Life, 1919-03-13 · page 32 of 42
Life — March 13, 1919 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"Aut Scissors / Aut Nullus" Section:** This appears to be a humor column featuring short anecdotes. The visible jokes include a domestic exchange about a man with a red nose (likely a drunk), and a workplace dialogue about a new hired hand who is "pretty stupid" but honest. These are gentle, period social satire about everyday characters—the drunk and the simple laborer—common subjects in early 20th-century humor. **Main Content:** The page is dominated by an automobile advertisement for a Locomobile four-door sedan, positioned as a luxury vehicle. The car imagery suggests this is primarily a commercial publication page mixed with satirical content. The cartoon imagery (a dog near what appears to be a house or structure) is difficult to interpret without its caption being fully legible, but appears unrelated to the automotive advertisement below it. **Overall Context:** This is a hybrid editorial/advertising page typical of Life magazine's era, mixing humor columns with product promotion.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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