Life, 1926-04-08 · page 47 of 52
Life — April 8, 1926 — page 47: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two satirical pieces: **"Be Kind to Animals"** is a humorous poem mocking the "Be Kind to Animals" movement (a real Victorian-era cause). It absurdly lists fictional and real creatures—jabberwock, aardvark, koala—with exaggerated warnings that harming them will cause cosmic consequences ("knock / From Jacksonville to Walla Walla"). The joke: treating animals with excessive sentiment is ridiculous. **"Senatorial Indignity"** satirizes a senator's outrage over receiving pre-Prohibition beer as a gift. The senator dramatically objects, calling it an insult to Congress's dignity and demanding the brewery receive senators' home addresses—so senators can retaliate. The satire: the senator's overwrought offense about receiving free alcohol is absurd, especially given Prohibition's context (1920s alcohol ban). The rest of the page consists of period advertisements for Mollé razors and Fada radios.
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