Life, 1919-06-12 · page 32 of 46
Life — June 12, 1919 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief humorous anecdotes and advertisements typical of Life's satirical format: **"An Ulterior Motive"**: A man admits he wants to join the army selfishly—so his mother and girls would collect tobacco funds for him instead of ordering him to stop smoking at home. The joke mocks both his lack of patriotic motivation and domestic hen-pecking. **"Glad Tidings"**: A mother threatens not to visit her daughter if she marries Dick. The daughter asks her to record this on a gramophone as a wedding gift—implying the mother-in-law is unwelcome. Standard mother-in-law humor. **"Noblesse Oblige"**: References French General Foch's WWI victory, joking that the French are becoming arrogant. Includes a story about a French waiter dismissing an American customer's complaint by boasting of French military glory at Château-Thierry. The page is primarily **advertisements** for Girard cigars and White Rock Ginger Ale, alongside these brief comic pieces. No political cartoons appear.
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