Life, 1924-11-06 · page 5 of 40
Life — November 6, 1924 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Main Cartoon - "Fatima":** This advertisement uses a silhouette of a whale to advertise Fatima cigarettes. Two men comment that "a whale of a difference just a few cents make!" The joke plays on the phrase "what a whale of a difference" (meaning significant impact) while literally depicting a whale. This is straightforward advertising using visual pun rather than political satire. **"The Old Order Changeth":** A dialogue satirizes changing attitudes toward Chinese laborers and commerce in New York. Farmer Jones laments that Chinese workers and goods were once cheap and plentiful ("any old sampler"), but now they're scarce and expensive—"the profit has gone plumb out of the native business." The satire critiques economic protectionism and shifting labor/trade dynamics, likely referencing immigration restrictions or tariff debates of the era.
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The Critics’ Lingo Or all the books that my shelves may fill, I think the ones that I hate the most Are those that are written with rare skill, Or those that a fine distinction boast. I loathe the ones that are crisply told, Or are vitally gripping from the start; And I frankly admit that what leaves me cold Is a powerful appeal to the human heart. Intriguing nothing to my mind means And I always approach with a vague alarm Those vivid and swiftly moving scenes Depicted with undeniable charm. Alight with vision, they're apt to pall On my jaded soul. But of all the bunch, The stupidest, flattest and worst, I call The book with its own peculiar punch! CW. Now the Rev. Charles Francis Pot- ter says the devil exists “only in the imaginations of men.” Pretty soon millionaire murderers full of youthful fantasies won't have anybody to pin their faith to but Santa Claus. The Old Order Changeth “Dane the Chinese,” said Farmer fones. “Why darn the Chinese?” said I. You haven't ever seen one, have you?” “Dang ‘em, just the same,” said the armer. “You're being very narrow-minded nd bigoted,” said 1, warmly, “to darn « people you know nothing about.” “I know enough about ‘em,” Farmer Jones replied. “Didn't they invent this lyar My Jang?” “Yes, but what can you possibly have »gainst Mah Jong?” I asked. “T'll tell ye what,” said Farmer Jones, ‘TM tell ye what. Formerly I could order any old kind of a sampler from the factory an’ hang it up, an’ some tourist ‘d come along that was collectin’ antics an’ we could sell her the sampler for a good price. But now yer sam- pler’s got to be long enough and pretty enough and substantial enough to be used as a cover for a My Jang table, and all the profit has gone plumb out of the antic business. Dang them Chinese!” said Farmer Jones, and I sympathized with him in his grief. B. B. Tr’s getting more and more difficult to buy a drink in New York, reports Commissioner Haynes. It certainly is. You can hardly fight your way up to the bar. It’s a great game—football, It's a great number —the Football Number of Lire, out next week. Don't miss it! “The Old Razor was O. K. after all” Just needed Barbasol to produce a quick, clean, cool and silky shave. No brush. No rub-in. The modern way. Try it—three times—according to directions. 35c and 65c tubes. The 4 Barbasol Co, / Indianapolis, Hf Please mil me Y / your Free Trial @ Tube of Barbasol. 7 For Modern Shaving comicbooks.com