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This page contains several short humorous anecdotes typical of *Life* magazine's satirical humor: **"Demoralizing"** mocks office inefficiency: a junior partner complains his typist constantly interrupts work asking how to spell words, wasting time. **"Natural Aversion"** jokes about a lawyer's son refusing to study law—the father grimly notes the boy was arrested three times for traffic violations, so he's already experienced legal consequences firsthand. **"Fresh from France"** is a brief WWI-era joke about soldiers kissing upon reunion at Union Station. **"Professional Prohibitionist"** references Prohibition-era attitudes: a prohibitionist admits he'd encourage someone to find "another job" rather than continue drinking, implying people will simply shift vices. **"Ten Years After"** presents a father proudly recounting using a military Sam Brown belt (officer's equipment) to discipline his son—reflecting period attitudes toward corporal punishment. The page also contains period advertisements for Milo Violets candy and Girard cigars. These anecdotes reflect early 20th-century workplace dynamics, WWI context, Prohibition debates, and parenting norms now considered outdated.

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os SSAUT SCISSORS =+ AuT NULLUS Demoralizing The junior partner was harried. “TL shall have to get another typist,” he lamented. Miss Take is continually interrupting my dictation to ask how to spell a word.” “ Dear, dear!” said the senior partner, it scems a great waste of time.” It’s not that I mind,” responded the other. “ But it’s so bad for discipline to keep on saying, ‘I don’t know —Tit-Bits. BSS N Natural Aversion Ciose Friexp: I hear that your son doesn’t take kindly to the law Bic Lawyer (grimly): Perhaps you wouldn't either if you'd been arrested three times for violating traffic or- dinances.—Buffalo Express. Fresh from France PRS hut 2 7 s s issee a her when . Ten: quldiers: Kissed “each ot Professional Prohibitionist: tHexe’s Muctt they met at the Union Station. TRUIM IN THAT; BUT THEN I SUPPOSE I CAN tain Courageous in the War for Democ- —Leavenworth Times. FIND ANOTHER Jos. racy.—Yank Talk, Trench and Billet. Live is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Live is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from best Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U.S. Patent Office. $5.00 a year _ sellers. in all the. principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied fre ice, Addition: to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $toy a year; __Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. No contribi rent copies, 10 cents, Rack numbers, after three months 25 cents. Issues prior to toro out of print. da, 52 cents bli licited contributions. apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breanis Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., England. issue to be affected. Popular Mechanics The engineer had become tired of the boastful talk he heard from the other engine drivers at his boarding-house One evening he began: “ morning I went over to see a new machine we've got at our place, and it's astonishing how it works.” “And how does it work?" asked one. “Well,” was the reply, “by means of a pedal attachment a fulcrumed lever converts a vertical reciprocating motion into a circular movement. The principal part of the machine is a huge disk that revolves in a vertical plane. Power is applied through the axis of the disk, and work is done on the periphery, and the hardest steel by mere impact may be re- duced to any shape.” “What is this wonderful machine?” was asked. “A grindstone,” was the reply. —Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Ten Years After Write Joxes (proudly): When T'm naughty my daddy tans my jacket with a Sam Brown belt that was used by Cap- ions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addrene envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of was Live are copyrighted, For Reprint Rights in Great Britain Notice of change of address should reach this office ten days prior to the date ¢ S=ae 7] , om A GIRARD Never gets on your nerves ea The right smoke for health and pleasure, Antonio Roig and Langsdorf.makers Philadelphia Broker size 220 tl ) —e Le ee Is Other sizes ‘your dealer eannot supply you,write pt. MV-1790 Broadway, New Kk ———— comicbooks.com