Life, 1922-08-31 · page 10 of 36
Life — August 31, 1922 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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The central cartoon depicts a disheveled man in a large hat sitting at a table with a bottle, illustrating the caption: "The main trouble with most of these Senators is they can't leave wool enough alone." This is political satire about U.S. Senators allegedly profiting from wool tariffs. "Old Bill Nickel" appears to be a stock character representing rural/working-class America. The cartoon criticizes senators for excessive protectionism regarding wool—they "can't leave wool enough alone," suggesting they continuously manipulate tariffs for personal gain rather than the public good. The surrounding "Life Lines" commentary discusses various contemporary issues (labor unrest, divorce law, prohibition bootlegging), typical of this satirical magazine's format.
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HAT Ford-for-President boom Now that it has become the fashion you heard down the road was for our leading industries to appoint be a sort of Public Futilities Com- only a blowout. a dictator, we nominate William mission. i aL Jennings Bryan as supreme boss of aL The Railroad Labor Board seems to The trouble with most of our sum- mer resorts is not so much the heat as the stu- pidity. IL The world is confronted with many grievous prob- lems. But still, we should like to know when the American polo teams are to play for the rotograv- ure section championship. aL Commissioner Enright pinned gold shields on sixty-one New York po- licemen the other day. It is understood that he will now spend a month in the mountains, recuperating. aL If the hold-ups continue, New York will have to change its name to “The Crimea.” - aL Suggested motto for Con- gress: Duty others as they would duty you. aL The language used in the tariff debate may not be parliamentary, but it cer- tainly is congressional. aL The man who is always “nearly working himself to death” rarely suc- cumbs—he gets so much relaxation telling the world about it. The newspapers claim that the bonus hasn’t many supporters. Neverthe- less, their name also is Legion. dL The proper length of a woman’s skirt seems to depend upon the height of indiscretion. aL Many people lay the blame for the present unsettled state of affairs to the fact that the Ship of State has been in dry dock for two years. 2658 the bootlegging industry. Old Bill Nickel can’t leave wool enough alone.” H. G. Wells, M. P., will probably introduce some novel ideas in Par- liament. aL Many war brides who plunged into matrimony in 1917 are now in favor of a uniform divorce law. aL At least J. Barleycorn can boast of having attained the ideal of repre- sentation without taxation. To.the man who has forgotten his flask, the ice in the gin- ger ale isn’t what it was cracked up to be. aL ‘In spite of our natic habit of joining lodges, we notice that most people are gradually deserting Henry Cabot Lodge. Anatchism may be ram- pant, Bolshevism gaining ground, labor unrest wa ing greater every day but we can thank a benign Providence that the blight of the “You tell ’ems” is on the wane. aL Word comes from the St. Lawrence River that it has been particularly popular with honey- mooning couples this summer. Canoebial bliss? Marriage is a great life if you don’t waken. JL Those New York police- men who run amuck after drinking bootleg liquor should be ordered to pinch themselves to make sure they are not dream- ing. “The main trouble with most of these Senators is they IL Speaking of advertising slogans—there’s the man who smokes Camels tor the exercise. aL If you must rise early, be sure you are a bird and not a worm. aL What this country needs most is a Statute of Liberty. aL All that litters is not literary. WL The Laugh of a Lifetime—Next Week, in the Sunday Edition. comicbooks.com