Life, 1920-09-16 · page 30 of 44
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This page satirizes mutual back-scratching among literary critics and authors. The cartoon and accompanying poem mock a corrupt practice where writers and reviewers publicly praise each other's work regardless of quality—the "log rolling" metaphor refers to rolling logs downriver (implying easy, mutual movement). The text includes Daniel Henderson's poem about "rolling of the logs / In the dry and stagnant bogs," criticizing how authors boost each other through "puffs" (exaggerated praise) rather than genuine literary merit. A separate anecdote contrasts this with motion pictures, which lack "mere matter of human speech"—suggesting even silent films had more integrity than this incestuous literary world. The page also includes unrelated satirical pieces on church rivalries and other social topics. Two period advertisements (Girard cigars and Faultless pajamas) occupy the lower half.
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