Life, 1924-06-26 · page 10 of 37
Life — June 26, 1924 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical pieces: **"The Man with an Eye for Beauty"** features a giraffe illustration accompanying a story about a advertising executive pitching billboard placements near scenic locations (Glendale waterfall, Waterville). The satire mocks commercialism's intrusion into natural beauty—the executive wants to place herring billboards in gorgeous spots, reducing nature to advertising real estate. **"Bedtime Story"** satirizes censorship, describing a jailer who prevents inmates from being punished excessively, earning the censor's approval. It's political commentary on censorship's arbitrary nature. **"Famous Hands" and "Easy"** are brief humor pieces about everyday domestic situations (a baby's tooth, bricklayers' banter). The overall theme critiques advertising excess and commercial exploitation of nature and beauty.
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“OM, WHAT A LOVELY BLACK EYE: WITERE pip You GET 17?" “AN AIRPLANE FLEW INTO ME Bedtime Story SCE upon a time there was a i sed prohibiting everyt r who had succe n havi of which everybody was in the ce wandered f earth, the most miserable of creatures With everybody in jail, no more laws could be broken he was denied the satis people. He was ut to cor cide, when a it idea came to him He hurriediy law. passed. pro hibiting the keepin: In a sh of people in jail ort time all the jails were emptied; the censor p his sleeves, and, with joy in his heart, set happily to work having people arrested, convicted and imprisoned. - LIFE - The Man with an Eye for Beauty TH! President of the Purity Herring | Canning Preserving Company had j ned from an auto trip and was in high spirits. He rang for his secretary Tell the to sce him immediately,” he said, light- 1 fat black cigar The advertising m peared dvertising manager T want nager soon ap “Sit down,” ordered the pr “I want to to you. I've just re- turned from a sight-seeing trip in my and I've made some discoveries. Did you ever notice that beautiful little waterfall at Glendale? It's just a cas cade but it's worth seeing. Of ¢ you have. Now tot here's the poi couldn't we 4 © of our billboa up it and the road People would have to see it—our bill t between board, I mean—seeing they would be attracted by ter. Good. the presence of running yw here's another there's a gorgeous little stretch 1 the woods up near th thing of scenery state line. Supposing we put one of red herri with the name ‘Purity’ in large green letters —at the start and at the end of the stretch? People would take the impres on with them, the impression ur ad, I mean. Another ng: do you know that in that way; glen you come on unexpec- ne road over Good. to erect a tedly right off at Watervill »w my ic huge herr le o a Well, that'll be The advertising manager t far the gle took his cue and hk What a plea it will president, her fat bla k to sce those places again.” he puffed away in d J. Kiefer Easy » the world loves a ver. “Sure He never kicks = Second Brickle about the price.” First Brick Film Philosophy N° fashionable dinner-party is com- plete without paper hats, te halloons, a troupe of dancirig cuties and several jazz bands All villains are invariably dressed within an inch of their lives All heroes have a time of it fast motor cars, ure always deep in debt, and sper their time fox-tre adven There is no! quite so hum. i fallir as the busi of, All Englishmen wear ulsters, and flowers in their | Every hero lly marries a heroine Famous Hands across the sea out —kerchiet M OTHER Fatner: @Well, that's one thing less for him to ery for! oF PLUME. JUST LIKE A ARCILYTECK, comicbooks.com ED, SEEMS TO ME THAT WALL'S OUT (disgustedly): BILL, YOU TALK