Life, 1923-05-31 · page 11 of 37
Life — May 31, 1923 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** Two fishermen discuss catch statistics. One claims "fifty per cent. on worms, fifty per cent. on fly" while the other reports catching only two fish. This is a straightforward fishing humor joke about exaggeration—a common theme where anglers boast of their success rates, though results may differ dramatically. **"Things LIFE Would Rather Like to Know":** A satirical list of contemporary curiosities, including questions about Chinese civilization, Cleopatra's farewell wave, Russian vocabulary, sugar boycotts, watered stock, and radio warfare. These suggest early 20th-century social preoccupations and anxieties. **Bottom Cartoon:** "A Fortune" - A woman reads fortunes while a child listens. The joke concerns the Browns' identical babies, playing on fortune-telling stereotypes and domestic humor about child-rearing surprises.
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