Life, 1924-11-06 · page 14 of 40
Life — November 6, 1924 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a **title contest** for the cartoon at top left, showing well-dressed people at what appears to be a social gathering or musical performance. Life magazine is soliciting reader submissions for witty captions, with prizes up to $500. The main cartoon (bottom) depicts "**The Amalgamated Straw Vote Collectors Celebrate**"—a large crowd of people parading with signs reading "IT NEVER FAILS" and other slogans. This appears to satirize **straw polls** (informal public opinion surveys), likely mocking their reliability or the enthusiasm of those conducting them. The era and style suggest this references 1920s-era polling practices, which were often unreliable compared to modern scientific methods. The page also includes unrelated advertisements and brief humor pieces.
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This Picture Has No Title $1,000.00 in Prizes to the Winners of this Title Contest For the best titles to this cartoon, Lire will award prizes as follows: T PRiz Seconp Priz $500 $300 Tuirp Priz Fourtu Prize CONDITIONS B “best” is understood that title which most cleverly and briefly de- scribes the picture reproduced above. The Contest is now open and open to everybody, whether subscribers to Lire or not, and will close at this offic turday, Dec. 20, 1924 Titles will be judged by three mem- bers of Lire’s Editorial Staff, and their decision will be final Titles may be ori; quotation from some well-known au- thor, and should not exceed twenty words each. Contestants may send in more than one title, but not more than ten in one envelope. at noon on § or may be a Should two or more persons submit the title selected as best, second best, ete, cach will be awarded the full amount of the prize ticd for. The final award will be announced as early as possible after the close of the contest (allowing for completion of the final reading). Checks wil! be sent simultaneously with the announcement of the award. The Lire’s Staff, of course, are not permitted to compete. All titles should be addressed to Lire’s Picture Title Contest, 598 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. Envelopes should contain nothing but the compet- ing titles, typewritten or very plainly members of written, using one side of paper only, with the name and address of the sender on each sheet. Answers which do not conform to these requirements will not be con- sidered in the Contest. Contact CALE: And do you go to Sun- day School regularly ? Betty: Oh, yes. At. least often cnough to keep in touch with God! Why Should It Be? HY should it be that when I he ymphony, opera or quartet I never think of you, my dear, You whom I try so to forget? Great music heals the bitter smart And drowns your image in my heart Yet when a hurdy-gurdy plays, Soft nights in early spring, Its jazz and sentimental lays, It’s quite another thing. The tawdry little tunes are glad, But oh, they leave me wondrous sa: And why should not a thing so che Make you seem far away? Why should I lock my door and we When hurdy Is it that you are worthless, lad, Or is my taste just simply bad? Cornelia Otis Skinner surdies play? Cheer Fearfully-O! NGLISHMEN who come to Amc ica to collect split infinitives. Englishmen who waste their tim and money crossing the Atlantic to | quietly amused. Englishmen through th country on stilts, talking down to t natives. who go nglishmen who try to be jolly go American fellows. Englishmen (God bless both of y as you read this) who come and s« and conquer—prejudice—and us! “ HEN Smart Women Buy Candy” —begins an advertisement. Hui! Smart women don't need to buy cand) THE AMALGAMATED STRAW VOTE COLLECTORS CELEBRATE comicbooks.com