Life, 1924-11-20 · page 17 of 40
Life — November 20, 1924 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: 1. **"Rondeau of Infinite Patience"** — A poem by Elias Lieberman mocking a librarian's exhausting job searching reference materials for patrons. 2. **"The Final Accessory"** — A brief joke about auto salesmen promoting bicycles as parking solutions for suburban commuters. 3. **"Mrs. Pep's Diary"** — The main feature, showing a social diary entry dated November 20th-21st. The accompanying cartoon depicts a woman presenting herself at what appears to be a high-society gathering, with the caption suggesting she's demonstrating that "individuality can be carried too far." The joke satirizes excessive eccentricity or unconventional behavior among the wealthy elite. The page targets early 20th-century social pretensions and professional frustrations.
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Rondeau of Infinite Patience SHE sought a word and trailed each lair Vhere words were prowling anywhere ; Consulting reference books galore, She thumbed uncounted pages, nor Seemed aught the worse for wear and tear. She wandered, groping, here and there, \ child of Hope and then Despair; In Webster's unexhausted store She sought a word. \Was she an authoress, whose care fo be precise great writers share? Ah, no! ¢ many thousands more, A criss-cross puzzle stumped her, for fo letter every vacant square She sought a word! Elias Lieberman, The Final Accessory E give a bicycle with each car we sell,” remarked the auto sales- man “How's that?” asked the prospective vurchaser. “So you can park your car in the uburbs and ride to the office.” 1C TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI: To-day a tree, to-morrow a comic upplement. = . | {fl Artist Wis THIS IS A fine PLACE To BRING ME! “WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT INDIVIDUALITY CAN BE CARRIED TOO FAR.” Nes Lops Diary Lay abed this morning, pon- November Zi newt dering what to do about the ih ea : ° Perths’ invitation to visit them in Syracuse over the Thanksgiv- ing season, Lord! there was once a time when I could not be provided EARLY AND OFTEN Clarence: DON'T YOU THINK A GIRL SHOULD GET MARRIED WHEN SHE IS YOUNG? Winnie: NOT UNLESS SHE IS OUT FOR A RECORD. either reluc- entertainment and my with — sufficient at home or abroad, tance to make this excursion is based solely on a fear of the festivities that will be conducted in our honor. I have no mind any longer to play bridge with strangers in a town which is likely to have been visited the previous winter by Milton Work, whose teachings the citizens have misinterpreted with the finality of the Medes and Persians. Often have I been minded to make notes of some of these quaint dicta quoted to me across the table, and send them to Mr. Work, but I do fear that after reading them the poor man would walk cross-town to the river and cast himself off a dock....This night at dinner Samuel did address our serving- maid facetiously, as is sometimes his wont: Katie, do you know a good rea- son why a man should not be holpen twice to soup, when he is holpen twice to meat and vegetables? Yes, sir, quoth Katie, there is no more soup. November Almost at the break of this day a great consignment of 21st and the messenger for our bootlegger did talk so at random and (Continued on page 34) liquor did arrive, who conveyed it comicbooks.com