Life, 1923-09-13 · page 34 of 36
Life — September 13, 1923 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine (a satirical publication) contains three distinct pieces: **"Retrospectus" (right column):** A humorous stream-of-consciousness monologue depicting a young man's fragmented memories the morning after a late dance. The satire lies in the absurdity of his scattered recollections—mixing trivial details (champagne punch, cigarette searches, rubber plants) with romantic encounters and social awkwardness. It mocks the pretensions and vapid social life of the Jazz Age upper class. **"As the Clock Struck Twelve" (left column):** Six brief satirical vignettes about various social types—a debutante choosing suitors, a Prohibition-era bootlegger selling witch hazel as liquor, a poet abandoning verse for sales, a host managing dinner seating, a serial divorcé. These mock contemporary social absurdities and hypocrisy. **Advertisements:** The page also contains ads for Milo Violets cigarettes, Mentholatum ointment, and The Palace Hotel in San Francisco—standard commercial content for the era. The overall tone is lighthearted mockery of Jazz Age social pretension and modern life's contradictions.
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TOBACCO PRODUCTS CORPORATIC ~~ NEW YORK Retrospectus (Mental Murmurings of a Young Man on the Morning After a Late Dance.) Kitty — Jones...the —clampagne punch...who was it that told story about the negro porter? slippery floor...Bob Hawkesley.., his waistcoat...the leader of the or- chestra...old Mrs. Stanley..."The Sheik of Alabam’”...Kitty Jones... the little nook on the stairs...G Berresleigh...the chicken Harry Blaine...the search for cigarettes... did say telephone Mildred?...that long with Maude Evans...the rasp! rry ice...who was that girl in ale green?...“Bambalina”...the t cigar after supper...was it T day Friday had dinner at the Lorrisons’?...| Jones...the rubber plants in front hall...why was Teddy Ma so sniffy?...the lengthy talk ; life May Vanton...the | rubber of bridge... it hali three or half-past four when he rived home?...that fox-trot Audrey...the little room to the of the ball-room...Kitty Jones Blakeleys...why did he say lunch with Joe Spelford?.. whisky and soda in the pantry. girl who wanted to be dropped ly -“Good Night, Ladi . the up in the coat-room...the that - the ace salal.., the ed iltz when he or he acc’ ted with wa3 mix- miss As the Clock Struck Twelve A pEBUTANTE was debating whether she should accept the luncheon invi- tation of the blond young man or that of the swarthy youth. An aged man, in a desolate club card-room, ran off the entire pack at Canfield soli A bootlegger was negotiating the sale of a quart of witch hazel, plus a few drops of juniper extract, for the sum of five and a half dollars. A middle-aged poet had definitely decided to abandon the scribbling of verse, and to become a bond sales- man. A dinner host ire. was trying to de- termine whom she wanted to sit on her left. A chronic divorcé was telling a little brunette for the o1.e-thousandth time that she was the only woman he had ever loved. FOR THAT THROBBING NERVOUS HEADACHE massage the ee with cooling, soothing “Inentholalum Genealogical Expert can accept a few additional records and pedigrees and published where 20 years experi- 24 Queen commissions. Family investigated, compiled, desired. Highest references. ence. CAPTAIN HENDERSON, Square, Bristol, England. glove...Kitty Jones. “Ir they cut out the middleman.” said the cow, “they'll have to come to me for their ice cream.” In The Gon gs of | San Fraiseo’s Chinatown ~> People come thousands of miles to hear them, and to see the varied color- ful life of the largest and most fasci- nating Chinese Colony in America. It goes without saying that you'll see Chinatown when you come to San Fran- cisco. And, equally as a matter of course, you'll want to stop at THE PALACE, where the hospitality of the West finds its most finished expression. San Francisco Its The Palace THE PALACE HOTEL CManagement Halsey € Manwaring, Market at New Montgomery St San Francisco. WYNKOOP HALLENBECK CRAWFORD COMPANY, NEW YORK comicbooks.com th b fa Th