Life, 1921-07-28 · page 9 of 34
Life — July 28, 1921 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**The four-panel comic "Stocking"** (panels 3-4, unlabeled) depicts a woman attempting to put stockings on a young child or small person who resists and struggles. The visual joke appears to center on the difficulty of dressing an uncooperative subject. **"A Tragic Trip"** is a poem by Carolyn Wells describing disappointed travel expectations. **"Wanted: A Fool"** critiques the Harding administration, specifically targeting Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The piece sarcastically suggests the administration needs a "comedian" to distract the public from its failures, implying the political leadership itself is foolish. **"Troubles of the Rich"** presents brief humorous complaints from wealthy individuals about minor inconveniences—satire on privileged complaints during economic hardship.
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i If BUS MBC Le A Tragic Trip TOOK a trip once—'twas not very long, And yet its tragedy would fill a song. I started, full of hope and joy and glee— All glad emotions had their way with me. I walked with buoyant step and happy smile, With rosy visions charming me the while; Sure that full soon my eager hands should hold The guerdon craved—the rainbow’s pot of gold. Briskly I walked along, and, toward the last, My steps I hastened—made my pace more fast; I reached my destination—oh, my soul! How can I sing the volume of my dole? How can I voice my disappointment dire? How sound the depths of my abysmal ire? To my worst foe may Heaven never send Such woe as met me at my journey’s end! * * * The trip? Oh, yes, twas just to the front door To pick the scattered mail up from the floor. ° Carolyn Wells. Troubles of the Rich RS. GRAMERCY: My husband can’t sleep on account of the business depression. Mrs. Parke: Just look at me. I have to ride around in an old car and Fido is two breeds out of stvle. Wanted: A Fool HO is to be the fun-maker of the Harding administra- tion? Who is to play the fool? We don’t insist upon a star performer, a crackerjack, like the only Bill Bryan. We don’t ask for someone who can fool all of the people all of the time. We'll be reasonable about that. But we do think there should be at least one joker in the political pack. We must have our comic relief. Col. Harvey won’t do. With all due respect to the new Ambassador, he is too far away to play the rdle as it ought to be played. What we need is a close-up comedian—some- one who can be depended upon to toss the political custard pies and smash the political crockery whenever the action in the great G. O. P. drama begins to lag. Representative Volstead might have qualified if he had not accomplished so much that is anything but laugh-provoking. Senator Lodge is hardly young enough; besides, he lacks punch. Will Hays is too efficient. So is Mr. Denby, appar- ently. Some of us had hopes of Hi Johnson—but he has turned out a disappointment time and again. And so it goes. The Harding administration is still young and in most re- spects it appears to be functioning nicely. But it has given the long-suffering American people darned little to laugh at— and that is something we think we are entitled to. Who is to play the fool? NCE a girl’s heart is broken she spends the rest of her life distributing the pieces. comicbooks.com