Life, 1923-04-19 · page 19 of 36
Life — April 19, 1923 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains four separate cartoon jokes satirizing travelers' experiences and boasting. The top-left depicts someone on horseback describing an absurdly tall fence around chickens—exaggerating a farm accomplishment. The top-right shows a man admiring street lights in a town, suggesting he's impressed by modest infrastructure. The bottom-left features a golfer claiming to have "made the last hole in three"—either a golf boast or possible innuendo. The bottom-right references "Munich beer," likely alluding to German beer culture and tourism. The page title, "The Refining Influence of Travel," suggests these cartoons mock how travelers return home with inflated stories and newfound pretensions about what they've seen abroad. The humor lies in the contrast between mundane domestic life and travelers' tendency to exaggerate or affect sophistication from their journeys.
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sir, I built a six-foot fence right round the chicken yard. “We've got four are lights between the Eagle Hotel . and the Bank.” brew!” “Yes, sir, and I made the last hole in three!” “That Munich beer—oh, boy!” ning lhfluence of Travel comicbooks.com