Life, 1923-11-08 · page 6 of 36
Life — November 8, 1923 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"The Unbeliever" cartoon** (top): Depicts a man examining an electrical device while skeptically rejecting its function. The satire mocks people who doubt new technology—here, early electrical innovations. His dismissive attitude ("just a couple of wires") represents public resistance to emerging electric conveniences. **"First Lady Centaur" cartoon** (bottom): Shows a centaur (half-human, half-horse creature) couple, with the female insisting her husband wear iron shoes instead of rubber ones because "I want to hear him come in nights." The joke satirizes wives' controlling behavior through an absurdist lens—using mythological imagery to mock domestic power dynamics and surveillance of spouses' movements. Both cartoons employ visual exaggeration to critique human behavior: technological skepticism and marital suspicion.
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Life Lines ANOTHER prize, of $25,000, has been offered for the best scheme to insure world peace. The donor de- sires to remain anonymous, which means that it is certainly not Edward W. Bok. JL What the world really needs is a safe for democracy. aL Fires invariably follow severe earth- quakes, except in California where they follow unconfirmed rumors. JL The 500,000-year-old ape man, whose fossil was found in Java, is said to have possessed an “intermediate” brain. He was probably the ancestor of the modern movie fan. aL Bootlegging may be—as some assert— our second largest industry, but there are no signs yet that it has reached the saturation point. JL More than 6,000,000 board feet of tim- ber have been imported this year from the Philippine Islands. In return for this lumber we send them Wood. se rR anty = = First Lady Centaur: WHY DO YOU ALWAYS INSIST THAT YOUR HUSBAND GET IRON SHOES?—RUBBER SHOES ARE MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. LIFE + While the dentist 48 out, L think 41 see if all those Nobs, Saiges, and lights mean anything e200 8080 29's S808 FRONT VIEW The, Z cet lust? 2 couple Sim, Tee wires back here Back View THE UNBELIEVER A prominent banker recently declared that only five per cent. of our popula- tion is financially irresponsible. Nev- erthcless, a great deal of oil stock is sold in the course of a year. JL Postage stamps in Germany become ob- solete within a few day This gives the chronic borrower of stamps barely enough time in which to forget to give them back. “t WANT TO HEAR HIM COME IN NIGHT: Ss. About this time of year, the embattled American citizen goes forth and sows his wild vote. aL The United Brotherhood of Thugs has generously consented this year to di: its Christmas shop-lifting early. JL According to the law of averages, while rents go up, ceilings continue to come down. comicbooks.com