Life, 1919-09-11 · page 32 of 48
Life — September 11, 1919 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three unrelated satirical anecdotes and an automobile advertisement, typical of Life's format. **"Least Resistance"** depicts a theater attendant asking a large woman to remove her enormous hat blocking other patrons' views. She dismissively suggests he remove the "little weedy, undersized" man behind her instead. The satire mocks both her rudeness and entitlement—the joke being she refuses reasonable social accommodation, treating the man as an obstacle rather than accepting responsibility. **"Fitted Out"** jokes about a woman demanding three new ball gowns for winter, satirizing extravagant spending and conspicuous consumption as foolish "overpreparedness." **"The Usual Course"** concerns a man buying books to remove a look-alike agent—a light joke about mistaken identity and odd solutions. The **Cabriolet Locomobile** advertisement showcases an early automobile, highlighting its "distinctive body" and "distinguished chassis"—marketing language for wealthy consumers. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns: theater etiquette, class anxiety, consumer excess, and automobile aspirations.
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