Life, 1922-05-11 · page 33 of 38
Life — May 11, 1922 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a short detective story titled "All in the Discard" about a weary detective overhearing criminals on a train discussing how to dispose of a stolen diamond. The story's punchline appears to be that one criminal plans to "discard it on the spade"—likely meaning to play it as a card in a spade suit, suggesting the "diamond" is actually a playing card, not a jewel. The joke deflates the detective's expectations of serious crime. The remainder of the page consists primarily of **advertisements**, including promotions for Northern Pacific Railway's Yellowstone Park tours, Monagin Vermouth liqueur, and Major's Cement. There is also a brief humorous filler piece titled "When Animals Read" making puns about magazine subscriptions for animals. This is a typical Life magazine layout from its early satirical period, mixing short fiction with advertising and light humor rather than political cartoons.
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All in the Discard HE big detective sank wearily into at in the smoker of the Subur- ban eps It had been a long hard day and just as he thought he had fin- shed up, a call had come from New \nother robbery—inside job, feur, French maid—the usual ved clues. Why couldn’t the Chief have given the job to one of the | younger and less experienced men? The big detective slouched into the corner of his seat, tipped his hat forward on his nose and settled down for a half-hour nap. How long he slept or what wakened him he was unable to say, but when he came to, the train was motion and some men in the seat behind him were engaged in a heated argument. Listening uncon- sciously, he was startled by hearing one A wash boiler 25 000 years old of the men say, “That's all well and 9 good, but what are you going to do Handkerchief Pool is but one of the thousands of geysers and pools with the diamond?” in the Yellowstone. Thermal action causing these hot springs, The man addressed snarled back, has been going on over 25000 years oO met “I'm going to get rid of it. It’s no good y other ” French [0 mle now. ey cro fiona aie | a Yellowstone Park red his entrance at Headquar- mount, s. Two birds with one stone wouldn't dging over toward the aisle Everybody should count as a part of his or her education, a trip epped back to the seat be- through this famous Park and the particular country traversed by the nd flipping over the badge Northern Pacific Railway. Here are the states where immensity rules. lapel of his coat he addressed four sur- Farms run to thousands of acres! Glaciers antedate time! cd men. Flourishing cities of marble and steel! Mountains everlasting — “Well, just how are you planning to covered with snow! Get acquainted with them this summer. get rid of that diamond?” said the big detective coldly. ‘Nin, sos poor boo, tm going | Gpeatiy Reduced Fares discard it on the spade,” answered one of the players. e@me »° Northern Pacific Ry. 2000 Miles of Startling Beauty” From St. Paul-Minnneapolis to Butte, Helena, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, Bellingham, Victoria, Vancouver. Excellent hotels throughout entire route. Wonderful summer climate—with bracing, cool, pine-laden air. Trains that offer every desired luxury. North Coast Limited— All-steel Crack Train of the Northwest. Leaves Chicago at 10:10 a. m. daily. Write for Free Book — Yellowstone National Park, A.B, Smith, Passenger Traffic Mgr., St. Paul, Minn. Handkerchief et Poo, Yellowstone National Park J.B. Haynes, Real Verio —as . imate: by us. dvi When Animals Read : ora For the turtle: Snappy Stories. Jus . For the cootie: Cosmopolitan. pure alco: ‘ pean ri ese | i For the ant: World’s Work. t : . Iris hit ils u i For the hippo: Physical Culture. fmeerschaum, vases,” Books, fipping billiard’ cues. “ete, Keep It handy, The reltabte coment. famous since 1876. ee unig DaTED SUES A ittLe girl in Southern Cali- |] an three kinds—20e per bettie a! eaters or write ws.| asinal Retina a fornia was having her first glimpse of | (MAJOR MANUFACTURING CO. New York you how! $ 3 i for your five | Sent BAe snow in the recent phenomenal blizzard near Los Angeles. TES A “Oh, Mother, what is it—what is it?” A Day Saved Between London and Paris 3 E ir- she shouted. excitedly. Hire, Ltd. No customs delays or rough channel Rastrorant & WE “Why, that is snow, Peggy. What- | °ssing. Steward service and tea on board. New i Pa ceeds 485 Wout Brena ever did you think it was? ees Ppesonet lecal Distributors Desired ae “Snow? Why, it looks like popped | if atency 01 erie rain!” comicbooks.com