Life, 1924-10-23 · page 30 of 36
Life — October 23, 1924 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine (appears to be 1920s-era) contains brief humorous anecdotes followed by advertisements. The "Aut Scissors Aut Nullus" section reprints short jokes from various newspapers: - A child's observation about Arundel Castle being so large the Duchess must have "lost" the Duke there (a play on "losing" someone in a vast space) - A compositor's mad typesetting error creating nonsensical text about shoes - A husband's excuse for being late involving gas (ambiguous/dark humor) - A man burying a wireless aerial during a storm, believing silk pajamas provide electrical insulation (mocking pseudoscientific logic) - A playwright unable to produce his work because the military won't permit it The satire targets everyday absurdities: spatial disorientation, printing mishaps, domestic excuses, and misguided scientific reasoning. The advertisements below—Arrow Collars and Wetzel tailors—target affluent male readers interested in proper grooming and fashion.
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SUT SCISSORS = Aut NuLLus le Among the visitors to Arundel Castle were a little girl and her mother. The youngster had, of course, never been inside such a big house, and as she inspected the interior she seemed perfectly amazed. Then, turning to her mother, she suddenly remarked : “I should think the Duchess lost the Duke quite a lot in this place!” —London Daily News. When the Compositor Went Mad From the Lake County (Ind.) Times: “Great care should be taken to select shoes and. sandals that, are roomy, soft and flexible, Heels. should not be worn on infants’ or children's shand the man went down to the river show me the man that hit my brother over the hills to the poor- house and the man went down to the riv show me the man that hit my broth- shoes.” “Tue work, He: Now I know you better, Dorothy happy darling, you will always be Dotty to me. —London Mail. A POOR EXCUSE COME WITH THE GAS BILL.” “MY HUSBAND 18 OUT.” “BUT THERE ARE IIS Sito! New “How THOUGHTLESS OF Him! 18: CONE OPP WITHOUT THEM AGAIN —Le Rire (Paris). wife says a feminine writer. work ?—Detroit Free Press. The Magic Nightshirt During a thunderstorm, Jones, a wireless fiend, went out into the night, lowered his aérial and carefully buried one end of it in the soil. Next morning, as he was going to town in his train, he told a fellow traveler what he had done. “But weren't you afraid of the lightning striking you?” queried a rather incredulous listener. “No!” firmly replied Jones. “You sce, I had some silk pajamas on, and I read that silk is a good insulating covering.” —Science and Invention, The Dramatist’s Plight Avtuor: Yes, I wrote a great play, but nothing ever came of it. Frienp: Why not? Avtnor: The Army and Navy wouldn't let me produce it. York Sun. Wanted “A man to supervise work of a college student and to combat folly in latter if and when possible. Address, etc.” —Boston Add Labors of Hercules. —F. P. A., in New York World. sings Transcript. Live is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U.S. Patent Office. $5.00 a year In advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Back numbers cannot be supplied. The text and silustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, ane, London, E. C., England. The foreign trade supplied, from Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Tireams Buildings, London, E. C. Canadian distributor, The American News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada. No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Live docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or Non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. the Newest of t the ARROW - COLLARS Wetzel Lsrabtished 1876 2and + E Forty-Fourth Street NEW YORK ETZEL are tailors for men desiring to be groomed correctly in every detail—it has ever been their privilege to serve a distinguished clientele. ©1924, were. comicbooks.com