Life, 1923-06-28 · page 5 of 37
Life — June 28, 1923 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists of brief satirical news items rather than a unified cartoon. The illustration shows a hunter shooting at a mountain sheep in the Canadian Rockies—labeled as "the best shot in the east tracks." The text items mock contemporary topics: Swiss prohibition efforts, astronomical discoveries, Parisian fashion trends (fruit-flavored lipsticks), a chess player's death, Cincinnati twins, and calcium deficiency in ape-men. There's also commentary on Austria's political instability and comparison between boxer Jack Dempsey and academic sermon quality. The humor is lightweight and observational, typical of Life magazine's satirical approach—poking fun at society's absurdities, scientific claims, and celebrity culture rather than targeting specific political figures or events. The magazine functioned as a general-interest humor publication.
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Life Lines T HE price of land along the Cana- dian Border has increased thirty quarts an acre. LL Switzerland has overwhelmingly de- feated prohibition in a popular vote— proving that the Lion of Lucerne is no Pussyfooter. . aL A new map of the heavens has dis- closed 300,000,000 visible bodies, or sixteen fewer than the average bath- ing girl film. -L And now comes the report from Paris that lipsticks are being flavored with fruit essences. The fresh young man asking for a kiss will more than likely get the rasp- berry. -L \ chess player recently died during the course of an important match, Of old age, presumably. aL Four sisters, of Cincinnati, each of whom is a twin, have all become the mothers of twins, two of them having two sets. For the proper method of scoring this, see any book on Mah Jongg. aL Slogan of the Pung Chow enthusi- asts: “You've got to quit kicking Mah Jongg around.” JL It is announced that the ape-man of the Pliocene Age was about 5 feet 6 inches tall. Rather small for his Age, we should say. aL William A. DuPuy, American repre- sentative at Geneva, says that Austria is approaching a state of normalcy. That country always seems to be playing in tough luck. aL As a sleep producer there is little to choose between Jack Dempsey’s right and the average Baccalaureate sermon. IL No evil, says the philosopher, is un- mixed. How about bootleg hooch? JL Calvin Coolidge announces that the world can be saved by co-operation. Co-operation with what? \\ \ THE BEST SHOT IN THE EAST TRACKS A MOUNTAIN SHEEP IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. comicbooks.com