Life, 1924-11-27 · page 11 of 37
Life — November 27, 1924 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page announces a contest inviting readers to suggest titles for an untitled cartoon. The illustration shows six figures in 1920s attire in what appears to be a social gathering—men in tuxedos and women in evening wear, seated and conversing. The cartoon likely depicts a fashionable social scene, though without its intended caption, the specific satire isn't clear from the image alone. The contest offered $1,000 in total prizes (first prize $500), requiring submissions by December 20, 1924, judged by Life's editorial staff. The page also includes two short humorous items: "Rush!" (about judges overwhelmed with contest entries) and "Safety" (a banker's joke about vault security). This was typical Life content—mixing reader participation contests with brief comedic vignettes.
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This Picture Has No Title $1,000.00 in Prizes to the Winners of this Title Contest. See following Conditions For the best titles to this cartoon, Lire will award prizes as follows: First Prize. Srconp Priz: «+ $500 Tuirp PRIzE........-. -+ $300 FourtH Prize CONDITIONS Y “best” is understood that title which most cleverly and simultaneously with the announcement of the award. briefly describes the picture reproduced above. The members of Lire’s Staff, of course, are not per- The Contest is now open and open to everybody, whether mitted to compete. All titles should be addressed to Lirr’s abscribers for Lire or not, and will close at this office at Picture Title Contest, 598 Madison Avenue, New York, noon on Saturday, Dec. 20, 1924. Y. Envelopes should contain nothing but the compet- Titles will be judged by three members of Lire’s Editorial ing titles, typewritten or very nly written, using one Staff, and their decision will be final Titles may be original, or may be a quotation from some well- Known author, and should not ex- ceed twenty words each, Con- testants may send in more than one : but not more than ten in one nvelope. Should two or more persons abmit the title selected as best, second best, ete. cach will be rded the full amount of the prize tied for. The final award will be an- nounced as early as possible after the close of the contest (allow- ing for completion of the final reading). Checks will be sent side of paper only, with the name and address of the sender on each sheet. Answers which do not con- Rush! form to these requirements will THe Judges of Lure'’s Picture not be considered in the Contest. Title Contest are literally swamped h answers, emanating from every Safety known quarter of the world. Thousands ANK PRESIDENT: upon thousands of eager contestants are out for the prizes and their brain- children are arriving in truckloads, But the Judges, and the U. S. Post Office Department, are game to the core—and are willing to face the deluge that the final weeks of this contest will surely produce. So get your title in NOW— yourself the chance to offer a second guess. Where's the paper with combination to the vault? Casuter: Why—er—you'll find it outside, sir. Under the doormat HE outcome of the election was never in doubt. This was fortunate for the intelligentsia, who were thus free to devote their entire attention to cross- word puzzles, comicbooks.com