Life, 1922-04-13 · page 13 of 34
Life — April 13, 1922 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon: "Jonah Is Haled to Court by the S.P.C.A."** This depicts anthropomorphic animals (appearing to be monkeys or apes) in helmets and armor, hauling a small figure before what seems to be court proceedings. The joke references the biblical story of Jonah and the whale, combined with S.P.C.A. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) concerns. The cartoon satirizes animal welfare advocacy by suggesting Jonah faces prosecution for his treatment by—or of—the whale. **"From the Journal of a Prohibitionist"** This section mocks Prohibition-era enforcement efforts through dated diary entries documenting searches for alcohol across New York locations (hotels, subways, restaurants, libraries). The tone is self-congratulatory despite finding nothing, satirizing prohibitionists' zealousness and claimed "tremendous success" despite apparent ineffectiveness.
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ra- ries ies, tted our ling Mh Jonah Is Haled to Court by the S. P. C. A. From the Journal of a Prohibitionist Jan. 7—Visited Huyler’s candy shops, Martha Washing- ton Hotel, Grant's Tomb, newsstands in Grand Central and Pennsylvania stations. No liquor at any of them. Feb. 13.—Queried I. R. T. Subway ticket-choppers. None had alcohol for sale. March 2—Investigated liquor situation in Childs’ Res- taurants. Not a thing intoxicating could be found. March 19—Quart of water drawn from Reservoir, upon analysis, contained less than one-half of one per cent. In truth, it contained not the slightest trace of alcohol. April 4.—Endeavored to discover liquor for sale in Pub- lic Library, Museum of Natural History, and Aquarium. Nothing doing. May 1.—Mendicants in West Fourteenth Street had noth- ing on their hips. May 23—Gas tanks of eighteen motor-cars, parked in Madison Square, investigated. No liquor. June 10.—Rigid search made among perambulators on Riverside Drive. Not a drop discovered. July 8—Antique shops on Madison Avenue thoroughly investigated. No booze. * * * It is obvious that Prohibition has been a tremendous success. C..G. S. Fostering Local Talent comicbooks.com