Life, 1920-07-01 · page 38 of 56
Life — July 1, 1920 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical humor typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: **"Two Stein-Way Grands"** mocks the celebrity status of physicist Albert Einstein and sculptor Jacob Epstein by lumping them together as interchangeable famous figures with the surname "Stein," suggesting public fascination with them is superficial rather than substantive. **"Malice Aforethought"** is a short comic sketch about a man complaining to an employment agency that the cook they provided last week didn't work out—a mundane domestic complaint. **"Base Aspersions"** describes a traffic incident where a bus nearly hit a child who darted in front of a hearse; the bus driver sarcastically blames the hearse driver, suggesting absurd mutual recrimination. **"A Reminder"** references the 1916 U.S. presidential campaign, mocking a Democrat who proudly wore a "Wilson" button four years ago but plans to vote Republican despite the slogan's endorsement of Wilson's peace policies. The bottom cartoon "Elevator Service in Madagascar" humorously depicts an improbable elevator scenario in the remote island nation, suggesting primitive conditions there.
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iAUT SCISSORS Aut NULLus Two “Stein”-Way Grands By a Philistine Einstein and Epstein were wonderful men, Bringing new miracles into our ken. Einstein upset the Newtonian rule; Epstein demolished the Pheidian School. Einstein gave fits to the Royal Society; Epstein delighted in loud notoriety. Einstein made parallels meet in infinity ; Epstein remodelled the form of Divinity. ure exhausted, I hopefully sing, “t have more Steins of this sort in her sling—Punch Malice Aforethought Scene: A Servants’ Registry Office Dysrertic-Looxinc Presox: My name is Pifle—Mr, William Piffle. This establish- ment supplied my wife with a cook last week, Rectstrax: Quite right, Mr. Piffle. Dysrertic-Looxinc Prrson: Well, 1 would like you to come and dine with us Base Aspersions A motor-omnibus was travelli Oxford Street when it came abreast hearse. At the same instant a small boy dashed across the road from the opposite pavement; ‘narrowly ‘escaped. ibe: bus as nearly as possible got run over b; hearse. the But for the timely aid of a passing pedes- trian, who snatched the youngster fro’ der the very hoofs of the horses, all would have been up with him. The driver of the bus turned to the driver of the hearse, with a look of withering reproof, and ¢xclain “Now, then, greedy !""—Tit-Bits, A Reminder A local Democrat is treasuring in his desk a button that he wore in the campaign four years ago. This year, on election ‘day, he is going to get out this button, put it on and walk proudly to the polls and vote the Re- publican ticket, This is what the button says: “War in Europe; Peace in America God Bless Wilson. —Clay Center (Kan.) Times, Itinerant Herself Tur Mai: Mistress has a new husband. eee | this evening —Passing Show. Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously °n Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in 3 in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year to Canada, 52 le current copies, 15 cents. from date of publication, 25 cents. reat Britain, Patent Office. $5.00 a year Back numbers, after three months Issues prior to 1910 out of print. The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted, For Reprint Rights in Great Britain opply to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, f mountains, giant pawnson Nature's chessboard, raise their Alpine grandeur to the lue of western skies, Trails and roadways of marvel- igness about Glacier Nation: 1s wondrous lakes and trou! week of why not walk through? Glacier” is your only national park on the main line of vental railroad. En route to North Pacific Coast, Alaska ot Cal visit Lake Chelan, Mt. Rainier and Crater Lake National Parks, Write for de Uterature and Aeroplane mep of Glacier National Park, end Sum- mer Tourist Fares, or inquire of nearest ticket of tourist agent. C, E. STONE, Pass. Tratie Mer. Sh Puck Rinne ‘Aeroplane Toma sosuratetay fasted HOW YOU IMAGINE YOU APPEAR To OTHERS WIEN CARRY: ING THAT OLD UMBRELLA You “ Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britai sellers in all the. principal cities in the world. The fore Tue Coox: Do you think he'll stay? Ailalsohabiteeor et —Boston Transcript J may be obtained fro: n_ trade supplic London Offic Is House, Breams Build E. C, tribution will be returned unless stamped and ad re does not hold itself responsib for the loss or non-return of wnse uid reach this ofice ten days prior to the date of ELEVATOR SERVICE IN MADAGASCAR The Monk: THANKS AWPULLY FoR THE LIFT, OLD DEAR! |