Life, 1914-04-30 · page 27 of 44
Life — April 30, 1914 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical humor pieces from *Life* magazine: **"A Foul"** (top cartoon): The title and caption "Yes, it was caught, but not in the grandstand" suggest a joke about baseball—likely playing on the double meaning of "foul" (a baseball term and a moral transgression). The sketch shows five well-dressed people seated together, with figures in background, but the cartoon's specific meaning is unclear without additional context about what event or scandal it references. **"Temptation"** and **"Efficiency?"** (bottom text): These are brief humorous anecdotes. The first is an Irish immigrant joke playing on miscommunication—a man asks if a fight is "private" or open to participation. The second satirizes modern efficiency: a man brags about reading new books "free" by exploiting publishers' trial policies, while his friend notes this intellectual shortcut has caused his mental decline. The page mostly showcases book reviews in the left column, mixing literature criticism with these comic interludes typical of *Life*'s format.
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A FOUL YES, IT WAS CAUGHT, BUT NOT IN THE GRANDSTAND ing studies of the raw material of the author's popular novels. Japanese Flower Arrangement, by Mary Averill. A_ text-book of sophisticated simplicity. which practices. what it preaches in make-up and_ illustrations. Old Mole, by Gilbert Cannan. A phil- osophic genre-study for ruminative read- ers. A slowish tale, but tas Our Mr. Wrenn, by Sinclair Lewis. The sentimental adventures of a New York Simple Simon. An uneven but amusing tale. Sex-Origin Determination, by Thomas E. Reed, M.D. An interestingly developed theory commended to laymen who like to dabble in scientific speculation. The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. The realistic romance of a young California couple's escape from city hardships to country freedom. The | Unexpurgcted Case Against Woman's Suffrage, by Sir Almoth E. Wright. Carrying water in a logical sieve to put out a four-alarm fire. What Men Live By, by Richard C. Cabot, M.D. A tonic volume by a mel- low-minded and cultured conservative. When Ghost Meets Ghost, by William De Morgan. A story of the 1850's which overflows its ban! a flood of collateral comment and converse. Youth's Encounter, by Compton Mc- Kenzie. A tale for busy men to shun and leisured ones to find their dead selves in. AS Temptation Irishman walked into a hotel and noticed two men fighting at the far end of the room. Leaning over the bar, he earnestly inquired of the bartender: “Is that a private fight or can anyone get into it?” Efficiency ? RIGGS: I have discovered the greatest scheme for keeping up to date at an to send any book on their list on trial. I get ‘em, sit up reading ‘em and re- turn ‘em within three days for the cost of the postage. In this way I read all the modern books. Griccs: Ah! That accounts for it. Briccs: For what? “Well, I was wondering the other day what was the cause of your recent mental deterioration.”