Life, 1921-06-30 · page 32 of 41
Life — June 30, 1921 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several short humorous items typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines: **"Quite Natural"** mocks magazine editors who present old anecdotes as historical discoveries, when contributors simply invent them. **"The Paragon"** jokes that a truly good husband would show genuine grief over a houseplant's death—satirizing both sentimental domestic culture and the low bar for male behavior. **"What They 'Awked'"** presents a Cockney couple (represented through working-class dialect: 'Enry and 'Arriet) misunderstanding the painting title "Hawking in the Olden Days." They assume "hawking" means selling parrots from horseback, rather than the aristocratic hunting sport. The humor relies on class-based stereotypes about working-class ignorance of upper-class pursuits. The remaining items are brief jokes about resignation letters, piano salesmen, and poverty. The page is primarily **advertising** (Shawknit hosiery, Life magazine subscriptions) with these short comedic pieces interspersed throughout.
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Quite = Seats Strange.” murmured the magazine edi- tor, “that this anecdote about Lincoln in his early days has never been in print be- fore.” It isn’t strange at all,” returned the contributor with some indignation, “I just thought it up last night.” merican Legion Weekly. The Paragon The reason there are so few good hus- bands is that the test is so severe. A really good husband will register something which looks like genuine grief on learnim: that the household’s favorite fern has died in spite of everything that could be done for it. —Kansas City Star. Resignation Accepted ! Me Assistant: I want to tender my resignation. I— Mr. Boss: Never mind making it tender. Make it brief.—Cartoons, Newvous Praxo Satesman (formerly 2 department store clerk) Shall we send it for you?—Boston Transcript. Oxe-Hatr the world doesn't know why the other half lives.—Detroit Free Press. What They “"Awked” Mr. W. Reid Dick, the famous sculptor, tells an amusing story of a Cockney coxpl on a visit to the Royal Academy. One picture in particular attracted their attention, and they gazed at it long and earnestly. Its title in the catalogue was “Hawking in the Olden Days.” "Awking in the olden days,” murmured the puzzled ‘Enry, furrowing his brows. “Well, they didn’t ari do it. My word, ‘orseback an’ all.” “Rather,” agreed ’Arriet. they ‘awking?” “Blessed if I know,” responded the s helpless ‘Enry, “ unless they're trying to sell their parrots."—Pearson's Weekly (London) The Highest Bidder Retiren Auctioneer: And what can give my daughter? Prosrretive Sox-1N-Law: year, a car, a country house— Retixep Auctionrer (absent-mindedly Sold!—Passing Show (London). He's On Their Little List , The Russian people are not much pre: d water, but there are si that they may wash out their dirty Lenia before the eyes of the whole world. Yew York Morning Telegraph “But wot are A thousand “Ol, PERDIE, HURRY UP AND PIND A TAXI}; MY NOSE IS SO COLE —London Mail, posed to soar Lire is published every Thi at Britain, Canada and British Possessions. atent Office oa year in Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1 80 cents. Single current copies, 15 B ¢ months from date of ,pablicatton. f print, tert and illustrations in Live are copyrighted, ‘For Reprint Right in Great Britai Rolis House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, . simultaneously in the United States, Title registered in U. S. HQSIERY r MEN 'O avoid paying excessive prices for silk hosiery, it is not, necessary to accept something less than your good taste demands. Shawknit satisfies both pride and purse. At your dealer’s SHAW STOCKING CO. Lowell. Mass. be foreign trade supplied from Live's London Office, Rolls Ho Breams Buildings. London, FE. C. Canadian distributor, J. R. Tan) 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada. wax? Contributions will be returned untess accompanied by stamped and ddressed envelope. Live dues not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions, ice of change of-address should reach this ofice two weeks prior he date of issue to be affecte. “Open Se is out of date. The Philosopher utters The Magic Phrase, “SUBSCRIBE TO LIFE” For the Doctor—Slightly Astringent—but tonics usually are, Enclosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.20, Foreign $1.40). Send Lire for three months—twelve issues—to Open only to new subscribers; no subscriptions renewed at this rate. One Year $5 Canadian $5.80 LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. (b) Foreign $6.60 comicbooks.com