Life, 1923-06-14 · page 32 of 44
Life — June 14, 1923 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and miscellaneous content** rather than a cohesive political cartoon. The main elements include: **Short humor pieces** (reprinted from various publications): Brief jokes about construction workers, silent films, and authorship—typical early 20th-century newspaper filler material with no specific political target. **"The Patience of Job"** article discusses how propaganda has inflated the biblical Job's reputation for patience, suggesting the reality was he complained frequently. This is mild social commentary on how legends distort truth. **The illustration** (sketch of two figures) accompanies a French joke about neighboring addresses—straightforward visual humor unrelated to politics. **Advertising dominates**: Cunard steamship lines, Life Publishing Company's poetry book offer, and miscellaneous notices fill most space. This appears to be a **typical 1920s Life magazine back page**—a mix of reprinted jokes, short commentary, and advertising. No specific political figures or events are targeted; the humor is genteel and general-audience oriented.
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The Patience of Job Perhaps the most striking illustra- tion of the power of Propaganda is Job's world-wide reputation for un- exampled patience, a quality which Attention Mr. O’Brien I have discovered the perfect short story. It has no title, but the author is the four-year-old son of E, F. (“Dodo”) Benson, The complete story follows: “Once there was a merderer with yellow eyes And his wife said to him, ‘ou merder me you will be hanged.” And he was hanged on Tuesday next. —Chicago Literary Times. The Monopolist “What you doin’?” demanded the foreman of a construction gang stern- ly of an alleged worker. “Nothin’,” was the reply. “Well, there’s no use both of us doin’ the same thing. You get busy and do something.” . —American Legion Weekly. Primer Movies If the films supersede the school readers, probably the first one-reeler will be a chase over the Sierras. Sub- title: “The cat chases the rat.” —New York World. “Where do you live? “Nowhere. Where do you live?” “Next door.” —Le Rite (Paris). the poor old boy displayed by either cursing the day he was born or pri ing for immediate death almost every time Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite let him get in a word edgewise and occasionally remarking in his more cheerful moments that he was a brother to dragons and a companion to owls—Ohio State Journal, Royalties Autuor’s Son: Papa, is it true that the first edition of your book is the most precious? Avutuor: Not at all, my boy. The three-hundredth edition will be far more precious to me. —L'Illustration (Paris). Nutty (at violin recital): He's an Auer pupil. Wiy: Well, half-hour pupil. I'd hate to hear a Musical Courier. EXPERIENCE is what you get while you are looking for something elsc. —Toledo Blade. Lire_is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Patent Office. $3.00 a year in advance. Ad countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; numbers cannot be supplied. The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lare, Rolls’ House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., England. is ional postage to foreign to Canada, 80 cents. Back The foreign trade ¢ fopelied. tres from Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams_ Buildings, ion, E. C, Canadian distributor. Th News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, C; 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. Notice of change of address should reach this offce two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. CUNARD | Power, Stability, Comfort, Luxury— no vessels of a similar type or size assure these qual- ities in a higher degree than the new 20,000 ton Cunarders SCYTHIA, LACONIA, SAMARIA, FRANCONIA, and the Anchor Liners, CAMERONIA and TUSCANIA. These steamers—running in conjunction with the renowned CARONIA and CARMANIA—offer travel- opportunities unexcelled in the history of shipping. The FIRST, SECOND and THIRD CLASS system Preval on these ships, conserving individuality, befitting social customs, refinement and dignity. Rates are moderate and unsurpassable in value Also Cabin Steamers at Lower Fares \ The World’s Fastest Passenger Service , Weekly to Cherbourg and Southampton by AQUITANIA BERENGARIA MAURETANIA Regular services to ENGLAND. IRELAND, SCOTLAND, andthe Continent of EUROPE. Information and literature on request CUNARD and ANCHOR STEAM SHIP LINES ‘25 Broadway New York or Branches and Do You Enjoy a Good Laugh? Then here is the book for your vacation reading. A collection of verse by various authors, selected by Oliver Herford as the brightest, most amusing, and most truly representative poems that “LIFE” has published throughout its career. Poems from “LIFE” With illustrations by Crartes B, Faris “Mr. Herford hits upon the happy plan of grouping poems according to the musical instru- ment that best represents their particular notes,— the lyre, the trumpet, the drum, the banjo, the harp, etc. One of the cleverest things in the book is Mr. Herford’s introduction, in which he dis- cusses with great seriousness the brighter side of humor.”—The Boston Herald. $2.50 Lire PuBLISHING COMPANY 598 Madison Avenue New York comicbooks.com