Life, 1924-02-14 · page 8 of 36
Life — February 14, 1924 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes Congressional daily routines through two cartoons. The top cartoon depicts a skeleton operating a rowing machine, captioned "It's a hard sham—somebody shoulder for him!" This mockingly suggests Congress members are physically exhausted or "dead" from their duties. The bottom cartoon shows mounted cavalry and townspeople gathered around a telegraph pole, with dialogue implying Ella's horse ran into the pole a week ago. The caption reads: "What's all the excitement?" / "Ella an' his wife run into that telegraph pole an' got took to th' hawspittle." / "Well—when did this happen?" / "A week ago yestiddy." The joke appears to satirize Congress's slow responsiveness—they're discussing ancient news as though it's current, suggesting governmental inefficiency and delayed reactions to events.
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- LIFE - Keeping Congress Fit EMORANDA to the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives from Dr, Copeland's office *To-morrow’s schedule will begin as usual with the grand overture and musical entrance of the Senators, followed by special drills for cold and flat feet. At the conclusion of the drills there will be ten minutes of exercises designed to reduce taxes *Candidates for the Varsity Congress basketball team will meet in the New Willard grill. Following prac there will be a beauty contest, from which Senators Smoot and Borah have volur withdrawn, rrow’s first rest period will be devoted to the serious discussion of American and foreign affairs, fol lowed by a light Tuncheon *Promptly after luncheon, the ciass in advanced ballroom ing will report to Dr. Copeland's assistant, Miss Imo n McClintock. Those not in dancing class will ens in a toothbrush drill *Third rest period. Passing of important bills. Aiter this period, members in good standing are cordially invited ttend a special exhibition in wand-waving by the Senate aves, Senator La Follette im command *The day's schedule will be ended by ten minutes of 1's KGDARN Ss HAALE—couRONY deep breathing with open windows, followed by crackers SHOULDA FED HIM! 2 Hanemann “WHAT'S ALL THE EXCITEMENT “FELLA AN’ HIS WIFE RUN INTO THAT TELEGRAFT POLE AN’ GOT TOOK TO TH’ HAWSPITTLE.” “WELL—WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?” “A WEEK AGO YESTIDDY.” comicbooks.com