Life, 1923-08-09 · page 10 of 36
Life — August 9, 1923 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** Shows two men and a woman at a restaurant. The waiter is being corrected about multiplication. The joke plays on mishearing or miscommunication—a common theme in period humor about waiters' competence. **"History Revamps" Section:** Quotes patriotic American historical speeches by Lincoln, Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt, attributing them to Henry Ford. This is satirical commentary on Ford's self-promotion and public prominence in the 1920s. Ford was famous for both industrial achievement and controversial public statements, making him a target for mockery about claiming credit for American ideals. **"His Limit" Cartoon:** Depicts a man smoking excessively while a woman objects. His response—that the doctor advised against it—satirizes husbands ignoring wives' concerns by misrepresenting medical advice. Classic domestic humor about marital conflicts over smoking habits.
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“JUST A MINUTE, WAITER. I DON'T THIN THE CHECK CORRECTLY.” History Revamps (Extracts from the Campaign Speeches of Henry Ford) N the words of the great Abraham Lincoln, in his peech at the dedication of Bunker Hill monument, me liberty, or give me death.’” “When he uttered the bold and impudent defiance, ‘A little more grape, Captain Bragg,’ Governor Smith of New York sanctionéd the nullification of the Eighteenth Amendment.” “Let us go for our patriotic inspiration to that dread- ful winter at Forge Valley, Vermont, when the immortal Washington said to his Rough Riders, ‘Don’t flinch, don’t foul, but hit the line hard.” . “American history records no more inspiring utterance than that of Theo- dore Roosevelt at the battle of Gettys- burg. Turning to his chief of staff, he said, ‘You may fire when you are ready, Gridley.’” “In all our early annals, nothing so thrills me with a patriot’s pride as does the thought of Winfield Scott Key, lashed to the rigging at the storming of Fort Sumter, and writ- ing the words and music of our great national anthem, ‘John Brown’s Body Lies a-Mould’-ring in the Grave.” A, H., Folwell. ‘Give IRST InepriATE: I spent las’ Sun- day in— Seconp Ditto: Whassat! Las’ Sun- day’s my birthday. Mine!—y’ un- derstan’? What right you got t’ spend it? HE school of experience grants no holidays. YOU'VE MULTIPLIED For a Bright Child OME grown-ups have a nasty way Of spelling what they want to say So listening children can’t find out Just what it is they talk about. If you are ever bothered thus, Try this:—and they'll be furious. In case the speller is a she, Say loudly to her “C-A-T!” If it’s a he, then simply spell Straight to his face “F-O-O-L.” This will show everyone that you Know lots more than they think you do. GRD, One Agrees T was recently rumored at Wash- ington that one nation had declared its willingness to accede to the pro- posal of Secretary of State Hughes that the three-mile limit be extended to twelve miles, in connection with the searching of vessels for rum. It develops, unofficially but on good authority, that it is Switzerland that is thus willing to have its large fleet of sea-faring vessels subject to this new regulation. now " HIS LIMIT Wife: HOW MANY CIGARS A DAY ARE YOU SMOKING NOW? Husband: 0H, JUST ENOUGH TO SHOW THE DOCTOR HIS ADVICE WAS WRONG. comicbooks.com