Life, 1921-06-23 · page 7 of 36
Life — June 23, 1921 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two separate comic pieces: **Top illustration**: "Carefully Brought-up Child" depicts a mother teaching a child about nature, with the caption attributing godly wisdom to a hen's egg—satirizing sentimental Victorian child-rearing philosophies. **Bottom section "Reports Courteous"**: A humorous piece about authors receiving polite rejection letters. The accompanying cartoon shows a bald man requesting hair-restorer and grooming supplies from a barber, labeled "Bald-headed Optimist." The joke satirizes salesmen who persistently pitch products despite obvious unsuitability—here, trying to sell hair products to a completely bald customer. The accompanying dialogue humorously documents various professional courtesies exchanged between acquaintances in business contexts.
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Carefully Brought-up Child: Retorts Courteous GERTRUDE AN EGG. MOTHER-R, I THINK, FROM THE SOUND, THAT GOD HAS SENT “How about yourself, old top? Why, “Gee, it’s great to hear you say that, Ik the convenience of authors, who your appendicitis operations are the talk Charley. By the way, you've been running re always too busy to think for them- of the town!" the 8:18 on a wonderful schedule these lieve sceled n has ring: ntier’s s, we have compiled a series ant rejoinders to be used whenever the occasion may be tripe. How many times have we, who tear off prose and poetry, been stumped fora fitting and reciprocal reply when some friend says, “That's great stuff you've been writing lately, old man!” This list soives the problem, The busy author has only to accept the pliment, and recite his heart- . Thus: “Thanks, old chap, but you've been making some gredt sales of razors yourself.” YA 2aUAe Bald-headed Optimist: 1 WANT A BOTTLE HAIR-RESTORER AND A COMB AND BRUSH. last few months.” “Much obliged, old timer. I've certainly enjoyed those divorce cases you worked up.” “Glad you like it, old pal, but you've been running some mighty fine auction sales yourself.” “ Didn't know you read my stuff, old man, but here’s something I'll say myself. You've been putting in some wonderful plumbing every job you got.” “Mighty nice of you to say so, old scout, but did you know every- one’s talking about your bridge work?” Neal R. O'Hara, comicbooks.com