Life, 1921-02-24 · page 8 of 32
Life — February 24, 1921 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical pieces from *Life* magazine: **"Truth Will Out"** - A poem by Edwin Markham criticizing a neighbor who praised himself while disparaging others, suggesting hypocrisy inevitably becomes apparent. **"A Profound Matter"** - An editorial by Heywood Broun about beauty contests, discussing handsome men (mentioning Vicenté Blasco Ibáñez and Charlie Schwab) and noting that Mayor Hylan should be overlooked. **The cartoon** depicts a street scene where children appear to be mocking or confronting an adult man, with dialogue suggesting juvenile taunting ("Hey, you! That's my fawther!" / "Aw! Jimmie, don't be a chump! Gimme just one shot at him, Wontya?"). It satirizes urban street life and childhood mischief. The right column's editorial "Don't Mind Too Much, Brothers" mocks Methodist Episcopal protests against professional humorists and cartoonists, arguing that criticism of public figures is inevitable and largely harmless.
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Truth Will Out At my life long 1 praised my neighbor; he All of his life said only ill of me. But | was well avenged: the world forsooth Knew neither of us ever spoke the truth! Edwin Markham. A Profound Matter’ HO is the handsomest man in America? Heywood Broun of the Tribune has some modest observations on this engrossing subject. We have contests for the most beautiful girls, and why not for the handsomest men? Vicente Blasco LIFE Don’t Mind Too Much, Brothers ovr Methodist Episcopal brethren have risen up en masse to protest against the practice among professional humor- ists and cartoonists of representing them as feeble-minded and grotesque specimens of humanity. The worm will ey cntually turn. They have endured long and patiently. They are right; but, after all, does it matter? Most people who are of real consequence in the world are misunde: Chorus girls are declared to be devoid of brains and virtue, whereas most of them are obliged by necessity to live decent ar painstaking lives. They also have protested against of injustice of which the Methodists so stridently com Literary people are popularly supposed to be irre and unbusinesslike; movie stars to be constantly obtaining di- vorces; Congressmen to be stupid; Irishmen to be half crazy; bankers to be unpatriotic; farmers to be “rubes raphers to be flirts, and rich men’s children to be parasites, Ibafiez, when on his recent visit, might easily have become a y believe the photo- graphs, a commanding presence and dark Spanish eyes. Mayor Hylan should not be overlooked. Mr. Taft would undoubtedly come in for a share of the gate receipts. Then there is Charlie Schwab. His smile alone is worth the price of admission. And how about General Pershing? candidate for high honors; he has, if we m stenog- Nonsense! This world is made up mostly of those who are try- ing to do the best they can, w their lights. “Hey, you! THAT's MY FAWTHER!” “aw! JIMMIE. DON’T BE A CHUMP! GIMME JUST ONE SHOT AT HIM, WONTYA?” comicbooks.com