Life, 1920-02-05 · page 34 of 52
Life — February 5, 1920 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* contains three brief satirical jokes typical of the magazine's humor column, plus a Life Savers candy advertisement. **"Nothing to Fall Back On"** mocks a doctor whose patient has nothing to sacrifice—the joke being that without vices (coffee, smoking) to renounce, medical advice becomes useless. **"His Position"** quotes Senator Sorbum comparing himself to a tightrope walker who wants only to "get across to solid ground"—satirizing political evasiveness and refusal to take clear stances on issues. **"Osculatory"** uses a racial stereotype (a Black porter speaking in exaggerated dialect) to humorously describe a sailor and girl kissing across multiple train stations to avoid park/street prohibitions on public affection. The page is primarily advertising-driven, with Life Savers taking up substantial space, marketing their distinctive hole-in-the-middle mint candy as superior to inferior competitors.
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Nothing to Fall Back On “You must give up coffee and—” “T never drink it, doctor.” * And stop smoking.’ “1 don’t smoke.” “Humph! that’s bad. If you haven't inything to give up. I'm afraid 1 can't do much for you."—Roston Tr “Wha position on this great juestion 2" “My position,” replied Senator Sor xbum, “is somewhat like that of a tight rope walker, I don’t want to stop to argue or show off. What I want to do S to get across to solid ground —Washington Star “Dipx’r you shudder, Rastus, as you t down those Germans, man after “Man after man? Yessuh, when that live man got after this man Ah shud dah'd three miles." —Home Sector. PLAIN ENGLISIL Live is published every Thursday, simultancously in the United States, Great Brita The foreign trade Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U, Patent Office. $5.00 a yea ings, London, F. ¢ in advance. Additional postage to foreign co ies in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year: Montreal, Canada. to Canada, s2.cents. Single current copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, 25 cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of print. The text and illustr ‘opyrighted. For Re Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Bre P lings, Fetter Lane, L. E. C., England. No contributions velope, Live d d contributions, tice of change of address to be effected. su Osculatory The gob was oa shore-leave and h because he had found a girl as affec. tionate as he. His joy was dimmed, how ever, for a bluecoat had forbidden spoon ing in the park, and his girl had tabued it in the streets. But life took a new turn when he saw a man kiss his wife farewell in front of the Pennsylvania St » New York. He rushed his girl toward a crowd hurrying toward the Philadelphia express, and bade her a fond farewell, When the crowd thinned, they joined a throng for Washington, and re. 1 the act. They repeated it again ore the Chicago train. This was too much for a colored por. ter who had been watching. He stepped up to the gob, “ Boss,” he said. “ why don’t you go downstairs and try the x Island Station? Dem local trains a-leavin’ mos’ all de t " A pretty problem is presented nowa- days by the desirability of carryiny your bag in such a way as not to arc cion that you have just robbed a hotel or held up a club. ndon Office, Rolls House, Breams R. Tanguay, 386-388 St Ja y stamped und 38 oF mom-reture of honld reach this office tem days prior to the dete d Life Savers have the call where a happy, snappy quality confection is desired. Every ring is pure and holesome. Clean sugar and | tongue-tingling flavors. You can tell a phoney life saver’ by its lack of ‘life’ and ‘savor Get the genuine-The Candy Mint with the Hole LIFE S THE CANDY MINT W PEP O MINE WINTO GREEN CLOVE comicbooks.com