Life, 1924-06-26 · page 8 of 37
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This page from *Life* magazine contains "Mrs. Pep's Diary" entries (June 19-20) and two satirical cartoons. The top cartoon shows a grandmother dismissing her granddaughter Betty from a family story, a joke about generational disinterest in elders' narratives. The bottom cartoon depicts a florist selling flowers to a young man, captioned with a joke about courtship—the customer plans to buy flowers weekly for a year before proposing marriage, with the florist warning he'll "lose such a good customer" once engaged. The diary entries humorously discuss mundane domestic complaints: receiving junk mail, an argument with her husband Sam about women's economic rights, and frustrations with forgotten birthday gifts. The satire targets domestic tedium and marital friction in early 20th-century middle-class life.
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ther: YOU DON’T SEEM INTERESTED IN THIS STORY AKE IN 17 NO, AN’ NEITHER DO TI My breakfa excitement, forasmuch as I have we I, upon which I fell with great ver lost the » hope that appen to me, albeit Tam tray piled high with ma June 19th something delightful and unexpected ma ian uncles, nor is it likely that I shall be offered a nee void of rich octogen in the motion pictures, or a post as ambassador to some thrilling foreign capital. But Lord! the bulk of the correspondence was from tradespeople calling my attention to this and that sale of rugs and wear- 1 law k there should be at out in the 1 handwriting such jouncements’ being Mf personal letters addre enough of horror-stricken falsely liar, life ate disappointments. 1 was t t to send her a birth from our cozen day gift the date to remember at the si a note Amy that 1 did 1 a mistake abou last week, nor can I feigr without inviting accusation of failing faculties, so up and off somethir costly that a | lin y may pass, and I ope they who money can do anything w whereof they speak A great arg t with Sam this morning June 20th wherein I had the right of i smic status of my sex, a academic, thank God too, but yielded the over the eco controversy purely yment his convictions when I saw of what r off victorious in forasmuch as coming me Nor can I g on page 31) Florist: EVEKY WEEK FOR THE were to him ns naught na graceful con a debate me cession will end it asp the zeal of (C d THERE'S A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS BOUGHT FLOWERS NERS LAST YEAR, HE “KIND 0° TOUGH ON You: Life Lines T remains for the Democra ‘ew York a ticket that s to show fall into the hands of a spec ue A club has been formed to broadcast the fact that President Coolidge was July 4th. Why not have the date made a national holiday? JL born “Can't 1 change my mind like a woman quires the former Peggy Hopkins Joyce, married for the fourth time. Well, three times out of three is 1 pretty good average. J On the same occasion, Miss Joyce an nounced that she was “ill from dis- tasteful publici chronic y.” It is evidently a complaint. iL » Parking rule becomes ef- Broadway, what will people When the fective or with their brains when they attend 4 musical show? “Two-thirds of battle is won if you can engage the crimi your al in conver- n hold-ups sation,” says an authority lady bandits, however, speak until one has been case of aL siana legis|. wants the Ku Klux Klansmen in that state to unmask We ca help feeling that they should let well enough alone. BE MARRIED IN A FEW DAYS LOSING SUCHE A GOOD CUSTOMER.” comicbooks.com