Life, 1925-10-01 · page 9 of 36
Life — October 1, 1925 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page features four political cartoons satirizing 1920s American politics and society: 1. **"Mugsy Takes a Tip"**: A caricatured baseball figure receives advice, likely referencing baseball's popularity and gambling scandals of the era. 2. **"Secretary Mellon and Vice-President Dawes"**: Depicts two government officials submitting a financial plan to Congress, satirizing their roles in fiscal policy during the Coolidge administration. 3. **"Considerable Indignation"**: References a colonial fort incident involving a destroyer and prominent resident, appearing to mock military mishaps or diplomatic tensions. 4. **"Friendly Rivalry Among Crowned Heads"**: Shows the Prince of Wales visiting and gaining favor with Queen Marie, satirizing European royal politics and social dynamics. The page uses exaggerated facial features typical of period caricature to mock political figures and current events.
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- LIFE - The News The Colossus of Rhodes was 70 . cubits (about 109 feet) high. in Garrett P. Serviss. . Pictures 1 thought {er the day—Kansas City is the Heart of America, “MUGSY” TAKES A TIP FROM A FELLOW CITIZEN. cy manager [nes easing personalities regardless of batung averages, ol icGraw signs Mme. Schumann-Heink as honorary shortstop of the “Giants.” THE HAPPY (?) HOMECOMING AFTER THE VACA- TION. The President and Mrs. Coolidge quit the idle, care-free life of the Summer White House at Swampscott return to Washington, only to find that they had forgotten to stop the papers and the milk before going away. Quite a jolt after a hard day's ride in a day coach, CONSIDERABLE IN- DIGNATION eee ae when a destroyer a} ently fired point-blank at a coasting schooner be- longing to a prominent learned, however, the shots were a salute of seventeen in honor of the sc! er’s cargo of 1810 Cognac, FRIENDLY RIVALRY AMONG THE CROWNED HEADS SECRETARY MELLON AND VICE- OF EUROPE. The Prince of Wales, during a recent visit in PRESIDENT DAWES submit pian Bucharest, compared American rotogravure-section albums with that Congress, hitherto an expensive Queen Marie. It was found that, while the Queen is gaining nuisance, be set to music and finan- steadily on the Prince, His Royal Highness is still well in the cially backed by Otto Kahn. A score lead, having had his picture in ten more papers than the Queen has been prepared by Gen. Dawes. and in two sets of yeast advertisements. comicbooks.com