Life, 1924-09-11 · page 25 of 36
Life — September 11, 1924 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine (a pre-1920s satirical publication) contains three distinct sections: **"Life Lines"** presents brief political jabs: John W. Davis mocked as a Republican-nominated Democrat; Senator Henry Cabot Lodge dismissed as having "outlived usefulness he never possessed"; and a joke about women voters as convenient scapegoats for election outcomes. **The cartoon** depicts spectators at a sporting event (likely horse racing), with one exclaiming they told someone "it was the prince"—suggesting upper-class gossip about royalty attending public events. **"Lessons in New Yorkese"** satirizes working-class New York dialect and pronunciation ("theyyaint sagood," "infokis" for "in focus"), mocking how locals mangled English through rapid, careless speech. The remaining items—"Double Entendre," "While Waiting," and "Lessons in New Yorkese"—are brief humorous vignettes typical of *Life*'s formula: social observation, wordplay, and gentle ridicule of contemporary manners.
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Life Lines OHN W. DAVIS is the best Repub- lican candidate the Democrats ever vominated. aL t is believed that Mars lost all desire » communicate with us after hearing ome of our radio announcers. JL he French are evacuating the Ruhr, ad the Left Bank of the Rhine will ‘ow become the left bank of the Rhine. AL Ramsay MacDonald deserves the credit ior the phrase, “Taking French leave.” aL \ railway magazine says Puilman por- ers get three or four hours’ sleep a sight. That, in a sleeping car, may be isted as so much velvet. LL There's one advantage in having the feminine vote—the men can lay the blame for the result of the election upon the women. aL Six - thousand - year-old bones with human teeth marks in them have been dug up in France. In those days they put real pep into the Olympic compe- titions, aL Senator Lodge seems to have outlived the usefulness that he never possessed. I Sscweee i a = Voice from the Grandstand: THERE, EDNA! 1 told you it . WAS THE PRINCE! Lessons in New Yorkese The Snapshots “WELL theyyaint sagood Imussay.” “No theyyaint sagood. —Im- sawry. “Kindava waste afillim.” “Wellittaint tower falt. awta havtookim infokis.” “Tookim infokis? Whosez Iyaint?” “Isez_ youwaint. These _ pickchis isouta fokis. Anney aint anuff ex- posed.” “Nottanuff exposed? wuninna_bathinsoot ? exposeture |” Youshould- Howa_bouta Iguess assome “YOU'RE A FINE ONE, YOU ARE! THIS IS A FINE KIND OF A Two o’CLocK |" “Isay yittiz, Ho! Hol” “Hal Ha!” “Lissen fella Ikinda hateta takeya jack fathese. Buttacourse Igotta.” “Sure yagotta. Thass sawright.” “Bulemme givya attip! You takem infokis inna fewtcha.” “Infokis hunh?” “Yeah infokis. Anyou exposem “Kinda undadevelipped isthey?” “Nothey — yaint undadevelipped. Theseis develipped asgood asyacan get- tem. Isez theywasnt anuff exposed. Atween youwanme buddie asa fatografa youwaint sahot.” “Tyaint sahot asa fatografa amml?” “Yahoid me.” “Well lissen yafathed. Ididn take thesepickchis. Thescis famme sista.” Henry William Hanemann, Double Entendre “Tam a man of dual personality,’ said Gustow quietly, ‘There are times when [| am all right, like Mr. Hyde, and then comes the desire I. can’t resist. Then I am Dr. Jekyll.’ "— From the New York World (Dem.). T other times, we believe, the versatile culprit would be short, like Mutt, or would suddenly grow to a great height, in the manner of Jeff. While Waiting THEL: How did poor Stella dis- locate her shoulder? Ciara: She was practicing those net dance steps in a telephone booth! comicbooks.com