Life, 1924-04-17 · page 25 of 40
Life — April 17, 1924 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon is a simple joke about marital estrangement. Two gentlemen meet on a city street; one asks about the other's wife, whom he hasn't seen in years. The punchline—"Neither have I"—suggests the questioner hasn't seen *his own* wife either, implying he's deliberately avoiding her. It's a light satire on domestic discord and the social awkwardness of admitting marital problems. Below this is "Paul Revere's Ride," a humorous rewriting that reimagines the famous Revolutionary War midnight ride as a horse race. Rather than an urgent patriotic mission, Revere becomes a jockey in a competition—the article uses racing terminology ("handicap," "wraps," "Stewards") to mock-heroically describe what should be a solemn historical event. The satire deflates the legend by reducing it to sporting entertainment, likely poking fun at American obsession with horse racing during this era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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