Life, 1912-08-29 · page 9 of 42
Life — August 29, 1912 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two pieces of satirical commentary: **"Those New Verbal Wrinkles"** is a poem by Willis Leonard Clanaham addressing writers about outdated descriptive language. It mocks novelists and poets for using clichéd phrases like "blushed," "went crimson," "paled," and "went white" when depicting female characters' emotional reactions. **"The Point of View"** presents a short scene about an automobile ride, with the accompanying illustration showing multiple figures observing an airplane overhead. The humor appears to derive from contrasting perspectives—wealthy passengers in a car versus common people on the ground—experiencing the same spectacle differently. The caption "THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME!" suggests ironic commentary on access to new technology or experiences based on social class.
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Those New Verbal Wrinkles y= novelists, both great and small, Ye pocts, too, who yearn to write, Remember this, when comes the ca A glowing passage to indite— Remember this, however rushed By characters who roam in herds, Don't ever say your heroine “ blushed,” But she “went crimson" at his words. i 1 1 i l i 1 1 l i [ l i a) Ye fiction-grinders, one and all, 1 | Ye poets, too, who sling a pen, o y Come, hearken to this friendly call, And lend your ears yet once again: 1 When you are rounding up a tale o For heaven knows you all will write Don't say “she paled,” “turned pal “ grew pale,” o But that the lady fair “ went white.” l Willis Leonard Clanahan, Q l l i i o io ] i i i l ry The Point of View “"CHIS section is almost mountain- ous,” remarked the pedestrian to his companion as they trudged along a country road one summer's day carrying heavy grips. “Yes, it’s a bit hilly,” said the far- mer a few minutes later as he drove his guest from the station in the big buckboard, “Nice, rolling country this,” ob- served the automobilist to his chauf- feur as they whizzed by in a big tour- ing car. “Gee, what a flat, uninteresting re- gion,” thought the aviator, looking down as he sailed over it in his majes- tic biplane. Sa Cy HE man who goes into politics as a business has no business to go into politics. THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME! {9} Yum | comicbooks.com