Life, 1922-05-11 · page 28 of 38
Life — May 11, 1922 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **brief humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The jokes mock everyday absurdities: - **"Without Fear of Contradiction"**: An editor's wife honks; he assumes yard work, though he hadn't planned it—satirizing how wives pressure husbands into chores. - **"New York's Smoke Nuisance"**: A cop jokes that NYC's smoke comes from gangsters using black powder, not coal—referencing **Prohibition-era gun violence** (1920s). - **"The Efficient Reporter"**: Mocks vague newspaper writing. - **"The Parting of the Ways"**: A British political customer, angry at Lloyd George, renounces him—likely referencing **post-WWI disillusionment** with British leadership. - **Samuel Pepys anecdote**: A poker cheater admits he's "just a dirty crook"—dark humor about dishonesty. The page is largely **advertisements** (traveler's checks, seasickness remedy) interspersed with these genteel satirical items typical of Life's sophisticated humor for educated readers.
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“Without Fear of Contradiction” The editor’s wife drove up in front of the office late Saturday afternoon and honked the horn. As the editor put on his hat and coat, he remarked: “Well, I won't say I won't plant grass this evening, but I will say that up to now I didn’t intend to."—Great Bend Tribune. New York’s Smoke Nuisance “Why this smoky atmosphere?” asked the. visitor in the great city. “Haven't you a soft coal ordinance?” “That ain’t coal smoke,” replied the cop. “Our gunmen are usin’ black powder.” —Brooklyn Eagle. The Efficient Reporter Wyoming Paper—“A. C. Newton re- turned from somewhere last week. He had been there for several weeks, wherever it was.”—Boston Transcript. VisttoR (at spirit _medium’s) : speak with Madame Diavola? ATTENDANT: Stupid! Can you not hear that she has gone into the Silence? —Harvard Lampoon. May I THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Political Customer (bitterly): Well, Lloyd George can do wot ’e likes now; I’ve done with ‘im. —Reproduced from Punch (Lonaon) by arrangement with the proprietors. From the Diary of. Our Own Samuel Pepys ... And so to my desk, and found C. Kna; there, and tells me a story of a man who sat behind a poker-player, and signaled to another player across the table what the hands were that were held by the man he was sitting behind. On this account the player who got the signals won about $500, and he took aside the signaller and thanked him. Nay, said the signaller, if I had been sitting behind you, I should have tipped the other guy off. How do you account for that? asked the poker-player. Well, quoth the signaller, I am just a dirty crook. . P. A., in New York World. Southern Travel When the train moped along the tracks of a little railroad branch in the South an impatient traveler inquired : “Whatsa matter ?” The “cracker” conductor yawned, looked out the window with small interest and replied : “Hand car has the right of way.” —Youngstown Telegram. Paut: Mamma, please make Ted stop teasing me. Mamma: Didn't he_ give you your choice of the two apples? Pau: Yes, but he’s got two that are just the same size!—New York Sun. Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U._ Patent Office, $5.00 a _vear 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 apbly. 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, 386-388 St. James 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. .--you will find that wherever money is used they are im- mediately accepted... _TRAVELERS’ American A:B-A 22s. Cheques Ask for them at your bank write for particulars to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, New York City Of asick ? Be guided by the experience of thousands of travelers the world over and use MOTHERSILL’S SEASICK REMEDY It prevents and relieves nausea. Officially adopted by Steamship Companies on both fresh and salt water. Contains no cocaine, mor- ine, opium, chloral, coal tar products gx their derivatives nor other habit form nt Sid ‘by leading druggists —75e and $1.50 on guarantee of ‘satisfaction or money refunded. ‘Send for a copy of Mothersill’s Trasel Book. [ls free on request. MOTHERSILL REMEDY CO. DETROIT MICHIGAN The Red House Mystery “The perfect detective story” says The New York Herald By A. A. MILNE Author of “The Dover Road.” $2.00 at any bookstore. E. P. Dutton & Co., 681 5th Ave, N. Y. comicbooks.com