Life, 1923-06-21 · page 14 of 36
Life — June 21, 1923 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon:** Depicts a group of men in what appears to be a bar or social setting discussing a new ship. One man announces a vessel that "will beat all records across the Atlantic," and another responds "What's the idea?" This satirizes the era's competitive transatlantic shipping races and the obsession with maritime speed records—a major status symbol for nations and shipping companies in the late 19th/early 20th century. **"The Young Idea" Poem:** A father asks his son what he'd like to be. The child aspires to be a "bandit masked," prompting the father's concern. The son's confident reply—that a man with "kale" (money) needn't fear jail—satirizes youth's cynical, materialistic values and the perception that wealth enables criminals to escape justice. **Other items** include brief humorous dialogues about domestic life and coffee consumption.
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“I SEE THERE’S A NEW SHIP LAUNCHED THAT WILL BEAT ALL RECORDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.” “WHAT'S THE IDEA?” The Young Idea 7 HAT would you be?” the Father asked, As the youngster sucked his thumb. “T should like to be a bandit masked,” And the Father's heart grew numb; For the lust of gold, the child he told, Would land him in the pen. And the child he smiled, as his dreams beguiled, And simply answered, “When?” Then up he speaks in strident squeaks : “Dear Father, I know you're wrong— For the man with the kale need never fear jail, And a trial takes ever so long.” JV.S.B. Over the Wire 1245 Nr BLUE MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL NEVER STOP STOP LOVING YOU 1 CANNOT EVER STOP DONT SAY I DONT STOP SAYING YES DONT STOP PLEASE DONT STOP LOVE (signed) BESS Giving Him Rope LICE: Why do you let your husband do just as he pleases? = VirciniA: It keeps me in spending money. MAX CARRUTH " jena aaeiae JOHN H. CITYBIRD READS HIS MORNING NEWSPAPER COFFEE keeps more people awake than a bad con- AS USUAL AFTER MOVING TO THE COUNTRY. science. comicbooks.com