Life, 1926-03-18 · page 12 of 44
Life — March 18, 1926 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contrasts cultural changes across a decade. The left cartoon shows a man with a wrecking ball destroying a tall building, captioned about tearing down "fine buildings"—likely satirizing urban demolition and modernization debates. The "Ten Years" chart humorously catalogs shifts in attitudes: religion moved from "Salve for scoundrels" to "Gravy for go-getters"; prohibition changed from preventing "Young Lady" ear exposure to covering "Torso"; what people think of Americans evolved from "Why we are good" to "The Miller stuff." The bottom sections—"The Devil Dogs" (praising Marines), "Success" (mocking women reformers), and "Another Case for the Police"—present typical *Life* satirical commentary on contemporary social issues, morality, and law enforcement concerns of the 1920s.
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LIFE - _ . Ten Years 1916 1926 ELIGION Salve for scissorbills Gravy for go-getters ~ R le Sam Smart guy A blank al Nietzsche Brute Old lady Ha, ha Oh, hell Ears exposed Torso covered | Why we are good Joe Miller stuff Americ 1s Stiff “Kills Girl Daring scoundrels Bored boys. The Army What you join when What yo: Stagge Off-color join when you're drunk you're insane Titter Two titters God's gift to crews God's gift to windjam- of sinking mers. lestrians Humans Lice. Igents Gentlemen Algie. ¢ President (Dem.) The Great (Rep.) Great thinker Hs arian because he docsn't (Rep.) Cowardly talk i politician (Dem.) Poor talker because he doesn’t think. tuto Luxury Necessity Groceries Necessity Luxury Sex Talk Bad for any one un- Bad for any one over der 21 78. What gi Strange men on Halitosis. hould avoid trains Gerald Cosgrove. Qualified ng urged to ji HIS country in in the next disarma- House-WWrecker: GULy! WHAT A FINE BUILDING THAT WIUt d it would be the irony of some or other if our delegates were all to come from New York and Chicago. ment conf The Devil Dogs HE hattle was raj were dropp ke fi In his dugout the General pa ubly, “My Gc Why don’t the reserves arrive?” The brave, gallant soldiers Tt was terrib d the f or in agita- tion and swore v where are the marines? For three days he had been waiting for a detachment of A iew army would be wij 's more and it would be too 1 1 be lo: At last! A courier dashes into headquarters; in his hand marin d out, and the war w Ids a dispatch. The General tears open the envelope ad the message. TENFRAL Buank: Very sorry we cannot send the detach- . as they are unfortunately tied up with a embling fiagers, and reads the Metro-Goldwyn people for one year S. Marines have never broken a contract “(Signed) Secretary or tne Navy.” Ne woman 1 Success married a man to reform him now has HE woman wh a daugh 10 does things he never even heard of, ANOTHER CASE FOR THE POLICE comicbooks.com )