Life, 1920-04-22 · page 32 of 44
Life — April 22, 1920 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct humor pieces and an automobile advertisement: **"Aut Scissors / Aut Nullus"** presents a Japanese saying about destiny—people want to know your future plans but won't believe honest answers, so they advise against going anyway. It's satirizing human contradictions. **"Pro Rata"** is a dialogue joke: a wealthy diner asks why poor men tip better than rich men. The waiter's answer—that poor men don't want discovered to be poor while rich men hide their wealth—satirizes class anxiety and how money affects behavior regardless of direction. **"Poor Mother!"** depicts a father discovering his son hosted chorus girls at a nightclub. The twist: the mother already knew and asked the son not to tell the father. It satirizes parental hypocrisy and the pretense of moral authority. **"By Way of Illustration"** compares Turkey's population density to New York City's, characterizing New Yorkers as brutal, avaricious taxi drivers, and boastful—contemporary American urban stereotyping. The lower half features a Locomobile automobile advertisement showcasing a four-passenger touring car with protective tonneau covering.
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SSAUT SCISSORS -} AuT NULLUS Destiay n this far land, The people wish to understand Where I am going. If I knew They would not think my answer true; And if I said I did not know They would advise me not to go. Japan Advertiser (Tokio) Pro Rata He was dining alone and had much time to puzzle over an unusual phe nomenon he had noted. “Why is it, Sam the waiter, “that poor men usually give ich men?” rejoined the knight of the napkins medi- tatively, “looks to me like de po’ man don’t want nobody to find out he’s po’ an’ de rich man don't want nobody te find out he’s rich.""—Country Gentleman he said, addressing larger tips than “Well, sub,” headed woolly- Or banning many books there is no end !—Harvey'’s Weekly. ished every Thu and British Possessions. in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Uni to Canada, ts, Single current from date o! The text and apply to Lire, Rolls House, rior to 1910 out of print, gs, Fetter Lan SPECIAL FOUR PASSENGER LOCOMOBILE Voice from next room to cents, Back numbers, after three months yrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain London, E. C., England. laa YOU'RE DOING AND COME HELP ME The foreign trade supplied from Lirr's London EC, Canadian distributor, J. R. Tanguay, 38 ings, London, n, $1.05 a year; envelope. on, E. C. Montreal, Canada. No contributions will be returned MARY, DROP WHAT Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or licited contributions, Notice of change of address should reach this office ten days issue to be affected, Poor Mother! The would-be stern father assumed bis most forbidding air as his young ggg somewhat guiltily entered the Study, “Charles,” he said, with finger rs raised in admonition, “I am horrified tp hear that you were seen at Romano's the | night before last, acting as host tog party of chorus girls. Can this be tme?® Ob, yes, papa,” adr man, with the merest apol “My boy, what—what do you suppase your poor mother would think—would | say—should this come to ber ears?” “Oh, that’s all right, pater,” blurted out young hopeful. “Don’t you worry about the mater. As at of fact, she knows, and she asked me to be sure net to let you get to know who they were™ —Triad (Sydney), By Way of Illustration Turkey now has about olf the pope: lation of Greater New York, 2 population as brutal as New York taxicab driven as avaticious as New York waites ‘al hotelkeepers and as proud as a man from New Rochelle registering a Middle West town as being a resident of New York Cit: Louisville Courier-Journal, Office, Rolls House, Brean S St Janes Jess accompanied by stamped and neretura of to the Tms type of body was originated by the Custom Department of The Locomobile Company. The tonneau cowl and windshield give maximum protection to the passengers in the rear compartment. HARE’S MOTORS, INC., NEW YORK CITY + Wa Shall Keep Faith + comicbooks.com