Life, 1921-08-18 · page 31 of 35
Life — August 18, 1921 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **humor and advertisements**, not political cartoons. The main satirical content is a section titled "Helpful Suggestions for Fishermen"—humorous, absurdist advice about fishing habits. It jokes that fish won't bite at certain hours, that their size varies inversely with tackle cost, and offers ridiculous tips like determining a worm's head by offering it ham or corn flakes. The humor relies on exaggeration and illogical reasoning typical of early 20th-century comic writing. A brief anecdote titled "Seized the Opportunity" jokes that a young woman (Dolly) became engaged to a hold-up man simply because he was the only man she'd encountered during her vacation—satirizing women's desperation for romance. The page primarily features **advertisements** for Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens, a French Ivory cigarette case, and a book list. The Waterman's ad emphasizes the pen's indispensability to educated professionals and students.
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Helpful Suggestions for Fishermen ‘O fish of ordinary intelligence will | bite before four A. M. nor after uM. except when he chooses. Angle worms will be found to go deeper into the earth during dry weather and still deeper in drier weather. The cost of the tackle and the number of fish caught vary in inverse proportion. | Some fish like live minnows, others prefer to be hooked with an_ artificial frog, and I have known some who ex- pressed a desire for their own kind chopped in squares. Any woman would rather die than bait a hook. Others don’t mind it at all ex- cept that they cannot bear to touch any sort of bug or worm. All angle worms should be put on the hook head first. To determine which end | is the head, place the worm on the ground and hold out a piece of ham or a dish of corn flakes. The end moving toward you the head. If the worm does not move, it is a sign that he doesn’t care for that particular food or else that he himself is confused as to which end is his head. Taking a landing net or a fish pail pre- cludes the possibility of catching any fish. The idea is that fish bite best when least expected. Some have been known to jump into the boat while the angler was | taking a nap. The size of fish which got away is shown by placing the hands at a distance apart equal to the length of the fish. Those unable to swim should avoid up- setting the boat, as many people cannot under water. One pound of raisins breathe one pound of two yeast cakes, five gallons of Let stand ninety days. sugar, Seized the Opportunity \DGE: I hear Dolly met a hold- up man while on her way to the village. Maryorte: He was the only man she had seen during her vacation and she was ed to him within ten minutes. —an aristocratic FRENCH IVORY Cigarette Case Springs open at the thumb’s com- a. rlower or Dutterfy pat- FRENCH Ivory Put and Take Top plays popular es. 50c. postpaid INLAID CO. 1060 Broad St. Providence, R. I. ‘ROM the first day in the little old schoolhouse to the last day in the Univer- sity, Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen has helped the youth of the country to acquire the education that in later life makes them an asset instead of a lia- bility to the nation. Waterman’s Ideal is the world standard for quality, efficiency and durability in a fountain pen. It has made itself indispensable to business men and women, authors, doctors, lawyers, scholars—everyone in fact, who has use for pen and ink. Three types: Regular, Safety, and Self-Filling The regular type is dropper-filled and size for ste, has the largest ink capacity of any fountain pen made. The safety type has a smaller ink but may be carried in any po: pocket, purse or bag, without the slightest danger of leaking. The selt-filling type—pump or lever action. The pump action type is simpler in con- struction and has a greater ink capacity than any other pump-filling pen on the market. The filling action has a smaller ink capacity, but fills automatically and with greater convenience. Select the type you like in a size that suits you best, $2.50 to $250, Selection and Service at Best Dealers the World Over The gold pens used in all Waterman's Ideals are tipped with Natural Iridium and are made by us for use in Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen exclusively. You can select a point that fits your need or preference exactly. L. E. Waterman Company, 191 Broadway, N. Y. 129 So. State St., Chicago 24 School St., Boston 17 Stockton St., San Francisco Books Received Books and Folks, b nam's). Literary essay The Story of Chautauqua, by Jesse Hurlbut (Putnam's). History of a great educational move- ment. Buff, by Albert Payson Terhune (Doran). Good dog story. Conquest, by Gerald O'Donovan (Putnam's). Novel on Ireland. Taming New Guinea, by Capt. C. A, W. Monck- ton (John Lane). Interesting book of travel. The Dark Geraldine, by John Ferguson (John ne). Producing Amateur Entertainments, by Helen Ferris (Dutton), Balkanized Europe, by Paul Scott_Mowrer (Dutton). Analysis of the situation in Europe. Rainy Week, by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (Dut- ton). edward N. Teall (Put- The People (Harper). The Car That Went Abroad, by Albert Bigelow Paine (Harper). The American Novel, by Carl Van Doren (Mac- millan) says on some of our leading novelists, with a bibliography. The Heel of Achilles, by E. millan). The Wrong Tevin, by Harry Leon Wilson (Doubleday, Page) Dogtown Common, by Percy MacKaye (Mac- millan). Poetry. Torchlight, by Napoleonic novel. The Two Friends, by Turgenev Translated by Constance Garnett. The Street of a Thousand Delights, b; jay Gelzer (McBride), 7 ey, of Mexico, by Wallace Thompson . Delafield (Mac- Leonie Aminoff (Dutton). A (Macmillan). comicbooks.com