Life, 1920-12-09 · page 11 of 44
Life — December 9, 1920 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate satirical pieces: 1. **"Such Is Life"** (top): A crowded street scene mocking political candidates. The text advises against trusting politicians for information, suggesting consulting an encyclopedia instead—satirizing politicians as unreliable sources. 2. **"The Universal Brotherhood"** (middle): A Bolshevik leader asks if anyone can operate a printing press, then appoints someone "Secretary of the Treasury." This mocks Soviet incompetence and the chaos of the early Communist government, suggesting leaders were appointed without qualification. 3. **"His Financial Limitations"** (right): An architect and client discuss building options, with the architect noting financial constraints. This satirizes economic limitations on ambition. The bottom strip featuring a character named Claudius appears to be an ongoing comic series, unrelated to the above satirical pieces.
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Clarence Worthington Smith Ethelbert Percival Jones HELLO, CARROT HELLO, SKINNY! Such Is Life “AY/HY, man, what in the world are you The Universal Brotherhood OLSHEVIST LEADER Is anybody in this mob who knows how to run a printing press? “T do.” “Good. You're appoitited Secretary of the Treasury.” there taking home that aquarium for? You're drunk.” “Well, | wouldn't if 1 wasn't.” ON’T expect too much from political candidates. If you are really look- ing for information, study the Encyclo- pedia. It belongs to no political party. N order to get sense out of anything, you must put some sense into it His Financial Limitations ULGER mill: (to nd 1 want you architect) to Inild me a ripping ARCHITECT louse. Well, how would you like a nice little bungalow ? ARNUM may have been right in his century, but now aren't two born every minute? v STABLE “Sh—h! Come __ hither, Claudius, and I will escort thee to that which containeth the great kick. “On our way—'tis indeed most urgent! bucks and tarry “Now hand over the ten here the kick— “doth arrive.” until comicbooks.com