Life, 1924-02-28 · page 5 of 36
Life — February 28, 1924 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon**: Shows children in snow with adults nearby. The caption references "Lisben, kid, isn't thou no more snowballs at Plug Hats—some of me fren's is wearin' 'em, see? An' gee! you may be a-wearin' one yerself some day." This appears to satirize class anxiety and childhood roughhousing, warning against throwing snowballs at expensive hats worn by the working poor. **"The Golden Age" (poem)**: Stoddard King's satirical verse criticizes media monopolization—specifically William Randolph Hearst's acquisition of newspapers. It warns that consolidated media control threatens democratic values and threatens freedom of the press. **"Nubbville Spark" (cartoon)**: Shows a rural bootlegger during Prohibition offering contraband liquor as a "gift" to dodge legal consequences. The humor lies in the obvious pretense that the alcohol is merely a courtesy gift, not a sale.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
EN, KID, DON'T TKOW NO MORE SNOWBALLS AT PLUG HATS. SOME OF ME FREN’S WEARIN’ "EM, SEE? AN’ GEE! YOU MAY BE A-WEARIN’ ONE YERSELF SOME DAY The Golden Age Nubbville Spark HEN all of the papers are Munsey DAMOcLE S ROPER local dry Except those bel ing to Hearst waved back at a st ge woman this And every news item that one sees just pr. his hands into his Has been seen by those gentlemen first It will rid us of doubts that perplex us, It will give us an unbiased view; And folks from New Hampshire to Texas Will know what to do. When Hearst has acquired every journal, Save those Mr. Munsey controls more will misgivings infernal Assail our susceptible sou We'll not have to worry concerning The subsidization of ships: Our infants will have for their learning The best comic strips. Then hasten the day when the presses Shall owe their alle; en masse To men who, as each now confesses, Are friends of the laboring class: When all whom the nation embraces (Except an occasional crank) “YOUR MAJESTY! A NEW YORK BOOTLEGCER JUST ARRIVED Shall thrive by the virtues and graces BROUGHT YOU THIS BOTTLE, WITH HIS COMPLIMENTS Of William and Frank “VERY THOUGHTFUL OF HIM—GIVE HIM A JOB ON OUR FORCE Stoddard King. OF PROMIBITION OFFICERS.” comicbooks.com