Life, 1922-07-06 · page 12 of 36
Life — July 6, 1922 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The central cartoon depicts two figures on a motorcycle that has crashed or is careening wildly. The caption reads: **"Why didn't you like New York, Steve?" "Aw, a man takes too many chances gettin' around."** This is a straightforward satirical commentary on the danger and chaos of New York City traffic and urban life in the 1920s. The motorcycle accident serves as visual evidence of the hazards—the joke being that surviving New York requires constant risk-taking. The cartoon mocks the city's notoriously dangerous streets and reckless driving culture of the era, presenting urban transportation as inherently perilous. "Steve" appears to be an everyman character illustrating the common experience of accident-prone city living.
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OW that we have a sane Fourth of July perhaps some- thing can be done about the other 364 days. aL The Hearst boom for Governor is not so much a boom as a dull thud. aL Daugherty says he wouldn’t resign for a million dollars. Can’t the fund be in- creased to meet his figure? Babies are now to be finger-printed at birth. In the case of twins this will make it possible to tell which one is crying. aL The latest song in Ire- land: “If a body meet a body coming through the riot.” aL What Ireland seems to have achieved is a peace de resistance. JL One reason women play bridge is that they may have something to think about while they talk. aL On the arrival of the twentieth child, the pa- rents thereof were stumped for a name. We'd suggest that its Henry Ford’s neighbors must want him to be President for the simple reason that the President lives a thousand miles from Dearborn, Mich. “Why didn’t you like New York, Steve?” “Aw, a man takes too many chances gettin’ around.” __] name was Legion. : aL Where the radio has it all over the stage is that it enables five or ten million persons to be bored all at the same time. JL Towns that put up those signboards reading, “You Are Leaving Mudville —Thank You and Call Again,” should be known as the resorts courteous. LL Since the discovery that Pompeii had its Tammany, it seems likely that the last days were due to the corruption of Vesuvius. Director of the Budget Dawes is the only Washington official who can cut a ridiculous figure without being laughed at. aL There are two kinds of guests—those who come after dinner and those who come after dinner. aL A Chicago girl has sued a cabaret proprietor for $10,000, declaring that she has “contracted a disease that causes her limbs and body to quiver when she hears jazz music.” The name of the disease, of course, is jazzma. The reading public wants to see Andy Volstead’s political biography —complete. It should encourage habits of clean- liness to notice that the man who Cleans Up usu- ally amasses a Neat Pile or a Tidy Sum. JL The Slovaks, despite «ll efforts at nationalism, still continue to be known as the Restless Czechs. JL The Supreme Court's po- sition in this country is already so strong that not even La Follette’s at- tack on it can help. aL Suggestion for James Reed’s fareweli address to the Senate: “I came; I saw—but I didn’t con- cur.” aL Scientists have succeeded in changing the sex of banana flies by use of the X-ray, so all you have to do now is to write in and tell them how many you want changed. aL The wife of a Prohibi- tion Agent has been ar- rested in Pennsylvania for concealing liquor. This is awful! A seizer’s wife should be above suspicion. aL Why not compromise by making lynching illegal except on holidays? aL French cooks are complaining that they can’t copyright their new dishes. Menus may yet contain such items as, “Asparagus Tips Borde- laise au Jus Gratin (copyright, 1922, by Henri Charvat; all dramatic rights reserved). aL What is needed, apparently, is some plan whereby Germany can be made to pay the bonus, comicbooks.com