Life, 1923-10-11 · page 13 of 36
Life — October 11, 1923 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** A waiter interrupts two diners at what appears to be a ship's dining room. The waiter reports that a man at the last table wants a drink "for nothing," and the captain threatens to arrest him for impersonating an officer. The joke satirizes pretentious dining establishments and false claims of status. **"On the Modern Young Woman":** A series of satirical character sketches mocking contemporary women's behavior—their affectations of modesty masking deception, their logic, their dishonesty ("tells the most atrocious lies"), and their humor. The section critiques evolving social attitudes and female independence. **"Founders' Day":** A cartoon shows Mr. Jonah joining "the hole-in-one club"—a golf joke about achieving an unlikely feat, likely satirizing club membership pretensions.
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Waiter: THAT MAN AT THE LAST TABLE WANTS A DRINK FOR NOTHING. Captain: WELL, TELL HIM WE'LL HAVE HIM ARRESTED FOR IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER. On the Modern Young Woman Her Modesty | MUST look positively indecent my nose.” All the powder's off Her Ingenuousness I never knew she was divorced. Her Femininity Somebody give me a cigarette quick, or I'll go cuckoo.” Her Erudition The Giants won-four to three.” Her Logic | know they said they had no seats, but if you really cd me, you'd get them just the same.” Certainly I know. 1 don’t think I ought to t the kind of pearls I wanted.” Her Tact Yes, Kitty's such a nice girl. t atrocious lies, and can't be s really sweet.” . though they're Of course, she tells the trusted at all. But Her Sense of Humor Ha, ha, ha! And she never knew he was married all time. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!” Her Sense of Honor ‘Oh, well, if she had lost, she wouldn't have paid me, cither.” C.GUS. When to Eat OUNG MOTHER (anyriously) : Conductor, sure the train is on time? Conpuctor: I have told you so, madam. YounG Mortuer: Well, I have to be sure. feeding the baby by the time-table. are you You see, I'm SOME men go into political retirement and others will be rémembered as having served in the Cabinet under Coolidge. MR. JONAH JOINS THE HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB. comicbooks.com