Life, 1920-03-25 · page 37 of 40
Life — March 25, 1920 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a comedic play excerpt titled "The Champion Lover," a slapstick domestic scene between two characters—Féodor (a man) and Ulersz (a woman)—engaged in exaggerated, violent "expressions of affection." She strangles, slaps, and sits on him; he pounds her with a rock; she crushes the rock with her teeth. The humor relies on physical comedy and role-reversal: the woman is portrayed as grotesquely strong and aggressive, while the man is victimized. The satire appears to mock contemporary romantic ideals and perhaps gender dynamics of the era, presenting an absurdist inversion where the traditionally "weaker" sex dominates. The characters' broken English and foreign names (suggesting Eastern European or immigrant stereotypes) add to the satirical effect. The scene culminates in Féodor's death from her excessive "love," positioning the joke as a dark commentary on destructive relationships. The rest of the page is dominated by period advertisements for W.L. Douglas shoes, Ludens throat drops, and Bell-Ans indigestion remedy.
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The Champion Lover (Continued from page 564) Féovor (barely dodging the missile) : Oh! rapture! She calls me her little Féodor. (He engages her in a strangle hold.) Uicrsz (breaking the strangle hold and yiving him a slap that sends him spinning): And did my tweeticums wait a long, long time for his popsy- wopsy ? Fiovor (rubbing his slapped jaw): Carramba! How these woman is af- fectionate! Adorada! (He gives a running jump, and lands on Ulgfsz th feet.) sz (undisturbed): My ownest- own. (She enthusiastically sits on his face) Was he happy? Féovor: Oof! Uiorsz (pinching him): Was he? Fiovor: Oof...ug...glug...Ow!! Utersz: Was he? WAS he? (She k m up and shakes him violently » rattles like a pair of casta- or (desperately): Oh, yas. My lectle child-woman, come to me. (He proceeds to pound her with a handy rock.) Urersz: 1 lo ou! I adore you! Wow-w-w!! (She crushes the rock with one t bite of her 1 jaws and se Féodor ina embrace, releasing him only is annihilated.) x (fecbly): I am feenish. I have been vanquish by loave—loave Here, Bill ‘a Luden’s will fix that throat af nose and throat will make working easier- Workers in all industries use Luden’s the year found. A protection in damp or dust. ‘ ; MENTHOL , COUGH \ DROPS SIVE QUICK RELIEF PERIODS OU MONTHS WHEN THERE WERE SLACK SPELLS IN THE WORK Stamring the price on every pair of shoes as a protection against high prices and unreasonable profits is only one example of the constant endeavor of W. L. Douglas to Protect his customers. W. L. Douglas name on shoes is his pledge that they are the best in materials, workmanship and style possible to produce at the price. Into every pair go the results of sixty-seven years ex- perience in making shoes, dating back to the time when W. L. Douglas was a lad of seven, pegging shoes. ail, postage free, YON] STOO SBVOQ “S902 & 31022 SHOES W. L. Dor shoes are sold through 107 of our own stores direct to the wearer at one profit. middlemen’s and manufacturing profits are eliminated. W. L. Douglas $9.00 and $10.00 shoes are absolutely the best shoe values for the money in this country. W. L. Douglas name and the retail price stamped on the bottom guarantees the best shoes in style, comfort and service that can be produced for the price. CAUTION—Insist upon having W.L-Douglas shoes. The name and price is plainly stamped on the bottom before they leave the factory. Carefully examine the stamped price on the sole, if it has been changed or mutilated in any way, BEWARE of FRAUD For sale by 107 W.L. Douglas stores and over 9000 President W.L. Douglas dealers,or can be ordered direct from W.L.Douglas Shoe Co., y it. Send for booklet telling how 147 Spark Street, Tt quality of W. L. Douglas product is guar- anteed by more than 40 years experience in making fine shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the fashion centersof America. They are made in a well-equipped factory at Brock- ton, Mass., by the highest paid, skilled shoe- makers, under the direction and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. The retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. Brockton, Mass. ——} that ruins us all—loave the great— loave the terrible. . . . I die. Dios mio, I should have had enough sense to know when to retire. (He dies.) Unersz (amazed): What have I done? Oh, misery me! I must have been too playful! Féodor! Féodorito! . Speak to me! .. . Oh! . . Oh! . . . (tecceping bitterly), . . . And he was so cun- ning! Curtain. Henry William Hanemann, “PRROMER isn't nearly so stupid as he seems.” “He doesn’t have to be.” Sure Relief 6 BELLANS Hot water ELL-A FOR INDIGESTION comicbooks.com