Life — July 27, 1922 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Life" Magazine Page Analysis This satirical page contains a central cartoon titled "An' the gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you Don't Watch Out!" The image depicts goblin-like creatures threatening a human figure—likely referencing James Whitcomb Riley's famous children's poem "Little Orphant Annie" (1885), which used the "gobble-uns" threat to frighten children into obedience. The surrounding text consists of brief satirical quips about contemporary issues: Irish politics, shipping regulations, Egyptian archaeology, women's fashion, and coal miners' strikes. The cartoon appears to humorously apply Riley's cautionary tale framework to warn about modern social anxieties, though the specific contemporary threat being referenced remains somewhat unclear from the visible text alone.