Life, 1923-09-06 · page 16 of 40
Life — September 6, 1923 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical brief observations and two cartoon illustrations. **Top cartoon**: Shows people at a waterfront with ships. The caption suggests this depicts "Miss Tottie Gilvovle resting up after a year's run of the follies"—likely referencing a theater performer, though the specific reference is unclear to modern readers. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows a child asking "Oh, Mother, when will I be old enough to smoke and bet?" satirizing parental hypocrisy—children observing adults' vices while being denied them. **Text commentary** includes observations on: used car purchases, Francisco Villa's widows, Western tourists in New York, Prohibition's effects on restaurants, a hairdressing salon advertisement, and the introduction of motorcycle taxis in Paris. The tone is typical early-20th-century satirical social commentary on contemporary American life.
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Life Lines HERE used cars are concerned, it is a case of buy in haste and repaint at leisure. aL Francisco Villa left five widows, which is three under bogey for Mexi- can generals. JL There has been an unprecedented number of tourists from the West in New York this summer. They evi- dently yearned for the great open- all-night spaces. aL The Prohibition law has left the res- taurants high and wet. aL The prize for commercial candor should be awarded to the Waldori Astoria hairdressing salon which advertises “A Permanent Wave That Seldom Needs Renewing.” JL A doctor declares that hot weather makes people ill-natured. You might think they'd be good humid. JL Motorcycle taxicabs have been in- troduced in Paris, indicating that the French people are still gluttons for punishment. JL That little institution of learning near Northampton, Mass., will hence forth be known as Amherst Coolidge JL Returning tourists are once mor¢ THIS IS NOT THE PI s ONLY MISS TOTTIE reminded that America expects every GILFOYL FOLLIES. man to pay his duty. “OH, MOTHER, WHEN WILL I BE OLD ENOUGH TO SMOKE AND DIET?” comicbooks.com