Life, 1921-04-21 · page 25 of 36
Life — April 21, 1921 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical cartoons mocking different social situations: **Top cartoon**: A traffic policeman stops a car, saying interrupting the driver leads to foolish questions—the driver apparently asked something silly about the accident. **Bottom left**: A tourist couple at the Grand Canyon. The husband marvels that erosion took "thousands and thousands of years," while the wife dismissively notes it's only 1921—implying Americans' impatience and short historical perspective. **Bottom right**: "Charity at Home" depicts a woman telling her husband she's going upstairs to help a music student "hunt for the lost chord"—a euphemistic reference suggesting marital infidelity under the guise of charity work. The phrase likely references Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde." The page satirizes American impatience, naive tourism, and domestic hypocrisy.
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April 21 wn IN THE GRAND CANYON JUST THINK, ROSE, IT HAS TAKEN THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS FOR THAT RIVER TO WEAR DOWN ‘ “ THROUGH THAT ROCK.” co. WILLIAM! WHERE ARE YOU GoINc?” THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS? WHY, THIS IS ONLY TM GOING UPSTAIRS TO HELP THAT D——- MUSIC 1921.” STUDENT HUNT FOR THE LOST CHORD,” CHARITY AT HOME comicbooks.com