Life, 1922-10-12 · page 30 of 36
Life — October 12, 1922 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief humorous anecdotes typical of Life's satirical style, plus period advertisements. **"Ambition"** mocks a schoolboy's essay on career aspirations—his composition cheerfully describes wanting to arrest everybody as a policeman, fight the whole world as a soldier, lasso people as a cowboy, and run over everyone as an engineer. The humor lies in the child's innocent brutality masquerading as ambition. **"The Sad Parting"** plays on a writer's obsessive attachment to his work: his wife assumes he's unsanitary licking stamps, but he's actually kissing them goodbye—mourning submission of his manuscript. **"Woman's Work"** satirizes a father's embarrassment when his young daughter must publicly state his profession: he works on the women's page and beauty column, considered unmanly work. Other brief items mock military incompetence, marital duplicity, and modern gadgetry. The page is primarily advertising, particularly W.L. Douglas shoes and Bankers Trust Company traveler's cheques.
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Ambition Joe is in the fourth grade, and re cently his teacher decided to try to fing out the effect of her lessons in ethics: so she called for compositions from het pupils telling what they hoped to do in life when they grew up. Joe’s compo- sition read: “When I grow up I want to be a po. liceman or a soldier or a_cow-boy When I am a policeman I'll arrest everybody. When I'm a soldier I'll fight the whole world, and when I’m a cow. boy I'll lasso all the people. When | get through with these jobs, I want to be an engineer so I can run over every- body. They will say I am a very des. perate man.”—Ladies’ Home Journal, The Sad Parting aE do wish you would quit licking stamps,” complained the wife of the amateur author. “It’s vulgar and u- sanitary ; and besides, I gave you a per- fectly good stamp-moistener on your last_ birthday. “I wasn’t licking those stamps, dear,” said the amateur author sadl kissing them good-bye Compact... ---because, in de- nominations of $10,$20,$50,and $100, they are bound in conve- , nient wallets--- ABA Eee ( Cheques FOR TRAVELERS er’s Monthly. Woman’s Work It was the first day of schoo! and the teacher was taking the names of the children, those of their fathers and the business of each one. Small Lucy gave her name and that of her iather, but hesitated and became silent when BANKERS TRUST COMPANY it came to his business. Urged by the teacher, she blushingly said : New York City “He is Aunt Jane that does the Y woman’s page and the beauty column of the Daily News.” —Country Gentleman, Ask for them at your bank or write for particulars to OUR FOOLISH Not to Be Trifled With A dusky rookie was doing guard duty The Radiolian Harp MorHer (trying to drag her sullen son away from a music shop): What is it you want now? Buy me that harp in the win- , Mum. MoruHeR: for? Boy: To make a wireless set with, What do you want a harp Duplicity “My husband is a deceitful w “What makes you think that “Last night he pretended to me when he knew I was lying to him.” —Boston Transcript. In love letters “ ” marks the spot where the man falls. for the first time. Along came one of those officers who wear silver chickens on their shoulders. The rookie nat- urally got excited and flustered. “Halt!” he yelled, and then stopped. “Well, what are you going to do next?” inquired the colonel after he had remained on the spot like a graven image for some seconds. _ “T ain't sure, Boss,” admitted the darky. Then he added dangerously: “But, by golly, yo’ better stan’ right whah yo’ is till I thinks what it is Ise to do."—American Legion Weekly. of course—London Daily News. —Yonkers Statesman. W. L.DOUGLAS $5, $6 $7 &§8 SHOES .ipven AND WOMEN are actually demanded year after year by more people than any other shoe in the world BEC. ‘AUSE - For style, material and workmanship * they are unequaled. Protection against unreasonable profits is guaranteed by the price stamped on every pair. Years of satisfactory service have given them confi- dence in the shoes and in the protection afforded by the ‘W. L. Douglas Trade Mark. W. L. DOUGLAS shoes are put into all of our 110 stores at i factory cost. We do not make one cent of profit until the shoes are sold to you. It is worth dollars for you to remember that when you buy shoes at our stores YOU PAY ONLY ONE PROFIT. No matter where you Wit. Bou shoe dealers can supply you with LDouglas shoes. They cost no more in than they do in New England. our $7.00 and $8.00 shoes | 477 %00 with any $10.00 or $12.00 | stamped on the solt. shoes made. If not for sale in your vicinity, send for free catalog. TO MERCHANTS: If no dealer In your town handles W. L. Douglas Shoes, write today fers prolueive rights to handie this quick selling, quick turn-over tit CONTEMPO ARIES In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE The Expert “Come over here and meet Mr. Smith,” said a friend, “the great Rus- sian expert.” “What is a asked. “Well, he went to Russia and came back alive,” explained the friend. —Kansas City Star. Russian expert?” we Subdivisions Retirinc Pew-Opener (initiating new one into the duties): Remember, Mr: Higgins, they are very good Christians here until you show someone else into their pew.—Punch. Ww, 1. Douglas 8000 00, aT park St-Brocktcn, am comicbooks.com