Life, 1922-07-06 · page 28 of 36
Life — July 6, 1922 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains primarily humorous short jokes and advertisements, rather than political cartoons. The jokes mock social pretensions and class anxieties. "Thoughts After Forty" satirizes wealthy people's selective distribution of egalitarian ideas. The "Kitchen Doorkeeper" anecdote plays on a child's innocent misunderstanding of parental authority. The "Too Old" joke humorously depicts an elderly gentleman recognizing an old con ("chestnut"). Most notably, the "Muyik" joke appears to reference post-Bolshevik Revolution tensions (circa 1920s). A Russian peasant's observation that non-Bolsheviks are "dirty capitalists" satirizes the Soviet regime's ideological rigidity and intolerance of dissent. The remaining content consists of cruise ship advertisements from Cunard and Thomas Cook & Son, targeting wealthy travelers seeking luxury Mediterranean and world voyages during the early 1920s.
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At Last! A Good Scotch Joke! Sanvy: Braw gowans! Ma bonnie wee lass! An’ wi’ ye ha’ a tassie o’ guid willie-waugh, ere ye raike canty to yon manzy kirk? Mac: Shame, mither! Is your pow beld, that ye ken not yon mooted corby ha’ left her hauf lane i’ the bughts? Vorce From WITHIN: Hae it yer ain way! Baith o’ ye! —Yale Record. Thoughts After Forty A man came to see me the other day with a book demonstrating that we are all free and equal. Said he was only offering it to a few of our best_pcople. —W. S. Adkins, in Louisville Courier- Journal. Jack: I’ve a little secret for you, dear. Jean: Just a second, and I'll get a couple of glass Brown Jug. “Micut I ask you for this dance?” “TWTBaS aorT carey “Please do, I’ve been dying to refuse you all evening.”—Flamingo. THE CAREFREE WORKMAN “Did you see that they’re trying to assail the eight-hour law?” I never worked that long in my life.” —Le Rire (Paris). Too Old A little girl stood weeping by a pil- lar-box. Noticing her plight, an old gen- tleman asked her what was the matter. “I—I wanted to post a letter,” she re- plied, between her sobs, “and, not having a stamp, I put twopence in the slot, but —no stamp has come out!” Immediately the old gentleman burst into tears. “What are you crying for?” asked the little girl. “To think,” he said, chokingly, “that a nice little girl like you should try to get money out of me with such an old chestnut as that!” —Weekly Telegraph (London) A Kitchen Doorkeeper “What does your father do?” asked the Lieutenant of the detective bureau, of a three-year-old boy who was brought into the office lost. “He makes me stay out of the kitchen while mamma cooks dinner,” responded the three-year-old. —San Francisco Chronicle. Muyik (in Moscow): Pardon me, I am just as much a Russian as you Rep Guarp: Your opinion doesn't If you aren’t a Bolshevik you a Russian—you are only a dirty capitalist —L’Illustration (Paris). 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. eae CUNARD LINE NEW STEAMSHIP “SAMARIA” A CRUISE DE LUXE Strictly Limited to 400 Guests Jan.24th to May 31st, 1923. Sailing Eastward from NewYork TiiSmagnificentGolden Jub- Belawan in Sumatra; Batavia ilee Cruise will commemo- _ ii Singapore in the rate the 50th year since Thomas Cook, the founder of our organization, conducted his first party around the world. For over four months our guests will travel amidst the wonderful sights and sites alongtheSeven Seas—a Cruise covering 30,000 miles. A sipetb itinerary embracing —Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples, Port Said, Cairo and the Pyramids; Bombay,Ceylon, Calcutta, and other towns in India; Rangoon in Burma; its; Saigon in French Indo- China; Manila, Hongkong, Canton, Macao, Shanghai; Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama; Honolulu and Waikiki; San Francisco, Balboa, Panama Canal and Cristobal. Most attractive shore excur- sions and entertainment aboard. No crowding, no tushing, no confusion. This will truly be an epic holiday of luxury, wonder leisure. Full Information and Literature on request. THOS. COOK & SON 245 Broadway New York LOS ANGELES 1 561 Fifth Ave. ONTO BOSTON CHICAGO "OR! PHILADELPHIA SAN FRANCISCO MONTREAL VANCOUVER. 489 FIFTH AVE..NEW YORK «74. 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. “6 Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. By Magnificent New CUNARD S. S. “SCYTHIA” Specially Chartered Twin-Screw Turbine Oil-Burner, 20,000 Tons Sailing Jan. 30, 1923, returning April 2, visiting EGYPT Madeira, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Al- giers, Tunis, Sicily, Holy Land, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Riviera, Monte Carlo The “Scythia” is a veritable floating palace, with spa- cious decks, lounges, veranda cafes, 2 elevators, com- modious state-rooms with running water and large ward- robes; bedrooms and suites with private baths, The famous Cunard cuisine and service. (Only one sitting for meals.) Free optional return passage at later date by any Cunard steamer from France or England. Rates, $600 and up, including shore excursions and all expenses. Early reservations advisable. Full information on request FRANK TOURIST CO. 219 So.15ST.. PHILADELPHIA comicbooks.com