Life, 1923-10-18 · page 12 of 44
Life — October 18, 1923 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**The Main Cartoon ("The Modernist")** depicts what appears to be a figure in Western/cowboy attire encountering Native Americans in traditional dress with weapons and shields. The satire likely mocks early 20th-century "modernism" or progressive attitudes—suggesting that despite contemporary claims of civilization and progress, violence and primitive conflict persist. **The "Life Lines" section** contains brief satirical commentary on contemporary issues: the Prince of Wales traveling incognito, newspaper strikes, concerns about foreign goods, Jack Dempsey's hunting exploits, and labor disputes in France. **The Congressional Record cartoon** shows an open book labeled "Child Labor" contrasted with pages for "Agricultural" and "Domestic" concerns, satirizing government priorities regarding child labor legislation. The overall tone mocks contemporary American social and political contradictions.
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PRESERVING his incognito to the end, Lord Renfrew slipped quietly out of Canada leaving the natives still laboring under the impression that he was the Prince of Wales, aL The Prince may have been traveling incog.—but you can’t fool a horse. aL The recent pressmen’s strike in New York gave the Skeptics’ Society an ideal chance to test the theory that “no news is good news.” aL Washington is alarmed at the report that nine tons of fossils have been shipped from Manchuria to the United States. Something must be done to protect our home-grown Senators from this cheap foreign competition. aL Jack Dempsey killed three buffaloes on a hunt in Utah recently. He has evidently started training already for a return bout with Firpo. aL There has been a serious strike among the milliners in France, but it has had no effect whatsoever on the local supply of “Paris” hats. THE MODERNIST Life Lines The entire faculty of Lafayette Col- lege has entered the contest for Mr. Bok’s $100,000 peace prize. We can’t have too much of this kind of fighting spirit in our colleges. —L President Coolidge has asked the newspapers to spare his sons from publicity. There would be a lot more space in the rotogravure sections if King George should make a similar request. -L They are using Japanese rickshaws instead of taxicabs in Berlin now, which proves that the average weight of the German people has really been reduced. THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 2 The publishers of “The Book of Eti- quette” should issue a volume for res- taurant patrons entitled, “What to Do Till the Waiter Comes.” -L The bumper apple crop this year pre- sages a tough winter for the doctors. IL The baseball championship has _re- mained altogether too long in New York. It isn’t cricket. aL Another unsinkable ship has been launched, beating the unprecedented storm by an unbelievable margin. L When the French get tired of the Ruhr, they might come over here and occupy Oklahoma for a while. aL “The length of life,” says Cobbett, “ought to be measured by the number and importance of our ideas, and not by the number of our days.” Unfortunately, however, when meas- ured by this standard some of us have never been born. “L For a man who has never studied stenography, King Alfonso of Spain is certainly clever at taking dictation. comicbooks.com