Life, 1925-04-02 · page 12 of 44
Life — April 2, 1925 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This political cartoon depicts a heavily damaged steamship struggling into harbor, personified as limping with a crutch. The ship's hull is twisted and compromised, with smoke rising from the water below. The visual metaphor represents America's damaged condition following World War I. The text references "American suffering in the World War" and discusses war damage claims, suggesting the cartoon illustrates the nation's economic and social wounds from the conflict. The surrounding "Life Lines" column discusses various post-war topics—Prohibition enforcement, jazz music regulation, and civic recovery—all reflecting 1920s anxieties about America's ability to restore itself after global conflict and internal divisions.
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2 hope that, when the embattled Senators first rejected Warren's appointment, at least one of them turned to the Vice-President with the words: “Put that in your pipe and smoke it.” Cuartes G. Dawes may go down in history as the man who went into the Vice-President’s chair like a lion and came out like a lamb, iL The Government Printing Office is in for a Senatorial Investigation. A compositor, setting up the copy of a Senator's speech, in place of “(Ap- plause)” put “(Applesauce).” Somebody or other said the other day that there are not so many jazz songs being written as formerly. The reason, of course, being that song writers have used up all the available States and most of the available mammies. n the World War has been recognized in damage claims, but the totals seem to be too small to cover the cases of those who listened to Four-Minute speeches by the hour. American suffering JOURNALESE “THE STEAMER LIMPED INTO PORT” A North Carolina lawmaker has _in- troduced a bill “to prohibit the carry- ing of guns by men engaged in making liquor.” He seems to have entirely overlooked the fact that the making of liquor is a hazardous occupation and that those engaged in it are entitled to some means of protection against the lawless element who seek to suppress it JL On hearing the news of the impendir dry crusade, one Broadway rest manager was heard to remark: that’s tough. I suppose we'll have to back to serving it in teacups again.” JL The Los Angeles Federation of the Women's Christian Temperance Unic (take a deep breath and read on) has written to the State Board of Educa- tion urging the approval of a new na- tional anthem for use in the schools The San Francisco Chronicle, is dedicated to the Eighteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution and the enforcement of Prohibition, and is to he sung to the tune of “The Battle Cry of Freedom.” Here are the words, for those of our readers who enjoy singing: song, says the “Yes, a million we must rally, Our slogan, don't you see? Shouting the cry for law observanée, We are guard for prohibition Voters soon to be Hurrah! We will forcement.” Chorus: forever! vote for law en- “Enforcement Hurrah! Yes, Hurrah! Down with the boozer! law! While we rally round the Flag, Yes, rally once again, Shouting hurrah for law observance.” JL The Rev. Percy G. KamMMerer an- nounces that some sermons now being preached are even worse than the worst sroadway plays. Proving that the American people must have their dirt, even on Sunday, Up with the In view of recent developments in Washington some use may yet be found for the following slogan: “When they make better Vice-Presidents Calvin Coolidge will have one.” comicbooks.com