Life, 1922-02-09 · page 28 of 34
Life — February 9, 1922 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **short satirical jokes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The jokes mock contemporary social types and situations: a mother bragging about her child's bathing habits (referencing Diogenes' asceticism), a war profiteer's extravagant daughter, a wife who "trims" her husband's spending, and military/naval mishaps. One notable piece references **WWI-era confusion**—a child misremembering "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" (possibly as "Fifteen"), which the father attributes to wartime distortion of everyday facts. A recurring theme is **wartime disruption**: one joke notes modern shells destroy houses and prevent their reconstruction. Another satirizes criminals (confederates and apaches) complaining their "free profession" earns less than other night-workers. The page includes a **Pennsylvania Quality Lawn Mowers advertisement**, marketing their efficiency for large estates and golf courses. Overall, this reflects Life's typical early-20th-century format: lightweight humor targeting middle-class concerns, domestic situations, and occasional WWI references.
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A Tub-Dweller “Yes,” said Mrs. Smiffims, “my little boy loves his bath. He is in it every night—won't go to bed without it; anc takes his shower every morning, and . . .” “You don’t say!” exclaimed Mrs. Spoon- pendyke. “Indeed I do! Why, you have no idea! He is a regular little Diogenes!” —Richmond Times-Dispatch. What’s Money For? Proriteer’s DAauGH1 Daddy, I must have a couple of new piano pieces. ProritEER: Piano pieces! How you talk—you shall have a whole piano! —Fliegende Blitter (Munich). Trims Him “Trim little craft, that wife of yours, old man, : t? Well, she’s a_revenue-cutter, anyway.”—Boston Transcript. Wit Irwin s a modern shell will completely destroy a house. It will, more- over, keep the house from being built —Detroit Free Press. MARAUDERS The Confederate: They are all getting more money except us, who are the real night-workers. The, Apache: What do you expect— that’s the drawback of a free pro- fession. —Numero (Turin). A Lover and His Lass After fidgeting about over his tea, the youth suddenly blurted out: “Can I go out to-night, mother, to see my lass?” “Yes,” said his mother, grudgingly, “but come back in half an hour.” At the expiration of that time the youth returned. “And did you see your sweetheart?” asked his mother. “Yes, mother; and she would have seen me, too, if I hadn't bobbed down behind the hedge!” —Weekly Telegraph (London), This War-Torn World Litre CHARL! Auntie has been tell- ing us the story of Ali Baba and the Fif- teen Thieves. You mean the Forty Thieves, zy: But, Papa, everyone's days. —Die Muskete (Vienna). Belay! Captain: Ahoy there, let go the an- chor. Samor (near the anchor): 1 ain't touched it yet—Harvard Lampoon. Tue reformer’s idea of a debauch is to paint the town blue. : —Town Topics (London). Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U.S. Patent Office, $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Back numbers cannot be supplied, The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., England. The foreign trade supplied from Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. Canadian distributor, J. R. Tanguay, 6-388 St. Jam Street, Montreal, Canada, No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. — BS ESIGNED for set- vice, built for longest service and proven as giving greatest satisfac- tion in service, Pennsyl- vania Quality is the ac- cepted standard of lawn mowers wherever large areas must be kept in perfect shape. Five Pennsylvania Quality Mowers driven by tractor will ‘cut 60 to 80 acres per day. Penasylvania GOLF; closest cutting for putting greens, tennis courts and fine lawns, Pennsylvania ~ TRIO; a time and labor saver for golf course, parks, large estates. 86inch swath, Not beingmade to meet a price but to maintain a standard of ice-giving makes a Pennsyl- vania Quality Lawn Mower the most economical you can buy, whether you have a sixteenth or a sixty acre lawn. Write for “Pennsylvania TRIO Book” PENNSYLVANIA LAWN MOWER WORKS, Inc. 1625 N. 23rd St., Philadelphia The Man Worth While Is the Man Who Can Smile When Everything goes dead Wrong! ye and you will surely become that man With its sure laugh on every page, the smiling habit is second nature to LIFE’s regular readers. Try it and see for your- self for a year, or, Obey That Impulse, and for a trial trip avail yourself of our Special Offer Enclosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.20, Foreign $1.40). Send Lire for the next ten weeks to Open only to new subscribers; no subscriptions renewed at this rate. LIFE, 598 Madison Avenue, New York One Year $5 Canadian $5.80 Foreign $6.60 6 7 comicbooks.com