Life, 1923-07-19 · page 6 of 36
Life — July 19, 1923 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a satirical cartoon and humorous text pieces, not political commentary. The cartoon depicts a domestic scene: a woman sitting in a chair while a child sits nearby. The caption reads: "BARBARA DEAR, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS ASK ME TO READ THIS SAD, SAD POEM?" / "I LIKE SAD POEMS, THEY MAKE MY NOSE ITCH." The humor relies on the child's innocent, illogical reasoning—she enjoys sad poems not for emotional depth but for the physical sensation they produce. This is gentle domestic humor about children's peculiar logic. Below are three humor sections: "The Trail of a Summer Trunk" (dialogue about packing), and "After-Dinner Speakers" (a satirical description of various types of tedious public speakers). These are observational humor pieces about common social annoyances rather than political satire.
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“BARBARA DEAR, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS ASK ME TO READ THIS SAD, SAD POEM?” “T LIKE SAD POEMS, THEY MAKE MY NOSE ITCH.” The Trail of a Summer Trunk Chapter I “C)H, what a relief to get those trunks packed and off! Every year I dread it.” Chapter IT “What do you think, Horace! The hotel clerk says our trunks aren't here yet. You'd better go right back to the station.” Chapter III “Oh, what a relief! Our trunks have come. Now I can dress in some- thing besides a sport skirt.” Chapter IV “Oh, dear, to-morrow I've got to pack my trunks for home. It seems as though I had only just finished un- packing them.” Chapter V “Oh, what a relief to get those trunks packed and off! Every year I dread it.” Chapter VI “Horace, what do you think! Our trunks aren’t home yet. I wish you'd call up the express company.” Chapter VII “Ts that wagon stopping here? It is! Oh, what a relief! Our trunks have come.” “Chapter VIII “Thank goodness, the trunks are unpacked at last and in the storeroom. Nothing to worry about till next summer !”” A, H. F. Gor history is a series of un- accepted lies. After-Dinner Speakers FTER-DINNER speakers who are always reminded of a story about an Irishman. ..after-dinner speakers who, “entirely unprepared,” talk for an hour and a quarter...af- ter-dinner speakers who put everyone to sleep...after-dinner speakers who forget the point of their speeches... after-dinner speakers whose speeches have no point...after-dinner speakers who are “the life of the party”... after-dinner speakers who send every- body home...after-dinner speakers who emphasize their speeches by vigorously thumping the table...af- ter-dinner speakers who tell the same story three times...after-dinner speakers whose speeches have been planned for another dinner...after- dinner speakers who talk in a foreign tongue...after-dinner speak- ers who are unable to talk at all. comicbooks.com