Life, 1924-11-06 · page 8 of 40
Life — November 6, 1924 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon: "Those Autumn-Leaf Collectors"** This satirizes a couple in a car loaded with tree branches and foliage. The man suggests sparing a tree because "we may need it for Christmas." The joke mocks the trend of people aggressively harvesting autumn leaves as decorations—apparently so enthusiastically that they're stripping entire trees bare. The cartoon critiques this seasonal decorating practice as excessive and wasteful. **Bottom Section: "Knots for Girl Scouts"** An instructional article teaching girl scouts knot-tying skills, presented as legitimate craft education. A separate cartoon jokes about a woman reluctant to share her phone number with a man at what appears to be a gun shop, referencing outdated telephone etiquette and male persistence in courtship.
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“DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D BETTER SPARE THAT TREE, DEAR? WE MAY NEED IT FOR CHRISTMAS.” Knots for Girl Scouts MONG the arts and also part of the craft to be learned by the most advanced classes of good girl scouts, or as they are sometimes better known, girl good scouts, is the tying of knots, both intricate and simple. For instance, the tying of the matrimonial knot, which is popularly sup- posed to be performed by a minister or civil official. All the more difficult preliminary stages are the work of a pains- taking girl scout. It might be added that nowadays farseeing scouts are getting to know more and more about untying that knot. Another good knot much favored among all grades in- volves twisting Father around the little finger. It is gen- erally resorted to after Father has tried to tie up an allowance. The girls like a true lover's knot as well as any, although they regard it as a fancy piece of work not necessarily of any permanence. While it may be termed a kind of slip-knot, it is in no sense a hitch, With all such modern knots and their tying, the girl good scouts are most adept. But few of them keep up a knowledge of such old-time favorites as home ties and “shalt nots.” Fairfax Downey. IRST GIRL SCOUT: slept in a tent? Seconp Girt Scout: Is this the first night you ever I don't know, yet. N Washington, there is talk of erecting a statue to Walter Johnson. But he may be great enough to outlive even that guarantee of oblivion. LERK: A shotgun? She: Yes, madam. Automatic? Fair Customer: No, I want to aim it myself. YOU'D BETTER WRITE DOWN MY PHONE NUMBEF— YOU MAY FORGET IT. “NO DANGER; I NEVER FORGET NUMBERS—I USED TO CALL THE SIGNALS ON OUR FOOTBALL TEAM.” comicbooks.com