.” Hoover: “League of Nations ratification” and “a good Cabinet.” So definite all the others are disgusted with him. ate’s thesis, Lowpen: “A business administration,” whatever that means Harpinc: “Ohio ought to have another President. She hasn't supplied one since Taft.” Cootipce: “IT got away with the police situation in Boston I might possibly have luck in a bigger job.” Bryan: or may grow to like, Besi¢ “Tam against everything you may be fond of now I want to be President. | have proved my desire’s sincerity. Hitcncock: “I live in Nebraska, and know some other Nebraskan besides Bryan ought to be President.” Epwarps: “Bryan has the country doped wrong about this Prohibition idea. I may catch the nomination through protest.” Parmer: “I threatened the high cost of living, and now look at it!” McApoo: “I have muddled through quite a number of things and have shown great shrewdness in selecting psychological moments for resignation.” Boran: “It really doesn’t matter. If I view with enough alarm, what’s the difference whether they know what I am viewing?” // / ewe llRa et Purely Scientific—and Dry FTER a pause of some billion light years, an indivisible atomic world of positive and negative matter, coming up to the surface of an atomic world tumbler of water for a breath of air, remarked: Po hear those atom worlds of matter, you'd think they knew it all. Why, there atomic worlds of positive and negative matter in one indivisibl atomic world tumbler of water than—” ¢ more plurally indivisible “Oh, leave it lying!” interrupted another. “Tf that were so, where the dickens would they stow all the water?” “I judge from that peculiar dry sound,” commented the first one, “that something has upset the prohibitively atomic tumbler,” Deduction: It’s a dry subject, and positively doesn’t matter an atom MOVING PICTURES WE WOULD LOVE TO SEF PROHIBITION REPEALED comicbooks.com