Life, 1918-12-19 · page 32 of 34
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This page from *Life* magazine (page 948) contains three humorous anecdotes in the "Our Foolish Contemporaries" section, plus advertisements. The first story mocks a Persian diplomat who obsessively hops on a green carpet, believing it "good exercise." The satire targets foreign visitors' peculiar habits and misunderstandings of Western customs. The second anecdote ridicules a schoolteacher's literal-minded bureaucracy: when a tardy boy Johnny cannot produce his birth registration, the exasperated teacher demands he bring an "excuse about being born"—absurdist humor highlighting administrative rigidity. The third piece ("Stubborn About Everything") presents a humorous Alabama soldier's dialect-heavy account of a mule that refuses cooperation despite various coercive attempts. The humor derives from the animal's stubborn personality mirroring human obstinacy. The remaining content includes advertisements for Fownes gloves, the Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst (golf resort), and a notice from *Life* Publishing seeking newsdealer feedback about distribution.
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948 OURS FOOLISH. CONTEMPO ARI Why He Hopped \ member of a diplomatic corps tells a story of a Persian who came to this co try on a special mission. Amon who entert 1 wealthy man wh the guest’s arrival the host visited him in his apartment, and was astonished to sce him ho about the floor in t nest way imax c. this carpet reen, with roses here and there. Green is a so [ oblige It is good exer Ox Johnny's first day at school he was wiven a registration ecard on which his mother was to write bis birth record The following day he arrived tardy tthe 5 ation slip. Johnny,” he teacher, “you m brin, being tardy and he slip about when you were born.” All out of brea holding he gasped. * ht urdy, but L forgot excuse about being born *L Love the grou said. And a little | father own this —Kansas City Je walk on,” guarantee of quality, since 1777. Fownes sets the standard in style, fit and service; for Military and Civ- ilian requirements. At the Principat Shops American ert hae produced the ES | coxa Golf enthusiasts will revet in the wonderful condition of the Pair Greens at nehurst this season. Un- reservedly, they are un- caualled anywhere In the THE CAROLINA HOTEL NOW OPEN Players will find most interesting events schedeled for the entire Season, and the country's best golfers participating New England Fall weather ea} be counted om for November at December. TRAP SHOOTING, RACING. RIDING, MOTORING, TENNIS Fur Fu Nidress: General Office. Pineharst, N.C. oF LEONARD TUFTS, 282 Congress Street, Bostoa . yer Stubborn About Everything An Alabama doughboy had calore with a mule take any interes! were all right. Dis one, first crack oui de box, done bit mah fin Den, while Ahm “zaminin®’ mah kicks me in de Germans start “posed to pu mules an’ den on me ' n two of den. Den I led dis ornery one d in dat gas foah two hours. an’ dog mah n ever hap al to dat mule Answered “You know,” said the lady whose tor-car had run down a wan, “you n have been walking very carelessly. {am ful driver. f have been driv € got nothing uking for fifty-four y Detroit M A SMOOTH PKOFOSITION Hard to Satisfy “Every man should have the right to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of hap. n't satisfied wit s." declared Une ED Mecazeber tivins were | This was uot strange, as t cazeber larder had been practica for some days, The Micazy alvays howled when they were i irs feareber i aunty tr ot them ceith the eustomar of fondling aud sf Micawber was cheerfi ays cheerf cerful as the ould al n's double knoe Micaseber took from his letter and a serapped pamphict teins p cerapper, became utterly ab turning over the pages of the pa in utter forgetfulsess of t and their howling 1h.” said Mr. Micawber, the letter, cheerfully, “ kne thing was bound to turn up friend has presented me ription to Lire, the first which accompanies his lette Mr. Newsdealer! If you are not at the preseat time getting enough copies ¢ LIFE so as not to be sold out by Friday or Saturday of each week, Or, if Lire is vot reaching y in timeto beonsale each Tuesday Won’t you advise us of facts at once, stating the named the News Company from whos you get your supply?