Life, 1924-03-20 · page 17 of 42
Life — March 20, 1924 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains humorous office anecdotes labeled "Iron Pyrites," a column mixing workplace gossip with satirical observations. The left column features a portrait of "Our Chief," identified as Mr. Peter A. Ferrous (a pun on "ferrous"/iron), head of the Dog and Deer Department. The anecdotes mock various workplace characters and situations: a five-wire chief constantly testing textiles, an employee who stole castings, and office bureaucracy around borrowed faucets and strawberry sodas. The right side includes a comic strip titled "The Hunter Fooled" depicting deer hunters, plus an aspirational poem "My Ambition" by a young employee, and practical "Pep Paragraphs" offering workplace advice. The overall tone satirizes mundane industrial office life and worker aspirations.
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