Life, 1925-04-16 · page 15 of 36
Life — April 16, 1925 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two satirical pieces mocking hypothetical modern scenarios: **Top cartoon** ("The Modern Paul Revere"): Shows a figure on a motorcycle fleeing revenue officers, satirizing bootleggers during Prohibition—likely referencing alcohol smuggling operations that evaded taxation. **Bottom cartoon** ("Impossible!"): Depicts a courtroom scene where a judge questions a defendant charged with wife-beating. The defendant claims he said nothing when his wife refused to allow him to attend lodge meetings, implying silent acceptance of her authority. The satire mocks the absurdity of a man being unable to control his wife or assert his will in the household—reflecting 1920s gender role anxieties as women's social independence increased post-suffrage. Both pieces satirize contemporary social upheaval: Prohibition enforcement and shifting domestic power dynamics.
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The Modern Paul Reve 2 CHEESE 17, BOYS! THR REVENUE OFFICERS! If It Happened To-day F the Boston Tea Party had been “thrown” this A. D. 1925, the hosts would have found in their subsequent: mail— Letter of protest against use of their official regalia by the Save the Indian Society. Warning from the Sanitary Commission of the Port of Boston against polluting harbor. Open letter in newspapers, signed K. K. K., stating that organization had nothing to do with the atrocity. Summons in damage suit instituted by Tea Corporation of America, Snappy letter from counsel of Lump Sugar Manufac- turers’ Association, Unsigned letters of thanks from 2,867,925 husbands, Plaintive letter from King George saying he knew noth- ing of a tea tax and suggesting that the Prince Wales may have been spoofing us. E,W. Impossible! = is a proposition to abolish the Senate.” at! And make the United States a republic?” Judge: AND WHAT DID YOU SAY WHEN YOUR WIFE REFUSED TO ALLOW YOU TO GO TO YOUR LODGE MEETING? Defendant (charged with wife-beating): 1 DIDN’T SAY NOTHING, YOUR HONOR, ONE OF THEM STRONG, SILENT MEN, THAT'S ME, JUDGE. comicbooks.com