Life, 1922-07-06 · page 8 of 36
Life — July 6, 1922 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is "Life's Calendar for July," a page of historical trivia and daily observances by Marc Connelly and George S. Kaufman. Rather than political satire, it presents humorous historical facts paired with small illustrations. Notable entries include: the invention of sitting down (July 7), Wyoming's admission to the Union (July 10), and the First World's Fair in New York (July 14). The page mixes genuine historical events (Civil War Draft Riots, Georgia's readmission to the Union) with absurdist humor claiming mundane activities were "invented" on specific dates. The small cartoons illustrate some entries—one shows a man holding what appears to be a stamp. This appears to be primarily entertainingly-written calendar filler rather than political commentary, typical of Life magazine's lighter content.
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ed By Marc Connelly and J uUu ly George S. Kaufman oa" 1—Sa—STRAW HATS ONE-THIRD OFF. Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Battle of San Juan, 1898. Boiling water is poured over piece of French’ pastry without cracking varnish, 1922. 2—Su.—James A. Garfield assassinated, 1881. Diner in restaurant successfully summons waiter by tapping on water glass with knife, 1897. 3—M. — Battle of Santiago, 1898. American char- acter in English novel does not say “I calculate.” 1906. Modern boy asks what fire crackers were, 1922 4—Tu.— INDEPENDENCE DAY (sic). Nathaniel Hawthorne born, 1804. Stephen Collins’ Foster born, 1826, Patent Bu- reau established; patents begin. to pend, 1836. Vicksburg — surrenders, 1863. King of Norway gets annual mention in newspapers, 1920, 5—W.—David G. Farragut born, 1801. P. T. Barnum born, starting one-a-minute series, 1810. | Manufacturers decide to toast Lucky Strike tobacco instead of soft-boiling it, 1916. 6—Th.—John Paul Jones born, 1747. Republican Party founded, 1854; no dancing ‘in’ streets, 1922. lowa in ventor attains huge income by designing portable bath tubs for consumers of Eskimo Pies, 1925. 7—F. — © Sitting down invented by Adam, B. C. 12,973. Rupert Hughes discovers the movies, 1915. Last remaining American household substitutes doilies for tablecloths, 1937. mmett J. Carwell, first man to return a pair of guaranteed hose to the dealer, born, 1871. Vanity ‘ir reader breaks all records by finding the Table of Contents in 4 minutes and 13 seconds, 1919, 9—Su.—German submarine Deutschland crosses the At- lantic, 1916; Germany wishes it hadn’t, 1922. New ore newspaper agrees to print picture of Babe Ruth, @ Wyoming admitted to Union, 1890. Bryan makes crown-cf-thorns speech, 1896. Walter C. ipple, Boise City, Idaho, remembers to close top cf talcum powder box when packing suitcase, 1918. 11—Tu.—John Quincy Adams born, 1767. Burr duel, 1804. Salt water taffy invented at City, 1875. Advertising manager for Campbell’ buys a rhyming dictionary, 1887. 12—W. —First editorial on “New Amsterdam as a Sum- mer Resort,” 1665. Mr. Emerson decides on shade of blue bottles for Bromo-Seltzer, 1872. 13—Th.—Civil War Draft Riots in New York, 1863. Cyrus W. Field lays the Atlantic cable; American papers begin to reprint London editorials, 1866. First interna tional conference called to decide what to do with meerschaum pipes after they are colored, 1930. 14—F. —First world’s fair opened in New York; Grand Prix for suspen der buttons goes to Lit- tle Magnet Suspender Button Co., Inc., 1853. Hamilton- Soups over there over there! readmitted into’ Union, 1870; Georgia still ‘acts as though she hadn’t been, 1922. Battle of Cha: teau- Thierry, 1918. Built-in flasks invented for hip pockets, 1925. 15—Sa.—Georgia 16—Su.—Printing invented, 1451; book reviewing starts, 1452. “Velvet Joe turns philosopher, 1906. 17—M. — Resident of Montpelier,~ Vt., instructed by physician to take daily exercise, lays out strict schedule of gymnasium work and sticks to it, 1901, World's largest American flag unfurled, 1789-1922, in clusive. 18—Tu.—Census of cooks reveals seven people on West- ern Hemisphere who know how to make cranb jelly properly, 1922. Actor, playing scene over tcle- phone, pauses between lines long enough to create llu- sion of someone speaking at the other end, 1926. 19—W. —First Woman’s Rights Convention, 1848. Joke about pretty Suits invented, 1731: i927. irls and dry bathing Last railroad man buys a 20—Th.— ) Hamilton Watch, —Battle of Bull Run, 1861. Hottest July 21 on record; thirteen real oranges used to pravide Orange Drink for 17,500,000 persons throughout United States, 1922, —Sa.—Color photography invented, 1890; 64 com- panies announce that they have finally solved problem of adapting it to motion pictures, 1922. A. H. Wools, announcing plans for season, declares he is through with bedroom farces, 1922. Su.—u. S. Grant dies, 1885. Woman smoking cig: ette actually knocks all the ashes into ash receptacle, instead of arcund it, 1923 24—M.— %* Brigham Young founds Mormon colony in Utah; Brighamy begins, 1847, Lumpless mashed potatoes discovered in hotel, 1915. Tu.—Smokeless powder first used, 1891. Man found in Red Bank, New Jersey, who does not believe his wife would make a wonderful interior decorator, 1922 26—W. — Yorick J. Billingsgate, Nashville, Tenn., purchases “a stamp from a friend and finds that he actually has the two cents in change, 1917. —Th.—First wireless communication between United States and Japan; W. R. Hearst sees menace, 191 Man waiting to cash a check for $5 at paying ‘teller window does not find customer ahead of him with 20-minute payroll to be made out, 1924. railway mail car; “lone bandit” in- 1862. “Artificial fruit looks real, 1960. —Fourteenth Amendment adopted; Eighteenth gets closer and closer, 1868. Expressman carries trunk out of house without being told to look out for the chandelier. 1894, 30—Su.—Sliced vented, Hodge play, peaches _in- 1179, William ets a regular 1980. 31—M.—Each of seven New York newspapers simul taneously proves by sworn statement that its circulation is larger than those of other six, 1922, Toupee somebody, 1973. comicbooks.com