Life, 1920-10-07 · page 38 of 56
Life — October 7, 1920 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Aut Scissors, Aut Nullus"** presents a joke about a geologist's daughter describing her kitten using her family's professional jargon—her father calls it "segregation from intrusive magma," her mother a "basement complex," her sister an example of "secondary impoverishment"—while she simply calls it her "dear little kitty." The satire mocks academic over-intellectualization of simple things. **"Some Prayer!"** contains a racist caricature of a Black pastor's exaggerated dialect prayer for "Brother Jones" before a sermon. This reflects period attitudes toward African American speech and religion, presenting it as comical subject matter. The remaining items are brief anecdotes about whiskey sourcing and purchasing decisions, plus a substantial automobile advertisement for a Locomobile touring car. The page is primarily advertising-driven, typical of Life's revenue model during this era.
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Rallis, Some Prayer! iAUT SCISSORS ; A caaiestea, Geavalist Hae’ his flock, and before he began to speak the pastor said: “Brother Jones. before you begins this discourse, there arc powes ful bad negroes in this here congregation, and I want to pray for you," which he did in this fashion: “O Lord, gives Brother Jones she eye of the eagle, that he may see sin from afar, Glue his ear to the gospel tel phone, and connect him with the central skics. | fly Identification A neighbor, secing the seven-year-old daughter of a geologist playing with a be draggled but cherished kitten, asked what minate his brow with a brightness that will her pet was called : | ke the fires of hell look tallow “Well,” replied the precocious youngster, candle, Nail bis hands to the gospel plough “that depends. Father calls her a segreg and bow his head in some lonesome valley tion from an intrusive magma of doubtf where prayer is much wanted to be said nesis; mother refers to her as the bas and annoint him all over with the kerosene ment complex ; sister Helen insists that she ail OF Thy ieal¥atlon’and ver: kisi is a typical example of secondary impover ishment; but I just call her my dear little kitty."—Boston Transcript. * Tames eiady up fs = ‘ lal to buy an Oriental vase,” said dealer's assistant “Does she look as if sh “Yes, but she doesn’t look had it long.” “Good. I'll wait on her myself.” “Tue characteristic of the age is craven dulity,” said Disraelicin 186. vas “ credulity,” said Disraeliin 1864. He wa THIS 1S MIGHTY FINE WHISKY, WHERE IN right; and it was the characteristic of all THE WORLD DO YOU GET SUCH Goop stuFF?” the ages that went before him, and of all “THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY, MY BOY, IF YoU the time that has come after. WANT IT RIGHT, 1 GET THIS FROM A REVENUE Boston Transcript. OFFICER IN £ BUSINESS.” rmingham Age-Herald, Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, The foreign trade supplied from Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams ‘anada and British Possessions, Title registered in U. S. Patent Office. $5.00 a year ings, London, E. C. Canadian distributor, J. R. Tanguay, in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal 60 a year; Montreal, Canada a to Canada, 80 cents. gle current copies, 15 cents, Back numbers, after three months No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or momreturn of from date of publication, 25 cents, Issues prior to 1910 out of print aes The text and illustrations in Live ari yrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain pad r ge of address should reach this ofice two weeks prior to the dale opply to Lire, Rolls House, Brean issue to be affected. t a LOCOMOBILE FOUR PASSENGER TOURING CAR To the ends of the earth this car is in all respects the leader of its type HARE’S MOTORS, INC., W YORK CITY + We Shall Keep Faith + comicbooks.co