Life, 1921-05-12 · page 9 of 36
Life — May 12, 1921 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct pieces of satire: **"The Crimson Tide"** (left) appears to be a short story excerpt about a mob attacking the Perroff home, seeking a character named Boris Michaelovich. The narrative suggests anti-immigrant violence, likely referencing xenophobic sentiment against Eastern European or Jewish immigrants during the early 20th century. **"Speaking of Wives"** (right) is a humor column featuring quotes about marriage and wives from various figures, including King Solomon and references to a "famous Divorce Lawyer." The satirical intent mocks contemporary attitudes toward marriage, suggesting wives are problematic and divorce is inevitable—typical early-1900s misogynist humor. Both pieces reflect the magazine's satirical commentary on contemporary social anxieties: immigration fears and evolving gender relations.
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First Movie Star: The Crimson Tide A Sequel to The White City Att night long the mob had been gathering before the Petrinoff home, and the watchers in the windows could see ghastly. grim shapes flitting around in the dim I from a lamp post on the cor- ner, And then came the dawn and it seemed as if with the birth of the new day the mob spirit was born within them, With one accord they advanced onto the house, erasping clubs, stones, any- thing that could kill, maim and destroy At the gates they halted and he rang out, more like the a f wild beasts than men. “Boris Michaelovitch! Where is he? Send him forth.” Then through the rabble a stalwart fig- ure forced his way—their new kader, Stefan Morgensky. Before be could strike upon the gates with the monstrous hammer he arried, a sudden hush fell upon ra “WE NEVER GO ANYWHERE. Second Movie Star: occasionatty. the crowd; a window had opened and Olga Petrinoff stood before them upon a balcony. As she held up her hand in silence, Stefan once more bellowed the mob cry, “Boris, where is Boris?” Olga replied, “ He is out.” The End, “DO YOU GO OUT A GREAT DEAL?" WE PAY SUCH HIGH RENT WE MAVE TO STAY IN TO GET THE WORTH OF OUR MONEY.” DON’T YOU PREFER TO BE MARRIED IN CHURCH? Speaking of Wives * N° gentleman's home is complete with- out them,” averred King Solomon. fast necessity in my profession,” declared the famous Divorce Lawyer. “They are becoming a prime “But for my search for an honest man would not have been worth the trouble,” confided Diogenes. “When it comes to losing their them, heads over a man, give me wives every time,” mused Henry VIII. “As a religious obligation they are unsurpassed,” contended the Mormon. Tam for them, with or without reputations,” asserted Julius Caesar. “Tt is my experience that they are the salt of the earth,” observed Lot. “Give me wives, dead or alive,” remarked Bluebeard. “Wives—ah, yes, some day I shall write a book about them,” volunteered H. G. Wells. comicbooks.com