Life, 1923-04-12 · page 28 of 40
Life — April 12, 1923 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains several brief satirical items typical of the publication's humor section: **"Have You One in Your Home?"** mocks the Ku Klux Klan by reporting a first-grader's innocent confusion—a school nurse telling a fairy tale about someone "dressed all in white" leads the child to answer "Ku Klux," treating the KKK as casually as a nursery character. The satire exposes how normalized the Klan had become in American consciousness. **"Football in Soonerland"** jokes about Native American athletes, using period stereotypes ("Indian Buckshot," references to holes). **"The Luminaries"** presents a gender-war joke: when a man compares women to stars in men's lives, a woman retorts that stars only appear at night and disappear by morning—a cutting observation about women's limited social roles. The remaining items are brief quips about intemperance, travel, and worry. The central illustration appears to be an art deco-style decorative piece, likely accompanying "The Luminaries."
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