Life, 1921-01-20 · page 30 of 36
Life — January 20, 1921 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several short satirical pieces typical of Life's humor: **"He Went Right Back"** (poem): A man returns wealthy from Paraguay/China, but when taken to an expensive speakeasy during Prohibition, he shows no gratitude and leaves for South America again—satirizing ingratitude and perhaps the appeal of foreign locales over American entertainment. **The cartoon** (center): Shows two gentlemen discussing a business idea. One claims his invention is "worth thousands" but only wants five shillings for it—mocking absurd entrepreneurial overconfidence and unrealistic pricing. **Right-side quotes**: Brief humorous observations about salesmanship, female psychology, chess, and dog breeding—typical filler humor. **Bottom half**: An advertisement for The Hollenden hotel in Cleveland, emphasizing exclusive service and individuality. A separate announcement introduces artist A.B. Frost as a new Life contributor, praised for depicting "American character types." The page exemplifies Life's satirical style: poking fun at contemporary social pretensions, business folly, and human nature through light humor rather than sharp political critique.
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=SAUT SCISSORS <I) Aut NuLLus He Went Right Back A friend of mine the other day, Who's been a long, long time away In come such place as Paraguay Or China, Returned. He'd made a wad in Or Chinese hemp, and thought Back to the States, where life What finer, In quest of mirth I took him to A place where they sell rare (It's ninety proof, ’twixt me Regina). Ingratitude, thy name is J——1! No word of thanks the man did say. He went right back to Paraguay— Or China.—New York Sun. gum he'd come was some- home-brew and you, He: girls as pretty as you are? Sue: [don't know, sir—I only notice the hoys.—Sans-Géne (Paris). Where you come from are all the tblished every Thursday, simultaneously in th British Possessions, } in advance, Additional to Canada, 8o cents. S from date of publication, 25 cents. The text and illustrations in Live are co righted. For Reprint Inventive Gentleman: I've got an idea worth thousands—thousands ! The Other: How much do you want for it? . Inventive Gentleman: Five shillings. —George Belcher, in The Tatler (Lon- don) United States, Great Britain, Patent Office. $5.00 a year ital Union, $1.60 a year; ers, after three months envelope. print. licited ights in Great Britain No: The foreign trade ings, London, E. C. Montreal. Canada. contributions Live. does not hold it, Salesmanship “How do you manage to sell so many fireless cookers?” “Its due to my meth i of approacke said the smart salesman. “T begin my littl talk by saying, ‘Madam, I have called fp enable you to spend every afternoon at the movies.’ —Birmingham Age-Herald, Fatuous “Women always have and always wil keep men guessing,” declares the Wathem (Kan.) Times. “A Wathena merchant em ployed a homely girl because he thoughts could keep her, Within a few months a young man married her for the sap reason.” Got Out of It “What do you mean by telling Gambit that a nine-year-old child could beat meat chess?” “Why—er—I_ meant ski."—Boston Transcript. Samuel Rzeschew Superiority ? There is always a market for qually doge—the mongrel is hard to give away] —Dogdom, Rolls House, Bream supplied from Lire’s London Offic 386-388 St. James Canadian distributor, J. R. Tangu be returned unless accompanied by stamped and If responsible for the loss or non-returm @ prior to the de f address should reach this ofice two weeks Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., England. INDIVIDUALITY HE Hollenden never gives you that feeling of being about the same as any one of a dozen hotels you have visited over the country. It has the dis- tinctive service characteristic of only the few hotels of America. Besides, it has a charm all its own. Richly toned decora- tions of a particular Hollenden individu- ality. are only the back-ground for that pervasive atmosphere created by the passing of well-bred, discriminating people year by year. THE HOLLENDEN CLEVELAND RATES with Bath Single $3.00 to $6.00 Double - $5.00 to $7.00, Twin Beds $6.00 And Yow Frost Among the many new artists crowding LIFE’S pages, we are glad to an- nounce that hereafter A. B. Frost will be one of LIFE’S leading contributors. A purely American Artist, at the head of his school, A. B. Frost has no equal in his delineation of” American character types. comicbooks.com