Life — November 20, 1924 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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My Toast MY toast is buttered on both sides; ‘ For oh! my Cat and Pup, \Vhichever way it floorward slides, The buttered side is up! Arthur Guiterman, Cook's Thanksgiving Jest NE of the Pilgrim families is said to have been blessed with an excellent cook, a domestic who, of ourse, could not have come over on he Mayflower but must have been ked up over here somewhere. She is very good-humored, On the few ceasions when she did get cross and aten to leave, the Pilgrim Father iid her how bad the Indians were in e immediate vicinity. Now in those days, Thanksgiving ier was very highly regarded and uld never have been rushed for a votball game. Cook, who always did erself proud on it, decided one year have her little joke. During din- er, when the attention of the family as fixed for a moment on the baby, Cook slipped in with the turkey, slid it wn on the table and fled with a ream. The family sprang from their chairs. the middle of the turkey was trans- xed by an Indian arrow! (You may ave noted pictures of the scene which bsequently appeared in November agazines. ) There was great excitement, turning at of the guard, and so forth. But oon Cook confessed, laughing fit to Mill, that she had stuck that arrow in he bird herself! The Pilgrims were rather put out, ut they laughed it off. For even in yse days it was no uncommon thing to think twice before canning the cook. Fairfax Downey. duck: Vooster: HAVE BEEN, JUST THINK, FOLKS, I WILL BE THREE YEARS OLD THIS THANKSGIVING. you will Be! YoU MEAN YOU WILL 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: First Prize......... $500 Tuirp Prize « $150 Fourtu Prize...... $50 CONDITIONS B Y “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 for Lire or noty and will close at this office at noon on Saturday, Dec. 20, 1924. Titles will be judged by three me bers of Lirr’s Ed Staff, and their decision will be final. Titles may be original, or may be a quotation from some well-known au- thor, and should not twenty words each. Contestants may send in more than one title, but not more than ten in one envelope. Should two or more persons submit the title selected as best, second best. exceed Life of a Story T to publishing com- pany to be printed as a novel. Sent to a monthly period- ical to be run as a serial. Boiled down and sent to a weekly magazine asa short story. Tries to get in newspaper as a column, Appears in Lire as a two- line joke. Is used by motion picture company as a ten-reel film. M. M. ete, cach will be awarded the full amount of the prize tied for. The final award will be announced as carly as possible after the close of the Contest (allowing for completion of the final reading). Checks will be sent simultaneously with the announcement of the award. The members of 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 written, using one side of paper only, with the name and address of the sender on each sheet. At the Studio ISITOR: Will you be good enough to tell me the name of the picture they're producing? Systanper: I don't know—yet. “What is it all about, then? “I'm sure I can’t say.” “Aren't you one of the directors?” “Lord, no! I'm the author.” E thing that puzzles us is why a lecturer whose name is known all over the world is usually introduced by some nonentity who is not known even in his own town. comicbooks.com