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Life — September 4, 1924 — page 28: Life, 1924-09-04

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This page contains several brief satirical jokes typical of Life's humor during the early 1920s: **"The Well-Dressed Man"**: A rural mother, unfamiliar with modern city fashion, misunderstands her daughter's mention of "teddies" (a garment) as referring to teddy bears or young men named Theodore. The joke mocks rural ignorance of contemporary urban fashion. **"Not Even Bobbed"**: Mrs. Peabody complains her husband takes an hour dressing, sarcastically suggesting he must have long hair—mocking men who spend excessive time on grooming. The reference to "bobbed" hair (the fashionable short hairstyle of the 1920s) dates this precisely. **"Hardened Athletes"**: References Olympic dominoes competition—unclear satire, possibly mocking either athlete pretensions or Olympic eligibility rules. The remaining items are brief quips about marriage, hearse drivers, and radiologists—standard light humor. The page is primarily advertising (Brooks Brothers clothing), making satire secondary to commercial content.

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The Well-Dressed Man The young woman had just returned — to her rural home from several years in Oanbiies the big city. She was exhibiting the cov¥onecs contents of her trunk, to the admiration and amazement of her mother, who had bought her clothes for forty years at the - general store. If you were I and I were you “And these,” said the daughter, hold What most amazing things we'd do! } ing up a delicate silken garment, “are If J had half your pulsing power =P teddies.” I'd tae the wise-heads in an hour! we \ e “Teddy's? You don't say! Young If you had half the charm of me 3 men are certainly ditlerent from what We'd paralyze cternity! y they used to be."—Akron Times, But what is there that we can do, 1 being I and you being you? J —L. Lucas, in The Bulletin (Sydney). Not Even Bobbed 7 Mrs. Peanovy (at bottom of stairs): George, are you ever going to be ready? Careers You have been up there dressing for “Does marriage interfere with a wom- \ an hour and a half—one would think that an’s career in art?” F you had long hair.—Detroit News. “Apparently not, if she marries often enough.”"—Washington Star. In 1919 there were over a million marriages in the U. S. A. Some of the couples are still married, too. “WHAT A SHAME THAT DOMINOES —London Opinion. WERE NOT ADMITTED—WeE COULD MAVE COMPETED IN THE OLYMPIC cates !” Waxrare in the making: “The young Rapioxatoxy—the wide, open speeches —Le Journal Amusant (Paris). people will make their home with the where men are voices.—Brooklyn . groom’s parents.”"—Baltimore Sun Driver of Heanse (ex-London cab- HARDENED ATHLETES an): ‘Urry up, will ye, and let me pass. My fare’s got to catch a train. —Passing Show (London). —— a = — ——= is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United State The foreign trade supplied. from Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U.S. reams Buildings. London, E. (. Canadian distributor, ‘The American Patent. Office. $5.00 a year In advance. Additional postage to foreign News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada No contributions be returned unless accompanied by stamped ani addressed envelope. Live docs not hold ttself responsible for the loss or The text and slustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights Non-return of unsolicited contributions. in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back numbers cannot be supplied. Lane, London, E. C., England. to the date of issue to be affected. ESTABLISHED 1818 Bviks brvitherds Fe SE = CLOTHING Gentlemens Furnishing Goods, MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET NEW YORK Telephone Alurray Hill 88oo Special Equipment for Polo Helmets, Caps, Silk or Cheviot Shirts Canvas Belts White Twillette Breeches, Wool Waistcoats Ulsters, Gloves Soft-leg Boots, Spurs, etc. We have just published a most interesting book “POSITION AND TEAM PLAY IN POLO” BROOKS BROTHERS’ by W. B. Devereux, Jr., with a foreword by Buildi — the famous international player Devereux Milburn uilding, convenient Royal Sv0., 48 pp., 8 diagrams in color to Grand Central, Subway, Substantially bound in blue buckram. Postpaid, $1.50 net and to many of the leading BOSTON NEWPORT Hotels and Clubs TrEMowT cor. Boriston 220 Bertevue Avenue comicbooks.com