Life, 1925-05-07 · page 17 of 44
Life — May 7, 1925 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top cartoon depicts a man at a desk speaking to a woman seated on a bed, with the caption: "Oh, he's kind of backing down. You know—like a man does after he's said anything." This is domestic satire about marital dynamics—specifically, how men retreat from statements they've made, presumably when confronted by their wives. The humor relies on the then-common stereotype of wives as domineering forces that made men recant their positions. Below are brief historical anecdotes about American history (Martha Washington, taxation debates) and two advertisements: one for "Hook, Line and Sinker" (about fishing/movies), and another for a "Promenade-Deck Trolley" (suburban transportation). The page demonstrates Life's mix of domestic humor and consumer advertising typical of the era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“OH, HE's American History Revised LITTLE of Concord. struggle of wine makers, posing rape-juice manufacturers, to corner © crop of Concord grapes. The Shot Heard Round the World.” The annual This trenchant saying has become 1 with the passing of the years. It should read: “The Shots Drunk Round the Country.” Ask any golfer what ° Washington. A Revolution- eral who did not look like any the 9,347 portraits for which he Martha Washington. The patron 89 candy stores, 66,922 tea 333 dressmakers. Hessians, Europeans who enlisted to sce the world. The Boston Tea Party a mist This title is The incident referred to Mf British vessels twelve miles out of New York and the con- fiscation of their cargoes of “t Ning George. The monarch who gave omer. is the boarding IND OF BACKING DOWN. Congress the idea of taxation without representation, Crossing the Delaware. George Washington commuting to his work. The Declaration of Independence. It was great stuff in those d. Lafayette. A French General who helped the Colonists so that his nation would not have to pay its debt to the United States in 1925, Valley +. The Palm Beach of those days. Robert Hage. YOU KNOW—LIKE A MAN DOES AFTER HE'S SAID ANYTHING.” Hook, Line and Sinker {ITH fishing. seems to know all about T didn’t know he was an outdoor man.” “He's not. He writes sub-titles for educational movies.” A RADIO expert has shown that broadcasting can be done under- ground. Things are getting worse and worse for the subway traveler. FOR SUBURBAN CRUISING—THE PROMENADE-DECK TROLLEY comicbooks.com