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This page from *Life* magazine presents a collection of satirical one-liners and a central cartoon mocking American social attitudes during the Prohibition era (likely early 1920s). The **central cartoon** depicts a woman at a door telling a child "Sis makes me tired. If she's as scared as all that, why doesn't she take gas?"—a dark joke about using domestic gas for suicide, reflecting Prohibition-era anxieties. **Key satirical targets include:** - **"Pussyfoot" Johnson**: A real anti-alcohol crusader whom the text mocks for receiving "boos" in Montreal, suggesting public resistance to Prohibition - **Prohibition itself**: Multiple jokes about alcohol (Cubans visiting dry New York, "ten chemists authorized to test seized liquors") - **Gender and labor**: Jokes about women entering railroad work and the "female figure" being damaged by war work - **Class hypocrisy**: Senator La Follette's call to "restore government to the people" is mocked as hypocritical The humor relies on readers recognizing contemporary figures and understanding the social tensions of post-WWI America—particularly anxiety over Prohibition's enforcement and women's changing social roles.

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