Life — May 4, 1922 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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alba de p ashe’ ae || | The Horrors of Radio Broughman said of Campbell that he jad added to the horrors of death by writing biographies. The period is made shorter in the case of radio, for now we gre threatened with conveniences in hear- ing that will leave us defenceless before imusic, literature and eloquence. The short story will simply be read to 20,000,000 readers at a time. Signora Galli-Curci will warble to a continent twice a day, and most dreadful of all, members of Congress are thinking of using the Government radio ser’ to give the country the full benefit of their eloquence. The fascinated reader draws a picture of Daniel Webster talking in radio-telephone—let us draw the curtail ; Under the new system, newspapers of course will be superseded and the good old days of the town crier will return, as they were bound to do, there being nothing new under the sun, * * * With the short story will topple down the income of those gentlemet! who teach you to write short stories. ‘These Royal Roadsters will have to resume their former callings of plumb- es and sausage-makers—there will be little call for their painstaking works, for no doubt a short-story-teaching syndicate will be formed and everybody will learn to write short stories, the beneficent con- sequence of which will be that with every- body writing them, nobody will read them. Every cloud has a silver lining. —Boston Transcript. “Yesbutters” We found a new word in a little maga- zine a few days ago that appealed to us. The wore Yesbutters”— you know, the people w ree to a proposition, are in favor of “Oh, yes, but——” Don’t you know them and isn’t their name legion? Speak of wet blankets, dashes of cold water! \Vhat has a more cooling effect when you are thoroughly in sympathy with a project than a “Yesbutter’? And you » meet them hourly and probably have one in the bosom of your family, and the chances are that you may even belong to » the big fraternity yourself. —Missouri Ledger. A Family Trait A kindly old lady stooped over a re- | clining heggar and produced a penny. The ) beggar » “Ma it disdainfully. he began. “Did yer read in ‘bout de beggar dat died and left a million dollars to a lady dat give him a quarter? “I seem to remember something of the ® sort,” replied the old lady, “but—” “Well, dat guy was me brother. Dat's de kind of a family we are!” —American Legion Weekly. EUROPE What it costs—What to see Suggested itineraries, All Contained in free book, “Amer- ican Traveler in Europe 1922” Oberammergau. Write, call, or phone AMERICAN EXPRESS: Travel Department 65 Broadway, New York.” America’s. Strangest Contrast WISTING, turning, balconied streets. Pattering French tongues. A countryside as primitive as Normandy. Ste. Anne de Beaupré, where pil- grims prostrate themselves in ancient ritual. Th far—17th Century France... Then—on a cli high above streets and St. Lawrence—a - huge, turreted chateau. .A promenade alive with fashion and fashionables. Broadway dance music. Golfers making up foursomes. Smart motors. All the colorful summer life of 2oth Century America... This new-world Canadian Pacific hotel against its old-world background is but an overnight ride. Good motor roads. Make reservations now. Information at Canadian Pacific Office, 44th Street and Madison Aventie, New York. In Chicago, at 140 So. Clark Street. Or Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada. Write and let us help you plan a visit this Spring CHATEAU FRONTENAC . < ——————— Tiger! Tiger! Motor Service de Luxe To a maker of movies an earnest lady | Torovstout England who pwisbed to *oolitt the screen sug-} in, itt tne Continent gested a version of Shakespeare’s farce, | (ie idimgusine-Londaulet cara, driven “The Taming of the Shrew.” “Not on guurlers a interpreters A private car City Hirein your life!” boomed the magnate. “I’ve 2 jouriat agency LONDON ect to and € by For information apply to any t lost enough money already on animal pic- DAIMLER TIRE. frie tures.”—New York Globe. 244 Madison Ave., New York City. PARIS Ts 00" landerb!| Motorist: Yes, it took me about six FOR g’MEN weeks’ hard work to learn to drive my OF BRAINS machine. ‘ Pepestrian: And what have you for your pains? Motorist: Liniment—Pacific Weekly. | “MADE AT KEY WEST.— comicbooks.com