Life, 1925-11-26 · page 16 of 44
Life — November 26, 1925 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This satirical page mocks Prohibition-era complaints about long winters and homesickness. The cartoon depicts two men—one a long-time resident claiming sixty years in town, the other apparently a newcomer or transplant. The resident's complaint that he'd prefer to leave despite his decades there satirizes the paradox of staying somewhere you dislike. The text criticizes the Methodist Board of Temperance for publishing anti-Prohibition humor while supporting Prohibition itself, highlighting perceived hypocrisy. References include Tom Masson's humor compilation and mentions of various contemporary figures and scandals (Waterman's mayoral defeat, trade disputes). The "Facts About Florida" section promotes the state as safe and developing, listing planned theaters, stadiums, and religious institutions—essentially acting as tourism propaganda masked as factual reporting.
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THE Department of Commerce as- serts that the cotton crop is 2,000,- 000 bales larger than it had first esti- mated, and all-wool suits should be much cheaper this winter. If a man wants to do some really use- ful Christmas giving he can bring a few of his relatives home from Florida. aL Jokes against the Prohibition law must end, the Methodist Board of Temper- ance, Prohibition and Public Morals aan Rox 7 lies ote has warned writers. That's the best one we've heard yet. JL It is with a shock that we note that Mr. Tom Masson's latest compilation of the best of American humor con- tains not a single extract from the works of Mr. Deets Pickett of the Methodist Board of Temperance, Pro- hibition and Public Morals. aL The Army and Navy Journal offers prizes for recipes, but those with a Wh, ih y this Hi | heart will not suggest new ways to prepare beans. aL How lonesome it is going to be these long winter evenings not to be able to read that Grorce (“Dutcu”) ANpER- son has just been sighted simultane- ously in Waynesville, IIL, Medford, Mass., and Nogales, Ariz. Jt Not the least baffling case being in- vestigated by our Bureau of Missing Wars is what the Federal Trade Com- mission's field campaign against the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation is all about. aL The defeat of WATERMAN by WALKER for Mayor of New York demonstrated that the pen is not mightier than the ward. Facts About Florida (Compiled and Issued by the Cali- fornia Secret Service) PLoripa is the safest spot in the world. In the last ten years there have been only three fires (earth- quakes), with a loss of less than $10,- 000 ($476,878,001). When the final plans are completed, there will be a colony of moving pic- ture actors in every Florida town of more than ten and less than six inhab- itants. Two hundred Florida Holly- woods by 1926 is the new slogan. The next Democratic National Con- vention has been practically promised Florida. A stadium seating 200,000 people is being built near Miami. There will be nightly performances of classic Greek dramas and a great outdoor pageant, written by Augustus Thomas, if ar- rangements can be made, for the sum- mer months. Tourist camps will be established at five-mile intervals throughout the State. There will be a minimum of three Gentile churches in the State at all MEMOnIES times. Florida is uncompromisingly committed to tolerance. “So YOU'VE LIVED HERE FOR SIXTY YEARS? YOU MUST LIKE THIS TOWN.” “NOPE, NOT AS WELL AS MY OLD HOME.” H.J.M. comicbooks.com