Life, 1925-01-01 · page 29 of 37
Life — January 1, 1925 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine (date unclear from image) contains satirical humor typical of early 20th-century American comedy: **"My Daily Doesn't"** is a parody of the nursery rhyme "Ten Little Indians," humorously documenting the failure of exercise regimens. Each stanza describes attempting increasingly desperate physical exercises, with each one backfiring—causing injury, exhaustion, or failure—until none remain. The satire mocks both the fitness fad and people's inability to maintain discipline. **"Evolution"** presents a brief joke about evolutionary theory. Primordial protoplasms attend a Rotary Club luncheon where a speaker advocates evolution, suggesting future descendants might develop into apes. A conservative cell interjects with dark humor: even if humans evolved from these creatures, future monkeys would be "too proud" to acknowledge the kinship. This satirizes both overzealous evolutionists and working-class dignity. The right side features *Wrigley's* chewing gum advertisements emphasizing dental and digestive benefits—typical 1920s health-marketing claims.
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Next Week the AUTOMOBILE NUMBER EDICATED to the drivers who like to step [ce the gas and the pedestrians who like to be ped on. ver by F. G. Cooper; pictures by Rube < oldbere: Percy L. Crosby, Strothmann, Victor C. Anderson, Ellison Hoover, Albert Levering, Farr, O. F. Howard, C. Forbell and Don Herold. Articles and verse y Robert Benchley, Baird Leonard, Tip Biiss, Berton Braley, Bertram Bloch, H. W. Hanemann and many others. It will be one of the best. cee Don’t miss this number. ‘OU will notice the reappearance of the LIFE LINE page in this issue. LIFE LINES will be atinued as a regular department and will serve a distinctive commentary on the news of the day. (he Editors are anxious to receive LIFE LINES from cir contributors. Brevity is desirable but not solutely essential. You may be as funny as you ke, of as serious, or as sarcastic, or as prejudiced. as impartial, eee Te DIXIE NUMBER will be out on January 15, with a cover by Rea Irvin, and a rilliant array of talent inside. the DIXIE NUMBER will consider the Mammy Song. the Old South, the mint julep and the boys girls at Miami and Palm Beach who are fer- tly praying for cold weather up North. NCIDENTALLY, the winners of LIFE’S recent Picture Title Contest will be announced in the DIXIE NUMBER. N January 22. the BOOBS’ NUMBER will be given to the world, and will be celebrated y all loyal boobs (of which there are some one hundred and ten millions in the United States alone). John Held, Jr., has done a striking cover for this odd number; and Rube Goldberg, patron saint of all boobs, will be represented. TMBERe contest highly aoe in its conception and univ in its appeal. Thirteen cash prizes will be given. Watch for this. eee 'ONTRARY to our usual custom, we have omitted the coupon from this announcement— a flagrant breach of editorial etiquette. If you must subscribe, you will find coupons in other comers of this issuc, (2 : LIFE - My Daily Doesn't Tweve little exercises lifting me to heaven ; One was like the other place, and then there were eleven. ven little exercises good for feeble men; One made me feebler still, and then there were ten. Ten little exercises of a sage design; One gave me rheumatiz, and then there were nine, Nine little exercises making me stand straight ; 1 toppled over backward, and then there were cight. Eight little exercises raising me like leaven ; One laid me low awhile, and then there were seven, yen little exercises putting in best One was too strenuous, and then there were six. Six little exercises keeping me alive; One made me feel half-dead, and then there were five. Five little exercises lying on the floor; One floored me totally, and then there were four. Four little exercises smart as smart could be; One smarted me too much, and then there were three. Three little through ; One got me in the back, and then there were two. exercises easy to get Two little exercises hopefully begun; One almost ended me, and then there was one, One little exercise very quickly done: Didn't really seem worth while; then there was none. AOR. W. Evolution Tur primordial protoplasms were holding a Rotary luncheon. The speaker of the occasion, a somewhat visionary enthusiast, said: “Ladies and gentlemen (for we are both, I trust), we must evolve. In future ages some of our descendants may possibly develop into apes.” At this point a conservative old cell interrupted with: “Yeah, and like as not, some of them monkeys will be too proud to claim kin with us.” Wrigleys isas beneficial asit{s pleasant and lasting. lar use of it will aid the teeth.appetite anddigestion. Itcleanses the tecth removing food particles that cause decay. Good gum is good for you - doctors and dentists affirm this, the children have Wri Sietary ecko rig? Eat wisely.chew your food well and use Wrigley5- after every meal, You will note a marked improve: ment in your health and spirits, 9 Smiles come easier. breath is sweeter, the world is brighter with Wrigleys F3l ‘after every meal"~ the flavor lasts ! MBS. WRIGLEY | JUICY FRUIT comicbooks.com