Life, 1921-06-02 · page 13 of 44
Life — June 2, 1921 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate sections: an illustration depicting a domestic scene with children and adults, followed by three short humor columns titled "Denatured Anecdotes," "Spare Us!," and "Considerate." The main illustration shows what appears to be a Victorian-era household scene with a governess or nanny and children. The caption references "Marjorie" correcting her sister about playing with dolls, with dialogue about "the young ones" being noisy. The three text sections are brief satirical anecdotes poking fun at various social situations: one involving Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, another critiquing New York City investigations, and a final joke about courtroom testimony regarding purchasing clothing for a daughter. These are lighthearted, domestic humor pieces typical of Life magazine's satirical content from this era.
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Denatured Anecdotes Alrs Well That Ends Wells Me860T ASQUITH and H. G. Wells, wthough living in the same hemi- sphere, more or less, ig much engaged, had never an opportunity of meeting each other until by a stidden contretemps thes were unexpectedly thrown together. xt at once observed, taking Wells y the hand, “Which of us do you con- sider has produced the greater work of fiction Wells’ reply is memorable for its sagac- ity My dear girl,” he observed, “ there is vulzarity enough for all” Whereupon aced him, and the whole affair happily concluded. Mr. Ford Relapses Into Silence Henry Ford visited the celebrated Thomas Edison in the latter's labor- atory, and while waiting listened with much gusto to Mr. Edison's observations to a bevy of reporters. He chided his LEARN QUICKLY, DON'T THEY nd placed a Thomas, I have them you never s light value upon women. you take frequent catnaps upon your sofa, stuff yourself with real food seen and allow yourself to be treated by the ladies very much like a prize infant.” “Tut, tut, Henry,” replied Edison, “if I should tell them the commonplace truth, they would refrain from publishing it, being a wouldn't be any greater than yours is.” and my reputation for sage Mr. Ford, who greeted this sally with silence, was afterwards heard to remark that there secmed but little more to be said. Considerate UDGE: Are you guilty or not guilty? Rastus tion, Judge, it ‘ould spoil dis here trial ah answered dat ques- “\YVOUNG man, you couldn't even buy my daught clothes.” “T could help.” NVESTIGATIONS of New should not be entered into lightly York Indeed it is a question wheth should be entered into at all they Those of us who live there know how bad the city Those who don't live there have heard enough about it to know that it must be is without being told. bad as, and prob- ably is worse than, it is painted—so why investigate further? ons are costly. They tend to be long-drawn-out, wearisome and in the end exasperating to the layman whose mind is not built to weather the legalistic storms which rage from session to session, True, it sometimes happens that an in- vestigation of this kind succeeds in turn- ing up a Roosevelt or a Hughes, a real find, but what could we do with such a product if we had one? It has yet to be proved that he could be elected Mayor of New York without the written consent of Mr. Hearst. comicbooks.com