Life, 1924-09-25 · page 9 of 37
Life — September 25, 1924 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents modernized adaptations of classic Aesop's fables with contemporary twists. The main illustration shows a car (appears to be 1920s-era) with the caption "JOHNNY, LOOK BACK AND SEE IF THAT REAR TIRE IS FLAT," satirizing careless automobile ownership. The fables use animals to mock modern behavior: a vixen manipulates her husband, a lady dog obsesses over appearance, and a she-wolf exploits an innocent ewe-lamb for drinks. The moral "Don't trust appearances" warns against deception. The "No Initiative" section presents a dialogue joke about someone newly arrived in town who must visit the water wagon—likely a Prohibition-era reference to temperance advocacy, contrasting with the she-wolf's pocket flask. The content satirizes urban 1920s manners, materialism, and moral hypocrisy.
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- LIP » Mrs. /Esop’s Fables ‘THE Vixen and the Grapes. A vixen, passing by a grape arbor, no- iced some very fine grapes, away above er head. Yes, they were much too igh. Beit g too high, they were exactly vhat the vixen wanted. So she raised he devil with her husband, the fox, mtil he got them for her. eee The Lady Dog and the Bone. A idy dog stream with a wne in her mouth noticed her reflection 1 the water below. Being much more Higent than a gentleman dog, she ‘ew instantly that so charming a than her- crossing a vision could be none other self, so instead of getting excited she ld tight to the bone, simpered, and powdered her nose with her front paw eee The Lady Dog in the Manger. A ady dog was lying on a pile of hay when a friend of hers, a cow, happened © come up. “L feel a bit faint,” ventured the cow; “I think I should like a mouthiul hay.” “Don't be a fool, Ella!” snapped the lady dog, who happened to be on a diet. “You know what a sight your figure already is! see The Vixen and the Cheese. A vixen, seeing a hen crow going about with a piece of cheese, addressed her as fol lows: “Hello, Crow. that lovely piece of cheese “That isn't no piece of cheese,” re- plied the crow indignantly, “that's my husband !" Where did you get The Lioness and the Mouse. A lioness, caught in a net and much in- clined to believe her last moments had come, was miraculously saved by the intervention of a mild little who gnawed the bonds apart Whereupon the lioness said thank you with a very patronizing air, took the mouse to luncheon and gave her one of ker old hats. see The She-Wolf and the Ewe-Lamb. On a hot, sultry day, a she-wolf and a ewe-lamb happened in just at the same mouse, “JOHNNY, LOOK BACK AND SEE 1F THAT LEFT REAR TIRE 15 FLAT.” =] time to quench their thirst. “Have a drink,” in vited the — she-wolf. evilly, producing a pocket flask “LE don't mind if I do,” replied the poor, innocent little wr ewe: lamb. The she-wolf easily persuaded the ewe- lamb to have another and another, but it was the ewe-lamb that eventually had to take the she-wolf home in a taxi, Moral: Don’t trust appearances. H.W. Hanemann. Caution NTERVIEW- To what do you attribute your success in life? Interviewep: What type of article are you writing? we THE EX-PLUMBER TAKES UP PARACHUTE JUMPING AS A LIVELIHOOD. No Initiative TRANGER (to native) : Any chance of a fellow getting a drink in this town? Native: How long you been around here? “About two hours.” “Shucks! You must be on the wa- ter wagon. THE harp, s the New Orleans imes-Picayune, was born of an accident. The birth of the saxophone, of course, must be listed as a calamity. comicbooks.com