Life, 1918-06-20 · page 32 of 36
Life — June 20, 1918 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* (a satirical American magazine) consists primarily of **humorous anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The "Our Foolish Contemporaries" section contains three brief jokes mocking human behavior: a South Side woman's frugal logic ("adding water to stew"), a darky's comically elaborate justification for breaking an engagement, and a job applicant's circular reasoning about lacking brains. The only substantive political reference is "The Kaiser's Last Word," which satirizes German confidence during World War I. Novelist Arthur Train mocks a German newspaper's claim that Germany will "speak the last word" in the war by predicting Germany's final word will be "Kamerad!" (German for "surrender/comrade")—a joke about anticipated German defeat. The page is dominated by **period advertisements**: Egyptian Deities cigarettes, Tareyton London Cigarettes, Hotel Aspinwall, and various other products. The satire is mild and social rather than sharp political commentary.
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OUR FOOLISH CONTEMPORARIES Mrs. Wiggs's Rival In a South Side street of this city lives a woman who, for optimism and homely philosophy, takes rank with Mrs. Wiggs of the well known and justly famous “ Cabbage Patch.” This woman, with her husband and family, was seated at the dinner table one day not long since, when a knock came to the door, and a friend called. “Won't you come in for dinner?" the housewife invited. “Oh, no,” the caller answered, “ you have such a large family yourself it would be a shame to put you to extra trouble.” “Oh,” was the cheery reply, “one more don’t make a bit of difference. All I have to do is put another cup of water in the stew."—Youngstown Telegram. “A Brilliant Story of New York Society” It is not the publishers of Alice Duer | Miller’s new novel, “The Happiest Time of Their Lives,” who so char- acterize the story; it is the New York Times. And the keen critic of that paper goes on to say in a column- review: “It is delightfully written + . «+ Its cleverness is not mere sur- face brilliance; it is keen satire as well. The story is worked out delightfully | as a story; and through it is the sharp interest of the contrasting types of woman, the way they meet each other, the way they meet men, the way they | meet life. But whatever one]| secks in the novel—so long as it is! something clean and bright—and from! whatever standpoint one approaches ‘The Happiest Time of Their Lives,’ it is a book that will be thoroughly en- joyed.” “The Happiest Time of Their Lives” is published by The Century Co, New) York, is charmingly illustrated by Paul Meylan, and is sold by all booksellers for $1.40. OF BRAINS | “MADE AT KEY WEST— | EGYPTIAN DEITIES “The Utmost in PanEndorGrkTp Rople of culture and i invarial PREFER. Deities to any other cigarette. The Kaiser's Last Word Arthur Train, the novelist, put down a German newspaper at the Century Club, in New York, with an impatient grunt. It says here,” he explained, “that it is Germany who will speak the last word in this war.” Then the novelist laughed angrily and Germany will speak the last word in the war, and that last word will be ‘ Kamerad!'"—Weashington Star. Finality “ How did you come to break off your engagement with Miss Snowball?” asked Uncle Moses of a darky. “In the fust place, Uncle Moses. she wasn't berry young, and she didn't hab no money, and jawed like de debbel, and, secondly, she would not hab me, and went and married another niggah, so I tuk de advice ob my frens and jess drapped her."—Boston Transcript. Eprror: 1 can't use your poem, but you might leave your address. Baro: If you don't take the poem I shan’t have any address. —Boston Transcript. “T teLt. you, young man, we need brains in this busines: “T know you do, sir; that is why I am offering you my services.” —Boltimore American. T ERE have been many conflicting opinions about the life of Louise de la Valliére, but everyone agrees that she would have been a far happier woman if she had been an annual subscriber to Lire, {HOTEL ASPINWALL LENOX, MASS. High and Cool in the Berkshires A_HOTEL OF DISTINCTION Opens June 15 Elevation 1400 Feet HOWE & TWOROGER, Managers Winter Resort, PRINCESS HOTEL, Bermada i Wa e aN Herbert Tareyton London Cigarettes ert Te Lond oking Mixture THE FOOL KILLER A monthly, 64:page, red-hot periodical, filled with vital stuph that makes people sit up and take notice. Tt makes frauds, fools, hypocrites and hunmugs live hard, Send 2c. NOW (postage stamps not taken) for the June issue, or $2.50 for the journal one whole year. The Fool Killer, P. O. Drawer 1902, Washington, D. C. THE By Dr. Senator P. Mantegazza—$1.50 Gazette Times, Pittshurgh—Of great valve to any one in love or why to be Hock News Monthly—It fers the most thorough knowledge ever writer NY" Times—Profound, gorgeous. poetic $1.60 Postpaid from ‘THE NEW LIBRARY, Inc., 542 Fifth Ave., N. Y. comicbooksieenmy