Life, 1924-08-21 · page 15 of 36
Life — August 21, 1924 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains practical farm advice ("Things to Do During August"), a brief humorous story titled "The Adventurers" about a man named Jones returning from a calamitous caravan trip, and a cartoon labeled "Scrambled." The main cartoon depicts a well-dressed man questioning a young boy at a beach or seaside location. The man asks about the "Battle of Waterloo" while the boy responds he came down "just to get away from that sort of thing"—suggesting the boy is fleeing educational or historical lectures. The humor lies in the contrast between adult preoccupation with historical facts and a child's desire for carefree leisure. This reflects early-20th-century tensions between rigorous Victorian education and modern childhood autonomy.
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Things to Do During August From the Modern Farmer's Memo Pad) First Week WATER, pil and gas Fords. Order 2 doz. cans condensed milk + summer boarders. Raise price of eggs 3c a doz sual alibi Write Metropolitan Opera Co. for 2 chestra seats for Monday nights next Issue Second Week Get demonstration of folls-Easy sedan. Raise price of beans. Send for reservations at Royal Poin- ima, Palm Beach, for January hildren to sce burning of Sin- ir Lewis in effigy in town square. Third Week Raise price of corn Buy set of farm blocs for kiddies to new model ay with Inspect new dormitory and athletic eld for hired men. around still. Raise price of butte Start new tractor garage on site of d stable. “LET ME SEE, NOW—WHAT WAS TH “EXCUSE ME. TIMID FELLOW COMING HOME. THROUGH A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD LATE Go to N. Y. tailor to order fall suits. Give monthly test to home lighting plant and circuits. A.C. M. Asoy, Jr. Scrambled ‘OU just know she wears them, Ask Dad; he knows. 13 The Adventurers is just back from thralling caravan trip. Or perhaps “thrilling” is the better word. For he had all sorts of breath-taking adven- tures. He just told me about them. No sooner had they started than Mrs. Jones lost the can-opener, and Jones had to do the trick with his woods- man’s axe. The next night, little Harold was bitten by a big bug. And before they'd been on the road a week, Jones had the worst case of sunburn he'd ever had in his life. Just this side of Coshocton, Ohio, they had to throw away the cheese be- cause it Wnd at Marion, they met a man who had played shinny with President Harding They had three ble ts in Indiana, and had to borrow gas from a stranger in Nebraska, And in Nevada it rained for three d. unning. Then in an en- was impossible. nia, before taking the train for home, Jones got sunburned agam! Yes, I'm sure “thrilling” is the word. I'd like to go caravanning myself some day, but I know my heart couldn't stand the excitement. simply GR. DATE OF THE—AH—BATTILE OF WATERLOO?” 1 CAME DOWN HERE JUST TO GET AWAY FROM THAT SORT OF THING.” comicbooks.com