Life — April 12, 1923 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Cartoon Analysis **Top Cartoon ("Here Comes the Court!"):** This satirizes Supreme Court procedure under Chief Justice Taft. The cartoon depicts the Court's new formal entrance ritual—Justices now stand until the Chief Justice invocation is finished, then announce "This Court is now in session" before taking seats. The satire suggests this added "dignity" is excessive formality. The figure appears to be Taft himself, depicted as authoritarian or pompous in enforcing these theatrical procedures. **Bottom Cartoon:** A domestic humor piece showing Noah, his wife, and animals. Noah has forgotten something; his wife reminds him it's "tomato cans for the goats"—likely a joke about modern domesticity intruding on the biblical flood narrative. **"Lines to a Popular Month":** Poetry celebrating April, credited to James K. McGuinness.