Life, 1924-10-02 · page 8 of 41
Life — October 2, 1924 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces rather than a single unified cartoon: 1. **"The Complete Business Man"** depicts a businessman saving time through increasingly absurd shortcuts—eating raw eggs, taking the subway instead of walking, using a dictaphone. The satire mocks corporate efficiency obsession and the modern businessman's lifestyle. 2. **"A Perfect Lie"** shows a man telling his wife he's been called out of town, while fantasizing about golfing. The joke targets marital deception and hypocrisy. 3. **"Information About Chicago"** provides genuine tourist information about the city. 4. The bottom cartoon, captioned "New York Kid," depicts children observing a large body of water, making a joke about provincial New York attitudes toward geography. The page reflects early 20th-century American satirical humor targeting business culture and urban pretension.
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DURE’ » For the Boy Returning to School The Haberdasher's List INTER Overcoat Sweater Winter Underwear Shoe Bag Arctics Handkerchiefs (1 doz.) Muffler Slippers Dressing Gown Woolen Socks (1 doz.) Suspenders White Collars (1 doz.) Wool Gloves Bath Towels His List Ukulele Louise’s Photograph Football Pants Camera Skis Golf Balls (1 doz.) Helen's Photograph Victrola Tennis Racket Skates Fancy Belt Running Shoes Hockey Stick Mildred’s Photograph George S. Chappell. The Complete Business Man M® DOOFUS saves two minutes and forty seconds every morning by taking a shower instead of a tub bath; he saves three minutes flat by eating his eggs raw at breakfast, twenty-two and a half minutes by taking the subway instead of the bus, eight and two-thirds min- utes by having his mail opened before it is brought to him. thirteen minutes by using a dictaphone instead of a sten- ographer, six minutes by having his shoes polished while he is in conference, and twenty-one minutes by lunching on raisins and buttermilk: Making a total saving of one hour, sixteen minutes and fifty seconds, which he uses watching the workmen on the new building opposite catching red-hot rivets. B. B. WELL, the Prince has gone his way, giving America a chance to get down to the minor business of electing a President. New York Kid: so you CALL THIS A LAKE? GEE! I'D HATE T’MAGINE YOUR IDEA OF AN ocean, Mr, KENDRICK HAG BEENCALLED OUT OF TOWN THIS AFTERNOON A PERFECT LIE Information About Chicago CHICAGO is a rather large city, situated somewhat west of New York on Lake E .-It suffered from a disastrous fire which was brought on by the San Fran cisco earthquake....The fashionable district is known as ” The stately mansions of the Armours, the ks and Mrs. Potter-Palmer are situated in “The -The second most fashionable district is Twenty- second Street....Lincoln Park is named for Lincoln, who made his first Gettysburg speech there....The Liberty Bell is hung up in Lincoln Park to commemorate the emancipation of the slaves....The Chicago Opera Com- pany (managed by raldine Farrar) gives musical com edies in the Iroquois Theatre, which was formerly a barn in which Mrs. O'Leary kept her cow....There is also an excellent summer stock company which gives performances in the stockyards, where New York shows are tried out -The Lake Shore Drive culminates in the Congress Hotel, where you can get an excellent shore dinner for a dollar and a half....Another pretty drive is Sheridan Road, along which Sheridan started his march to the sea. «+-The little home of Barbara Frictchie (who had a run-in with Sheridan) is situated on Sheridan Road....The sub- urbs of Chicago are Reno, Salt Lake City, Kansas City and Battle Creek, and on a bright Sunday afternoon peo- ple run out either to the Grand Canyon of Arizona or to Niagara Falls. Henry William Hanemann. Ulterior ARR: Why did you send one son to Harvard and the other to Yale? Carr: To increase my chances of getting a ticket to the big game. | 'HE best loud speaker on the mar- ket—the silent vote. comicbooks.com