Life, 1920-06-17 · page 13 of 45
Life — June 17, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon (Hippos):** A humorous dialogue between a mother and baby hippopotamus about learning to hang by the tail. This appears to be a gentle animal humor piece rather than political satire—likely just an amusing observation about hippo parenting. **"The Candidate's Qualifications":** A satirical checklist of absurd requirements for a U.S. presidential candidate, mocking the contradictions politicians must embody: born wealthy yet humble, a leadership figure who avoids politics, early marriage to an "unknown" wife, and a campaign centered on polished rhetoric rather than substance. The piece critiques the unrealistic standards and performative nature demanded of candidates. **Bottom Cartoon (Kitchen scene):** A domestic humor piece showing someone defending bringing raisins home, likely a lighthearted domestic disagreement unrelated to politics.
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Baby Hippo: MAMMA, THE MONKEY IN THE NEXT GROVE IS COING TO TEACH ME TO HANG BY MY TAIL, Mamma Hippo: No, DARLING, YOU MUSTN'T, YOU MIGHT FALL AND HURT YOURSELF. WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE A LITTLE OLDER AND I'LL. HAVE YOU TAKE A SIX WEEKS’ TAIL-HANGING COURSE IN SOME GOOD CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL, The Candidate's Qualifications His should be the uncouth, rugged strength of the back- : nn te Drea, woods and the acme of manly grace and polish, (Compited After a Perusal of the “ Lives” of the Presidents) He should be a gentle, lovable bookworm and an enthusiastic traveler to the far ends of the earth. H rould be born in a log cabin, in the midst of luxury. ie should early in life manifest a dominant leadership in He should shrink from harming a living thing and be a de- boyish games and be of a quiet, studious nature, voted fisherman and big-game hunter. He should be self-taught, and graduate at the head of his His candidacy should be the result of song planning, and he collexe class, should hurl himself into the race as an “unknown,” sprung upon an unsuspecting convention, and siiould carry his own ward by an overwhelming vote. His “keynote He should marry early and look around until early middle age before selecting a bride. In his early manhood he should not be interested in politics, cceptance speech should be a model of rip- nling, logical oratory and brilliant verbal pyrotechnics. On election night he should spend tie hours of suspense quietly at home, directing in person the large corps of experts at campaign headquarters tabulating the returns. Bye Words OLLAND must he a wonderful country; it only too Wilhelm a year and a half to locate a place to move to. Editors of European comic papers are not accepting more jokes about the American and his almighty dollar. In these days of high cost of gasoline it is all the poor silk- hirted plumber can do to keep body and chassis tegether, The government is spending too much time trying to con- vince the wounded in hospital that the war is over. In spite of Germany's once vaunted love for music, it would appear that she does not relish paying the piper. A Conditional Reply : ¥ ‘€ ike to se ‘sf as st you? cONPOUNOY rr, Heany |) ‘tentoly (waive yHose REINS -LA: Would you like to see yourselt as others see you? HOME FOR YOU TO MAKE PIE OF! 3 Yes, if I could pick the others. comicbooks.com