Life, 1926-04-01 · page 12 of 46
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This page contains humorous advice about determining when Easter occurs. The top cartoon shows a car colliding with a streetcar, captioned with a joke about putting up the convertible top. The main article, "How to Tell When Easter Comes," explains that Easter's date is complex—determined by the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox (March 21). The author jokes that this astronomical calculation is so confusing that people should simply "phone to the newspapers" who "know everything." A middle illustration depicts two women discussing Easter fashions ("Darling, you look perfectly stunning. I always did like you in that dress!"). The bottom section, "Cause and Effect," is a brief joke about someone going "loony" after attempting to dance the Charleston while reading a newspaper—satirizing the frenzy of 1920s fads and multitasking.
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