Life, 1921-10-27 · page 32 of 34
Life — October 27, 1921 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains several short humorous anecdotes reflecting early 20th-century American social attitudes: **"Like Father, Like Son"**: A joke about heredity—a baby won't play with a rattle, and the mother-in-law explains it's because his father was never athletic either. The humor relies on the period's belief in inherited personality traits. **"Tall Stories"**: Two Swedish immigrants compete with exaggerated workplace tales. The satire targets both immigrant boasting and American industrial culture—one claims Ford's factory wasted labor on water-carrying; the other tops it with a Pullman Railroad story about yearly write-offs. The humor mocks both immigrant stereotypes and corporate inefficiency. **"A No-Account Town"**: A brief dialect joke between two Black characters dismissing their town's inhabitants. It reflects the racist humor typical of the era's publications. **"As a 100 per cent. American organization..."**: A brief, biting comment that the KKK's 1921 resurgence is identifiable "by the hood"—dark satire on the organization's recent revival and violence. The page primarily advertises Gibson musical instruments and other products.
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