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This page contains brief humorous anecdotes ("Ant Scissors, Ant Nulls") typical of Life's satirical format, plus advertisements. **The jokes mock social conventions:** - "Traffic Manners" satirizes British politeness through a London cab driver's exaggerated courtesy - "Sacrifice Desired" jokes that a woman is disappointed her fiancé already doesn't smoke—removing her ability to reform him - "What She Dreaded" uses a vicar's sermon about sinners being "washed whiter than snow" to satirize racial attitudes (the punchline suggests the Black maid fears losing her identity) - "History's Slow Advance" presents a Black servant's delayed realization that her white employer hasn't bought linens since before WWI—commenting on both post-war scarcity and racial dynamics **"Modern Improvements"** humorously contrasts Eskimo ingenuity with absurdity (heating an igloo with wet garments). The remaining content consists of **advertisements** for Pennsylvania lawn mowers and Cunard-Anchor steamship lines, typical of period magazine revenue.

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“ET FE i gt C| 159°R), AVE Ny AVG Nyt vik ‘Traffic Manners Our notion of perfect traffic manners is exemplified by that London hansom driver who, when a pedestrian stopped and stood directly in the way of the cab horse, leaned over and asked: “Hi say, sir, may I awsk what are your plans?” —New York Morning Telegraph. Sacrifice Desired Tue Francée: You will give up smok- ing when we are married, won't you, Felix? Tue Fran I don’t smoke at all. “Oh, what a shame!” —Meggendorfer Blatter (Munich). What She Dreaded Vicar: All sinners, Mary, will be washed whiter than snow. Otp Beccar Woman: Not truly repents, I ’opes, sir. —Boston Transcript. them as Demos One af the best paragraphs that Ben | De Casseres ever wrote—an thousand good on anonymous tyranny. NEARLY ONE —Higgins, in the Bystander History’s Slow Advance At the breakfast table Mary called her mother’s attention to a hole in one of the napkins. “Yes,” acknowledged her mother, “we do need new table linen. I have bought none since before the war.” Instantly the face of Odessa, the colored maid from Alabama, became a study in astonishment. She eyed her mistre moment thus. Then comprehension dz awned and her face relaxed. “Oh!” she said, “you mean d’ last wah!” —Harper's, Modern Improvements Tue Eskimo: Here it is, my dear, just what I promised you—a _ steam-heated igloo. Tue EskiMess: steam? Tue Eskimo: Where'’ll we get the From my wet garments, —Detroit News, Gratuitous Cheery announcement in a polyglot Soho restaurant : “Any employee soliciting a tip will, if reported, confer a benefit to the manage- ment.”—Town Topics (London). Tue Present (a few years hence) Where's the army? THe Secretary OF War: He's gone out rowing in the navy.—Cornell Widow. (London). Lire. is published every Thursday, Great Britain, Cai and British Patent, Office, countries in the Postal U numbers cannot be supplied. simultaneously in the United States. itle registered in Ss. Additional postage to foreign year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Lane, London, EF. C., England. Fer Reprint Rights Breams Buildings, Fetter Breams Buildings, Lond 386-388 St. addressed envelope. non-r The foreign trade supplied from Live's London Office; Rolls. ‘lous nadian distributor, J. R. Tanguay nada. ¢ returned unless accompanied by stamped and Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or urn. of unsolicited contributions, Notice of change of address should reach this office two eveeks prior James Stree! No contributions aul to the date of issue to be affected. TRIO;a labor saver for golf course, parks, large estates 86 in. swath. Pennsylvania GOLF; closest cutting for put- ting greens,tennis courts ine lawns. Five Pennsyl- vania Quality Mowers driven by tractor will cut 60 to 8 ‘N MOWERS SE them singly, hook them up in gangs, pull them by horse, or push them by tractor, Penn- sylvania Quality Mowers will prove the speediest, most effective and longest lived lawn mowers. Pennsylvania Quality Lawn Mower parts are not only interchangeable but are made from the most durable and efficient materials by highly specialized skill, and are designed to give longest and most satisfactory service. Write for “Pennsylvania TRIO Book” Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Works, Inc. 1625 North 23rd Street, Philadelphia To four generations of those who “go down to the sea in ships” the mighty Cunard Liners have fitly typified the Dominion of Man over the Sea. Magnificent floating hotel homes they are, affording the passenger in construction, equipment and service a conve- nience and luxury attained only through the accumulated experience of over eighty years. Always abreast, often ahead, of the times—in the adoption ‘the comfort jele, I-Anchor Line is now pleased to announce that in the near ‘future all its major ships will be equipped with the Hee e of oil- burning engines. Apply CUNARD-ANCHOR. 25 Broadway New York or Branches and Agencies comicbooks.com ma wil for ha on he ma ay pa