Life, 1921-10-06 · page 32 of 33
Life — October 6, 1921 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements** for American products (American Express Travelers Cheques, Driftwood Flame, Major's Cement, Cortes Cigars) interspersed with humor content. The main satirical piece is **"A Great Question Settled at Last,"** a domestic comedy sketch about Mrs. Wickett and her aunt arguing over whether a baby's coat should be trimmed with pink or blue. The joke satirizes rigid gender conventions: blue was considered the "only proper" baby color, while pink was viewed as frivolous or unsuitable. The satire mocks the aunt's stubborn, joyless moralism—she threatens never to visit again over the color choice—and Wickett's capitulation out of fear of financial consequences. The humor lies in the absurd escalation of a trivial decision into a moral crisis. The "**Latin News Item**" is mock-serious Latin nonsense about a public bathing incident, parodying overwrought journalistic outrage. The brief joke "**Identified**" references organized crime ("criminal wave") and makes a pun about hairdressers, likely referencing contemporary gangster activity in 1920s New York.
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