Life, 1924-11-06 · page 11 of 40
Life — November 6, 1924 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two main humorous pieces: **"The Skyscraper"** — A poem by Berton Braley celebrating modern architecture and urban achievement, praising the engineering feat of tall buildings rising above city streets. **"Under the Double Cross"** and **"Chunmy Roadsters"** — Brief comedic sketches about domestic life and automobiles, typical of Life's light humor. **"When Greek Meets Greek"** — A cartoon showing football players (indicated by the "Young Euclid" mathematics reference in the scoreboard) using hand signals during a game. The caption indicates this depicts coach Euclid Springs revising signals for the big game, suggesting confusion or deception in athletic strategy—a familiar sports satire theme about coaches outsmarting opponents through signal changes. The overall page reflects 1920s American optimism about progress, technology, and sports culture.
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The Skyscraper T rears its steel and granite in the air, A windowed cliff, a mountain built by man. His vision and his labor placed it there, Caisson and section, girder, post and span; A glorious and splendid thing to scan, Bulking immense above a city square. A business temple marvelously fair, The finished beauty from a noble plan. Lifted by man above man’s littleness, Here where the winds of heaven thunder by Beyond the petty tumult and the stress, Where little selfish mortals cheat and lie; Here, high above the bickerings of the street, The little selfish mortals lie and cheat! Berton Braley. Under the Double Cross {_JIGGS (at poker table at ten o'clock): Say, Biggs, A FORMER GIRL SCOUT COOKS MER FIRST DINNER IN HER OWN HOME call up my wife, pretend that you're me, and tell her 1 are still at the office, and won't be home for a couple hours yet. Biccs: Won't she recognize the voice? Chummy Roadsters Hiccs: No, not at all. She'll be out, and it will only “How do you like the 1925 automobiles?” “Haven't made up my mind, yet; I've only been * hit by one or two.” “HILL fall days have their amenities, Think of the —— relief they bring to people who all through the sum- TATISTICS show that if all the people who have any ¢ conversation solstice just managed to call it perspira- idea what the war in China is all about were laid end nin the nick of time. to end, he would probably feel terribly ridiculous. the servant girl pretending that it’s her, Young Evclids 27x BY Soerstes A.c. "16 te fall o: TouxSouv! XY + C92) Yard Line 29+ Yards to Gain TouxSouv ! WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK EUCLID SPRINGS HIS REVISED SIGNALS IN THE BIG GAME comicbooks.com