Life, 1925-08-27 · page 24 of 36
Life — August 27, 1925 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon "Apple Sauce" satirizes 1920s youth culture. The serpent offers the biblical "apple of knowledge," but the two young women dismissively reject it with "You can't teach us a thing"—mocking the era's "modern misses" who adopted flapper fashion and attitudes, presenting themselves as worldly and unteachable despite their youth. Below are three brief jokes: "A Young Man's Fancy" complains that women now wear men's clothing (B.V.D.'s were men's underwear), making it hard to distinguish feminine from masculine dress. "The Sleep Producer" mocks a bore named Windt. The final quip suggests men who believe in heredity are surprised when their sons turn out smart anyway—implying inherited traits don't guarantee intelligence. The page reflects Jazz Age anxieties about changing gender roles and youthful irreverence toward tradition.
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