Life, 1927-05-12 · page 18 of 43
Life — May 12, 1927 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes the adoption of Daylight Saving Time, a policy change that shifted clocks forward. The top section mocks confusion among the elderly about the time change—Sir Hubert complains the adjustment is disorienting, while Lady Gwendolyn questions whether upturn the glass hourly would work instead. The bottom cartoon, "Had a Date," shows a young couple's romantic evening ruined by the time change. The teacher character explains she told a student "curfew shall not ring to-night," but the bell-tower actually rang at the correct time, catching them out. The joke satirizes how the time shift created real social confusion and inconvenience, particularly for dating couples managing curfews.
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