Life, 1921-03-10 · page 15 of 36
Life — March 10, 1921 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top cartoon depicts a street scene where a well-dressed man (appears to be a doctor, based on context) encounters a woman with children near an automobile. The caption references the doctor wishing to see the children, but the woman declining because "they're going to a party to-night" — satirizing parental priorities of the era, where social engagements took precedence over professional advice or family health matters. Below are two unrelated pieces: a poem "To Anna Pavlova" (a famous Russian ballerina) and a dialogue titled "A Detached Life" mocking Prohibition-era attitudes. The bottom illustration shows "The Big Brother Movement," depicting children in what appears to be a social welfare or mentorship context, with the caption about a child named Nellie being brought indoors.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
March to Proven i VAT ey tI “GLAD I MET YOU, DOCTOR; I WISH YOU’D STOP IN TO-MORROW AND SEE THE CHILDREN.” “BUT, MY DEAR LADY, THEY LOOK AS FIT AS FIDDLES.” “ yes, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO A PARTY TO-NIGHT.” To Anna Pavlowa HISPERING feet, So blithely fleet; Vibrant body tilting, Like a thistledown'in flight, Hither, thither, lilting ; Arms that seem two rays of light, Rising, falling, streaming ; And between them, oval, white, Your face gleaming. \re you mortal, are you fay? Know you pain or sorrow? \s for me—you danced to-day: Beauty dies to-morrow! Ruth Lambert Jones. A Detached Life UB: Do you regard prohibition as a hardship? Dus: No; I don't drink and I never go to vaudeville shows, listen to popular songs or read the newspaper funny columns! THE BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT AN’ HER FACE FROZE LIKE THAT. 1 BROUGHT NELLIE IN TO THAW OUT, MOTHER. SHE GOT TO CRYING OUTDOORS comicbooks.com