Life, 1923-08-30 · page 5 of 36
Life — August 30, 1923 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Spider; Won't You Step In?"):** A large spider in a "Bucket Shop" web traps a tiny human figure. This satirizes **bucket shops**—fraudulent brokerage operations that took customer money without actually executing trades. The spider represents the predatory operators; the human, the naive investor. This was a genuine financial scam of the early 20th century. **Bottom Cartoon ("Another Financial Crisis"):** Shows men at what appears to be a store counter during economic hardship, likely referencing Depression-era financial strain or domestic budget pressures. **Text ("Meet the Millennium"):** Discusses Thomas Seltzer's approval of "A Young Girl's Diary"—a controversial book. The piece playfully suggests such approvals indicate cultural gatekeepers' declining influence over what society accepts.
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Meet the Millennium HOMAS SELTZER, _ appre- hended for the publication of un- clean books in general and “A Young Girl’s Diary” in particular, has pro- tested indignantly that “‘A Young Girls Diary’ has been approved by the Young Women’s Christian Asso- ciation, the Camp Fire Girls, Pro- fessor O'Shea of the University of \Wisconsin, Heywood Broun, the Dial, the American Hebrew and the New York Times.” That Mr. gather this list group is yet another indication of his indubitable genius. ganizations and persons are the last word in approving (or disapproving). And now, as the captain of the sight- seeing yacht remarked, we are get- ting to the point. Seltzer managed to into one workable Surely these or- Before this band of serious approv- crs is broken up and returned to its ordinary pursuits—camp firing and columning and dialating and profess- ing and what not—it should most cer- tainly be consolidated. It should, in- deed, be taken over by the govern- ment. Properly remunerated, of course, its express purpose would be tu approve (or disapprove) all vital issues, such as the League of Nations and whether Firpo should be permitted to fight Dempsey, for all time and no Spider: WON'T YOU STEP IN? Fly: Vit say 1 With. more argument about it. i it approved . well and good. . that was that. So here’s the idea, and now it's en- lirely up to the Young Women's Christian Association, the Camp Fire Girls, Professor O'Shea of the Uni- versity of — Wisconsin, If it disapproved Heywood ANOTHER FINANCIAL CRISIS Broun, the Dial, the -Imerican Hebrew and the New York As far as we can see, this is the Times. first real indication of anything to- ward a genuinely Interna- tional Court Henry practical William) Hanemann, Autumn Alternatives ‘O get a closed car or keep up the fresh-air affectation another year. To get a new hat or try to make yourself believe you are eccentric To build a fire by the thermometer or wait until your wife gets personal To pay the World Series price or wait till the games begin and pay twice as much To keep your office open or close it and try that grape recipe again. McC. H HE official drait of the American peace treaty is being Turco- done into three languages, and many an enterprising New York newspaper is wondering which one it ought to give to its readers. : HAT has Senator Hokum ever done to distinguish himself?” “Well, he stayed home from Eu- rope this year.” comicbooks.com