Life, 1922-11-02 · page 14 of 40
Life — November 2, 1922 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This cartoon depicts a man at a telephone, apparently trying to persuade someone named Warren to go on a yachting trip. The dialogue references "Turkey" forbidding something, and mentions passing "the buck to Charley Hughes" with a plea that "he won't refuse it." The cartoon likely satirizes **Frederick Frelinghuysen** (prominent politician) and his social circle, mocking their leisure activities and social maneuvering. The "passing the buck" reference suggests deflecting responsibility onto Charley Hughes—likely **Charles Evans Hughes**, the prominent Republican figure of the era. The poem below ridicules wealthy leisure culture, mentioning the "White House" and "poker," suggesting satire of political figures and their social pretensions during the Jazz Age.
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HE Senatorial vestigating. The oldest boat in the world is being dug out of a bog on the Schleswig coast, says a news report. When entirely excavated, it will resume operations on the Fall River Line. aL The only time you aren’t sure that “No” means “Yes” is when you are proposing to a girl or talking to Lloyd George. JL Pola Negri has gone to Hol- lywood. 3290 “Westward the Star of Vam- pire—” aL So the Kaiser is going to be married. It’s remarkable how those literary fellers splurge just as soon as they've writ- ten a successful book. aL When the present European tangle is straightened out, some nation is sure to dis- cover that Thrace is not always to the swift. L A religious convention in Missouri claims in its report that Prohibition has lessened crime in Missouri. A great many of the people in Mis- souri, however, are from Missouri. JL The influence of Coué on Prohibition: “Every day and in every way we are get- ting wetter and wetter” " Paderewski has given up poli- tics to return to the concert stage. This might suggest something to Mr. Hearst, who used to play in the banjo club at college. If the purchasing power of money continues to advance, the dollar will soon be worth its weight in coal. elections practically all over but the in- are Give some people an inch and they will proceed to divide it up into building lots. Frelinghuysen at the Phone Hello, Warren; this is Joe. Is your bag packed ? Can you go? What a joy to have such weather For our yachting trip together ! What’s that? Turkey may forbid you? Aw, come on; don’t let them kid you. Pass the buck to Charley Hughes; it Pleases him; he won't refuse it. While the sun is softly gleaming Over the yard-arm, we'll be dreaming Far beyond the outer lighthouse; They can’t see us from the White House; Daugherty is keen for poker,— Deuces wild, without the joker Great ! I knew you'd not say no, chief. Whoopee! All aboard! Let's go, chief ! A three-year-old infant in New York City can speak five languages. By the time he grows up, he may be able =) to get around his home town without an interpreter. aL The amateur or professional title has never been won by a golfer who couldn't syndicate articles, aL A cluster of stars has just been observed at a distance of 2,°00,000,000,000,000,000 miles from the earth. This gives the statis! a new objective toward which they can begin to lay thinys end to end. write aL Russia’s salvation ultimately may lie in the discov of some process to make the ruble edible. LL What’ comes after the chase price? collector. pur- That's easy: a JL German ex-Royalists are said to be applying for pensions according to their military ranks, At least, they ou; to be awarded an American soldier’s bonus aL One fault of Americans is that their respect for any man is in direct proportion to the number of bathrooms in his house. aL Experts are picking the dozen leading feminine beauties, the dozen greatest minds, etc. But nobody’s had the cour- age yet to name the dozen that understand the Einstein theory. LL Skirts may be longer, but so far as men are concerned they don’t look as long as they used to. -L The Three Ages of Women: 15 to 25—The Muddle Ages. 35 to 45—The Middle Ages. 50 on—The Meddle Ages. comicbooks.com