Life, 1925-07-09 · page 14 of 42
Life — July 9, 1925 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine's satirical column features brief political and social commentary alongside a cartoon titled "A Native American Comes Back for Old Home Week." The cartoon depicts what appears to be a Native American figure (center, with feathered headdress) surrounded by crowds of people holding signs and flags, suggesting public commotion or celebration. The satire likely concerns Native American representation or appropriation in American culture during this era. The text above discusses various political matters: King Alfonso's Spanish radio address, a Chicago police shooting, dieting trends, European physicians avoiding alcohol, Tennessee's Sacco trial, and Cuban interventionism. The commentary is characteristically acerbic, criticizing politicians and social hypocrisy. Without the publication date visible, the specific historical context remains unclear, though the references suggest early 20th-century American politics.
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“T AM safe,” was the first word sent back by Amunpsen, thus assuring an anxious world that he was nowhere near Chicago. LL There is one point decidedly in favor of the intrepid explorer. He never sent back a single postcard saying: “We are sleeping every night under blankets; wish you were here.” JL King Atronso spoke over the radio re- cently, and now the Spanish Govern- ment is confronted with the need for creating a new Cabinet Minister to handle the fan mail. LL During his radio speech King ALronso was interrupted persistently by a squawking noise. This wasn't static— it was Vicente Brasco InkNez. aL A Chicago policeman was shot by a bandit on the steps of the City Hall. Public resentment ran so high as a re- A NATIVE AMERICAN sult of this outrage that the authorities are expected to declare all municipal buildings out of bounds for gunmen aL Dieting is said to be a cure for many ills, and yet we read that the first thing Judge Gary did after emerging from an enforced diet was to issue a state- ment. LL Six hundred American physicians, tour- ing Europe, created a sensation by re- fusing to drink liquor. They probably forgot to take their prescription blanks along. L Governor Pray, of Tennessee, has an- nounced that the Scores trial will be finished up within thirty minutes. Hasn't the Governor heard that Wit- LIAM JENNINGS Bryan is to speak? aL Whether you want to or not, you've got to hand it to Mr. Bryan. It isn’t every politician who can be ignominiously de- feated in a national campaign and yet remain on the front page for twenty- nine years. LL Statesmen in this broad land are becom- ing greatly excited over the preserva- tion of States’ rights, and they promise to do something about it just as soon as they find one. +L Under the Pratt atnendment, we can intervene at any time in Cuba for the maintenance of orderly government. If the thing works there, why not try it on some of our big cities? LL In attempting to swim the English Channel this month, Miss Gertrupe Eperte will use the crawl stroke—a delicate tribute to present-day European diplomacy. L Dean Ince says that American hustle is mostly “Pose.” Especially when it is pitted against Nuri. comicbooks.com