Life, 1924-11-06 · page 33 of 40
Life — November 6, 1924 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several distinct humor pieces. **Mrs. Pep's Diary** (top left) is a continuing social satire about a woman's domestic life, touching on marital anxieties and weight-loss struggles—common themes for satirizing middle-class concerns. The **"Famous Pros"** wordplay lists famous figures with prefixes removed (Prometheus → "metheus," Proletariat → "letariat"), a simple pun format typical of early 20th-century magazine humor. **"Health for Busy Men"** satirizes wealthy businessmen's self-deceptive lifestyle choices. The narrator claims driving to work and parking far away provides exercise, while lunching at expensive restaurants aids weight loss—obviously backwards logic mocking the wealthy's rationalization of indulgent habits. The final cartoon titled **"The Sachet"** (bottom right) shows a woman keeping a love letter in her blouse, attributed to *Le Rire*, a French satirical magazine. It jokes about romantic sentimentality. The page also features luxury advertisements (Tiffany & Co., Panama Pacific Line) targeting affluent readers—contextualizing the satirical targets as Life's own audience.
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Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 14) aver myself than I should be, for vhen Samuel is away, the furniture in darkened room often undergoes the rotesque transformation peculiar to childhood, and albeit I should not ad- mit as much in public, I did leave Conscience” before the epilogue cause I feared the apparitions of the rst scene would return. ; Marge Boothby to lunch- November con with me, and we fell 8th to the serious discourse vut various persons of our acquain- ce which can be held only between most intimate friends, and when we ished all that most of our subjects cded was a barrister....This day I ! forego my diet. Lord! if I am r to keep to a strict food regimen, it | have to be as an inmate of a jail. Baird Leonard. Famous Pros —metheus. —letariat. —— German. —hibition. — and con, Hagen. On mighty ocean liners— largest, fastest ships in Coast-to-Coast service. 15 days toCaliforniawith time for sightseeing at Havana and Canal Zone. Delicious food—comfort and service of the highest coders Interesting life aboard ship. Route: New York, Havana, Panama Canal, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Sailings from New York KROONLAND (22,509 tons disp.) Nov. 20; Jan. 8 FINLAND (22,500 tons disp.) Dec. 4; Jan. 22 MANCHURIA (26,700 tons disp.) Dec. 24; Feb. 12 Apply to Dept. “C,"" No. Broadway. Rew York) 60 Market Street, San Fran- cisco, our offices elsewhere, or authorized agents. | i] TIFFANY & CO. JEWELRY PEARLS SILVERWARE (UALITY- SINCE 1837 MAIL Inquiries RECEIVE ProMPT ATTENTION FIFTH AVENUE & 37] STREET New York Health for Busy Men I am going to buy a car and drive it to business so I will get some exercise. I figure the bracing three- mile walk from a parking place to the office is just what my system needs. It is evident that I am over-eating Starting to-morrow, I am going to lunch in the most expensive places. That is really the most convenient and the cheapest way to take off weight. The doctor says I need more sleep, but I am afraid that will have to wait. Our company is putting up a new building so we can have some more vice-presidents with private offices, but it won't be done till next year. McC. H. Mr. Strncy: Are you the bootblack who shined my shoes last? Boorsiack (disgustedly) : No, I only been here a year. If you want to be trained to the minute to cheer the winning team, start right by reading the Football Number of Lire, out next week. KEEPING IT IN MY BLOUSE.” —Le Rire (Paris). comicbooks.com