Life, 1926-09-02 · page 11 of 41
Life — September 2, 1926 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two satirical pieces from *Life* magazine: **Top Cartoon:** A domestic humor sketch about large families. An elderly man boasts about his descendants—seven children, thirty-nine grandchildren, and twenty-two great-grandchildren—while a woman responds sarcastically that none of them would wipe her feet on her. **"The Evil Day":** A serious article about New York's financial collapse (likely referencing a banking crisis or economic crash). It describes unemployed men crowding park benches and closed businesses. The accompanying illustration shows figures falling from the sky, captioned "GET AN EAGLE!"—likely a political reference to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs (the eagle being a New Deal symbol). The page contrasts light domestic humor with grave economic commentary, typical of *Life*'s satirical approach to American social issues.
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“yes, AIN'T 17? T was evident that some dire I calamity had fallen upon the ureat of New York. This was reflected in the sober faces of those who still remained to go about their daily tasks. It had been errible week! Steamship piers had been crowded by vast mobs fleecing to foreign lands to escape the awful thing. The Pennsyl- vania and Grand Central Sta- tions had been thronged as never before by multitudes who had heard of the impending doom of the great metropolis and were hastening to Canada a Mexico before the stroke % Business was at a standstill. Long lines of deserted trucks blocked the silent streets, AN’ THER’ AIN'T ONE O’ THEM I'D WIPE ME FEET ON.” The Evil Day In the vicinity of Broadway and The park benches were crowded with men thrown out of employment, among whom two types predomi- nated: swarthy, foreign-looking men with furt ¢ and shifty air, who rried suitcases, and i -looking gentlemen with white bow ties and eye- glasses. Together they mingled their tears; together they mourned as those who would not be comforted. Yes, the blow had fallen: THE PROHIBITION LAWS HAD BEEN ENFORCED. F. G. Steelman. How He Felt “Dp Miss Hihatte make you feel at home?” , she made me wish I Forty-second Street, boarded win- dows bore mute evidence to the tragic business collapse. DT Coetisle~ te . “GET AN EAGLE!” comicbooks.com