Life, 1923-05-10 · page 12 of 36
Life — May 10, 1923 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several distinct pieces of humor and commentary: **"Pantasy" (top):** A whimsical illustrated poem by H.W.H. about cherubs and "the three little pantless Pans"—apparently a playful visual gag about classical mythological figures. **"Heredity" (main article/cartoon):** Satirizes Senator Goophus's newborn son who is already "howling at six o'clock in the morning." The joke appears to be hereditary—the father is a U.S. Senator known for "filibustering" (lengthy speeches), and his infant son has inherited this trait. **"Wives of Famous Men" (cartoon):** Shows Mrs. Columbus performing an egg-balancing trick, with the caption joking that she wishes husband Chris would stop practicing this trick. This references Columbus and plays on domestic humor about wives' exasperation with their husbands' hobbies. **"Life Lines":** Brief satirical observations about contemporary issues (automobiles, pedestrians, letter carriers, etc.).
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iGomeaiere this side of a wise old moon Where the bracken waves its fans, Dancing away to the gay faun’s tune Are three little pantless Pans. Heredity ENATOR GOOPHUS’ | six- months-old son started howling at six o’clock in the morning. At ten p. M. he was still going strong. At midnight the storm subsided temporarily, but as the Senator and Mrs. Goophus tiptoed out of the nur- sery the howling broke out with re- This is the spell of their rhythmic rout, A spell which is broken never: “All lovers true who will spy us out Shall love forever and ever.” newed vigor. It continued more or less violently until six o'clock the following morning, when Goophus, Jr., fell asleep. Blear-eyed and haggard the Sena- tor turned to his wife. “Maria,” he said proudly, “our son’s future is as- sured. He is going to be a United States Senator. He has just con- ducted his first successful filibuster.” Wives of Famous Men Mrs. Columbus does wish that Chris would stop practising that egg trick. Thus in the rays of a friendly moon Do they further Cupid’s plans, Dancing away to the old faun’s tune, The three little pantless Pans. W. H. Life Lines THOUGHT for Blessed are the makers. summer— one-piece aL Science has discovered a substitute for ether. It is expected to revolu- tionize the bootlegging industry. aL Suggestion for revised German na- tional anthem: “Deutschland Uber Alles Where Art Thou?” aL There were 35,333 automobiles lost in 1922, most of them answering to the name of Lizzie. aL Motorists in touch with the situa- tion declare that the number of pedestrians is increasing by leaps and bounds. JL Letter carriers have been ordered to learn first-aid treatment. Now all those emergency pamphlets will be retitled, “What to Do Till the Post- man Arrives.” -L “Look what the wild-cat dragged in!” exclaimed the office janitor as he tackled a ton of Texas oil litera- ture. aL If Omar Khayyam were to ask now for a loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou!—he’d get the jug. comicbooks.com