Life, 1924-03-13 · page 8 of 40
Life — March 13, 1924 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon:** Shows a street scene where two figures discuss a funeral. "Lizzie Ann" asks "Brother Congo" about Sir Johnson's burial; Brother Congo replies it won't be "interred" but "incinerated." This appears to mock racial dialect humor common in early 20th-century American satire, using caricatured Black characters as comedic figures. **Middle Section - "Social Relativity":** A satirical piece about wealth and social climbing. It uses alphabet letters (A through Z) to illustrate how acquiring money allows people to move into "best circles," ultimately rendering the concept meaningless when everyone becomes wealthy simultaneously. **Bottom - "Bliss":** A brief comic dialogue between a clerk and fair customer about a hat, playing on the phrase "made for you."
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
», T HEAR SIS JOHNSON DEAD—WHEN SHE GWINE BE INTERNED? ‘OngO: DEY AIN'T GWINE BE NO INTERNMENT Lisste Ann: now COME Bro. Congo: 0% FAMBLY HAB DECIDED SHE'S TO BE INCRIMIN ATED Social Relativity A STRIVES to get rich circles.” , B strives to get rich so that he can move in the “best at he can move in the “best circles,” C.D, E. F. G, H. I, J. K. L. M, N, O, P,Q, R, S, T, l V. WL X.Y and Z—ditto. AIL of them become wealthy A, B.C, DE. F, G, H..L.J, Ky b, M,N, 0, P,Q. RS, T, U,V, W, X. Y and Z now move in the “best circles” fA, B.C, DE, F,. GH, J. KL, MLN, O, S, T, U. V. W. X.Y and Z. i th organized The members 0! “best circle” could hav r circle with g to the trouble of bec of course that never occurred to them Bliss Cc ERK: There is a hat, madam, that was absolutely made or you, Farr Customer: No, I want a hat that makes me feel I was absolutely made for it! comicbooks.com