Life, 1923-09-06 · page 23 of 40
Life — September 6, 1923 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This cartoon illustrates **Prohibition-era disillusionment** (1923). A modern Rip Van Winkle awakens after years asleep to find his valley changed. He asks about familiar figures—"Ike the Bootlegger," "Homebrew Hank," and his "little dog Jazz-by"—only to be told they're "dead and buried." When Rip laments that nothing has changed, the locals hand him a newspaper with headlines about international stalemate: "British see no hope of agreement on reparations," "World Court still in doubt," "Wife names third party." **The satire's point**: Prohibition may have eliminated the colorful bootleggers and home-brewers of the pre-1920 era, but the world's serious problems—war debts, failed international cooperation, marital discord—remain unsolved. The "ducky bathing cap" caption reinforces the absurdity: trivial fashion concerns persist while fundamental issues fester. The cartoon mocks Prohibition's false promise of social reform.
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