Life, 1923-04-12 · page 30 of 40
Life — April 12, 1923 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical humor pieces typical of early 20th-century American magazines. The main cartoons and jokes mock everyday situations: **"Off His Game"** jokes about a golfer blaming his poor performance on a faulty golf club rather than his own abilities—despite a doctor confirming his physical health is sound. **"The Upstage Accent"** references theatrical pretension: an actress backstage insists on correcting another performer's pronunciation of "broad A," escalating to a physical fight over theatrical diction standards. **"Sovietiquette"** satirizes post-Soviet Russia through Mrs. Snowden's reported disgust at Madame Lenin's appearance—implying Soviet society lacks refinement. The remaining pieces humorously critique human nature: cheating students, wives distracted at bridge games, and ungrateful townspeople. The advertisements (boat company, Fisk tires) occupy significant space, typical of Life's mixed content model during this era.
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Off His Game : You are quite sure that legs is not longer than the other ? Doctor: Positive. PatiE And you know that I have nothing the matter with my eyes? Doctot Yes. Patient: And you are sure my heart, stomach and lungs are in good condition ? Doctor: Yes, I'm sure of that. Patient: Well, then, that profes- sional must have sold me a_ rotten driver—Harvard Lampoon. Your boy will be Brood see he meets “Dad” for the first time with the new « Mother and the children will enjoy their summer this year if you pro- vide them with this sturdy, reliable motor boat that they can run in absolute safety—over rocks, snags or in shallow water. Your week-end at the cottage will be a delight—you can reach the spot where they’re biting without tiresome oar work. Write today for the story of this wonder- ful boat ‘*1500 Miles in Canadian Wilds" DISAPPEARING PROPELLER BOAT CORPORATION 321 Robinson St., North Tonawanda, N.Y. The Disappearing Propeller Boat- The Upstage Accent There is a story of a_hair-pi match that took place in the dres room of a theater given over to mus comedy. The producer rushed down and separated the two participants. “What is the matter?” he asked the victor. “T'll teach that baby to Broad A me,” she replied. —St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Sovietiquette Mrs. Philip Snowden describes Madame Lenin’s dress as such that she would not touch it with the end of a forty-foot pole. The omi this ceremony, of course, excited wide- spread comment at the time—Punch. Quite a Feat Teacher, Skinny’s cheating. HER: How, James? Well, in this physiology ques- tion of how many vertebre we have he’s trying to count his. —Washington Star. A woMANn’LL buy anything she thinks a store is losin’ money on. —Abe Martin, in Indianapolis Mews. A Family Matter A man of considerable position and importance confesses, with a merry twinkle in his eye, to a serious blow to his reputation from an unexpected quarter. * His small son returned from school and confronted his father wit question, “Father, what are yo “What am I, my boy? Why do you ask?” “Well, father,’ was the reply, “Jenkins came up to me in the dinner hour and said, ‘What's your father? ” “And what did you say?” asked his father. “IT didn’t say the boy. anything,” answered “T just hit him.”—/'it-Bits, Her Mind Upon It “It is very annoying,” he said to his wife when they returned from the bridge party; “you asked what was trump at least a dozen times.” “Yes, dear, I know,” she explained, “but I really didn’t have to. | did it to show I was taking an interest in the game.”—Boston Transcript. Da Capo ER: Say your prayers, darling. Littte Ann: But I did so last night Motuer: But you've got to do it all over again. Litter Ann: That's it—nothing but over and over again! —Kasper (Stockholm), “Gray is an ungrateful cuss.” “What's he done now?” “He won a hundred dollars for a slogan to boost his home town anid used the money to move away.” —New York Sun. comicbooks.com