Life — April 12, 1923 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Things LIFE Would Rather Like to Know" This page presents satirical questions about contemporary political and social issues. The left column lists rhetorical queries—a signature Life magazine format for social commentary. The topics reference: - **Harding's presidency** (water from the "Ship of State") - **Republican Party leadership** and Senator Moses - **The Anti-Saloon League** (Prohibition enforcement) - **King George of England** and his cook (likely a jab at British monarchy) - **Henry Ford** and his public/private role The right section, "My Dinner Partner," humorously catalogs trivial urban complaints—traffic congestion, servant shortages, dinner party tedium. The photograph captioned "The First Time You Played Hockey" shows children playing in what appears to be a cramped urban alley, sardonically illustrating limited recreational space for city youth. Together, the page critiques both major political issues and the petty anxieties of the affluent.