Life, 1921-06-02 · page 32 of 44
Life — June 2, 1921 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humor pieces typical of *Life* magazine's satirical style, plus a Life Savers candy advertisement. The cartoons mock everyday absurdities: a census-taker's persistence ("atheist"), the irony of marriage versus divorce (few words create both), and political hypocrisy. "The Fly in the Ointment" satirizes a U.S. Senator who gives a rousing speech about national prosperity while ignoring that ordinary workers (who must buy food) cannot afford it—a critique of disconnected politicians during economically difficult times. Other jokes target romantic miscommunication and pretentious garden-catalog language. The Life Savers advertisement below uses an enormous candy hole as its visual hook, with people studying it like scientists. The copy emphasizes the product's superiority: equal quantity despite the hole, superior quality, longer-lasting compression, and—ironically—that the hole itself serves as a guarantee of authenticity. The page reflects *Life*'s formula: political-social satire mixed with consumer advertising and light domestic humor.
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