Life, 1920-12-30 · page 36 of 39
Life — December 30, 1920 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Life magazine (circa 1921) is primarily **advertising and humorous short pieces**, not political cartoons. The main satirical content is "All Together Now!" — a suggestion for a "poly-national anthem" mixing patriotic songs from multiple nations (American, German, Irish, British, Japanese, French, Czech, Turkish, Polish). This mocks post-WWI national tensions and the difficulty of international unity after the Great War, when these nations had recently been enemies or rivals. The other pieces are light humor: golfers use rain as excuses to avoid family time; a club member tries to bribe someone to resign; a student's clever "light" telegram is met with a heavy brick response; an ex-sea captain misunderstands his daughter's automobile excuse; an office boy's time is unaccounted for. The advertisements (Cuticura Soap, Bell-ans indigestion remedy, cement) occupy significant space. Overall, this is a typical 1921 Life issue mixing gentle satire with advertising.
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