Life, 1919-08-07 · page 34 of 44
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This page from *Life* magazine combines satirical commentary with period advertising. The main content consists of brief humorous anecdotes in the "Our Foolish Contemporaries" section—a recurring feature mocking human folly. The visible cartoons/jokes include: **"Recommending Him"** and **"Knew Where to Have Him"**: These mock vanity and self-absorption through dialogue about a doctor and a senator, suggesting that egotists are sometimes preferable to hypocrites who secretly think only of themselves. **"Sturdy Mrs. Doolan"**: A phrenology joke—the speaker claims to judge character by head bumps, a pseudoscience popular in the early 20th century that *Life* frequently ridiculed. **"Unfortunate," "First Aid," and "Parted After That"**: Brief vignettes satirizing class differences, misguided kindness, and social experimentation (families sharing summer cottages). The bottom cartoon shows a well-dressed man with a child, captioned about "heavens" and "help"—likely satirizing parenting or class anxieties. The page is heavily weighted toward **advertisements** (cigarettes, horse nails, masonic books, sexology guides, florists), typical of *Life*'s revenue model. The satire reflects early 20th-century preoccupations: phrenology, propriety, and social climbing.
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250 CONTEMPO ARIES es = EGYPTIAN DEITIES The Utmost in Ci garettes Recommending Him End or Cork Tip “Eh-yah! Young Doc. Purt is a pretty good doctor,” admitted the land : : Peop le of culture and lord of the I a tavern, in reply to . the inquiry of a guest who felt the need ‘ . velineme nt invariably of a physician's advice. “In spite of \ PREFER “Deities all the money he’s spent for electrical i - apparatus and the fact that he wears one oe to any. other cigarette of these ‘ere thrce-cornered vanduct i ¢ beards, there have been no unusually dis- Ss x )¢ tressing deaths in our midst during the six months he has been with us.” Kansas City Star : Gj Sinargyros Knew Where to Have Him “That man is an cgoist. He talks constantly about himself.” “And yet,” said Senator Sorghum, “Vd rather take a chance on the man who is talking about himself than the one who talks about other people's in- terests and all the time thinks about him self."—Washington Star. Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE. pee . Sturdy Mrs. Doolan In Safe Hands SIX OLOGY * ‘ “Tf L sell you a lot in this suburb, you Wy Walters 1, Sating, 4. Ma 0.0, THe Pukexotocs Yes, sir, by feel mt Ou saasiabit se i | imparts in one volume: ugree to build a house costing not less ing the bumps on your head [ can tell than twenty thousand dollars? exactly what sort of man you are. " ; “Yes, if that is the rule.” Keowee Mx. Dootan: Oi belave it will give ny‘troiher insca Leoettge a Resbeot heat ne ye more ov an oidea wot sort ov a wom. Also inclodes other kindred subjects. eolth a Jack Canuck is an architect. He'll see that you ob- . Ania we veene Alsated. $2.0 pend serve the rule.” Other Besptrs Opies Louisville Courier-Journal Unfortunate “Have you any relatives living in the First Aid country?” In the scrimmage the Mttle man had ‘ been knocked down and trampled on have to pay our own board Sibnd” buck, No; whenever we take a vacation we , there! shouted the Boston Transcript benevolent stranger. “Give him air, and hurry up with the brandy.” itech “Never mind abo the air,” mur | ponsibdies tor YOU CAPEWELL HORSE NAILS (gos iaaiiana The Landon School are the leading horse nails of the world. They hold best, drive easiest ee Parted After That and are safest. thought On the market for nearly 40 years. Approved and used by the vast majority of shoers. Not the cheapest nail regardless of quality, but the best at a fair price. they were the best of used to be.” t happened ? “The two families tried the experi Send for a Complete Catalogue of ment of sharing the same summer cot MASONIC BOOKS.) “'s""'Perer tection & wr nis old enougl %. Jewelry and Goods to kn , he's $0 old that it does REDDING & CO. ms : es belter: oF ni s (Mo. Journal. Publishers and Manufacturers | i 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. | have always a vase of fresh-cut flowers. It's the On Your Desk new national custom to make a brighter business. day. Your local florist within a few hours can deliver fresh flowers in any city or town in the United States or Canada through the Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Service. They will serve you. Pious Straw bo + HAVEN, LITTER Rov? “cos! nor vit, meee! eeectce!” comicbooks.combl