Life, 1929-04-05 · page 14 of 56
Life — April 5, 1929 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate satirical pieces: 1. **Top cartoon**: An "Inveterate Motorist" nostalgically admires a sailboat while driving, saying he misses "hot-dog stands"—mocking how car culture has displaced traditional roadside attractions and nostalgia for pre-automobile leisure. 2. **Middle cartoon**: A hunter and photographer encounter an elephant in Africa. The joke plays on miscommunication: the photographer mishears the hunter's "s-s-said we w-w-won't bother with this one" as approval to photograph it, creating comedic confusion. 3. **Right column**: Brief satirical items including a tourist in Italy asking directions to Mussolini, commentary on the Dawes Plan's lack of indemnity provisions for American meal expenses in France, and a song reference to California ("Old Cal. of Mine"). The humor reflects 1920s American concerns: automobile culture, imperial adventure tourism, post-WWI reparations, and nostalgia for simpler times.
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PHOTOGRAPHER: W-h-hat did you s-s-say? HUNTER: I s-s-said we w-w-won't bother with this one. Tourist, tn Itary (to guide)—"Do T want to see the sights? Of course I do. Which way is Mussolini?” The Dawes Plan did not provide for the payment of an indemnity by America to France, but France is col- lecting it piecemeal, as every Ameri- can taking his meals in France knows. Cartoonist’s Sonc: “Oh, How I Miss You, Dear Old Cal. of Mine.” “Been away, eh. Hawaii?” “Fine, thanks.” comicbooks.com