Life, 1923-03-22 · page 15 of 36
Life — March 22, 1923 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**The Top Cartoon** depicts a man in what appears to be an industrial or factory setting showing "moonshine-still pictures" (likely photographic slides or films) to workers. The caption jokes that these are being presented as "Educational, of course"—a transparent euphemism suggesting the images are actually illicit alcohol production during Prohibition. The satire mocks how people disguised illegal booze-making as legitimate educational content. **The Three Articles Below** include poetry and brief humorous pieces unrelated to the cartoon. "Those Black-Eyed Blues" is romantic verse; "The Wedding Reception" describes a formal event; "An Exciting Race" and "Der Last Bombardment" appear to be additional satirical pieces, though their full context is unclear from this excerpt.
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| Dl “Under what head are you going to show these moonshine-still pictures?” “Educational, of course.” Those Black-Eyed Blues (Inspired by the Coal Shortage) ‘VE gazed in eyes like the Southern skies And known that they were kidding; And I’ve looked down in eyes of brown And felt that I was skidding. Gray eyes I’ve seen, and even green, Worn by the loveliest creatures. And once my flame was a cross-eyed dame Because of other features. But now, Oh, my! Say how. Can I! Describe the lamps I’m living by! Chorus For she has those wonderful, oh, those wonderful (Boom!) Coal-black eyes (That's her!), Those great big, beautiful, bad, undutiful,— 300m!) Soul-black eyes (Yes, sir!), And when I look in those eyes so-a sweet and a-sinful Well-a just can’t help a-wishin’ that I hadda a-binful Of those lovely, luminous, Big, bituminous Soft-coal, black eyes! G. S.C. An Exciting Race “Tus morning an old gentleman was run over at a grade crossing.” “By a train, of course?” “No, an auto beat the train to it,” The Wedding Reception ConGRATULATIONS and orange blossoms, platitudes and plain-clothes men, ‘hand shakes and telegrams. Morning coats and raisin cake, reporters and silk ribbons wiches and spats. Ushers and umbrellas, vanity cases and hired waiters, kid gloves and limousines. Friends of the family, relations of the bridegroom, old servants, lost silk hats, handfuls of rice . . . the father of the bride toasting the butler. ___ Der Last Bombardment (Tirpits turns Anglophile—Press Dispatch.) comicbooks.com