Life, 1925-01-08 · page 30 of 37
Life — January 8, 1925 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humor content**, not political satire. The main elements are: **The Large Cartoon (left):** Illustrates the "Suspicions Confirmed" anecdote below it—a humorous story about a government engraver who pays his hotel bill with newly-printed twenty-dollar bills. The hotel clerk, unfamiliar with this new currency design, refuses it and calls the house detective, suspecting fraud. The joke plays on public unfamiliarity with fresh currency designs and the clerk's suspicion that the engraver is passing counterfeit money—ironically, he's the one who actually made them. **The Rest:** Consists of brief humorous anecdotes clipped from various newspapers and magazines, covering everyday absurdities (a fire engine being sold before use, social disappointments, aging witnesses, movie theater timing). These are gentle, domestic humor pieces typical of the era. **Advertising:** United Fruit Company's "Great White Fleet" cruise ships and other commercial advertisements fill the remaining space. No significant political commentary is present on this page.
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‘O CRUISES to the West Indies— or elsewhere—offer so much in shore excursions, hotel accommoda- tions and genuine hospitable treat- ment, afloat and ashore, as those of the Great White Fleet. On these magnificent steamships, specially built for tropical travel, every passenger is a guest, with all the consideration and privileges ac- corded honored guests. Food, service and amusements — which means everything from auto trips to.deck sports—are of the un- varying high quality which has made Great White Fleet cruises known the world over as the final word in luxu- rious travel. Remember that the United Fruit Company carries only first class pas- sengers on all its ships, and this un- varying policy makes easier the well established rule that every passenger is a guest. —and the fact that we do not send out casual cruises to the Tropics aids us in maintaining our wonderful serv- ice, for twice a week, every week in the year, Great White Fleet ships sail from New York and New Orleans, You can enjoy our cruises in June or December, or in any month of the year, for there is always a Great White Fleet ship to bear you southward. ‘Weis fot ous new Uhumrated booklet “Caribe bog Crvies” fag bat the enchntneny Greet Wie Finer chines Address Passenger Department UNITED FRUIT COMPANY Room 1634, 17 Battery Place, N.Y. General Offices, 1 Federal St., Boston, Mass. LIFE OUR F LISH 'T! 0 °0 CON - ARIES lA = — Suspicions Confirmed The story is told of an engraver in the Government printing shops at Washing- ton who, at the time the first twenty- dollar yellowback gold certificates were issued, received his salary these new hills and decided to take a short trip to New York. When paying his hotel bill in New York he handed the clerk one of the yellowbacks, whereupon the clerk turned it over several times, then refused as politely as he could to accept it, saying that he had never seen such a bill and thought it of no value. “Why!” said the engraver. “Of course it's good, I made it myself just last week.” “That's what I thought,” returned the clerk as he rang for the house detective. —Forbes. The Perfect Paragraph After a long day of disappointments, drudgery and petty irritations, we came across the following in a West Country weekly paper: “The ringing of the fire-bell at D. brought the members of the fire brigade to the marketplace in about three mi utes, but the alarm useless. inas much as the fire engine was sold some time ago.” —London Daily } Out of It “It’s too provoking! Valentina is in Switzerland; Clarice is at the Springs; Nancy is in the Pyrenees, and here I am left all alone.” “Are you so fond of going around to different places?” “No. But it’s ridiculous to be no where !"—Sans-Gene (Paris). stomachic, meets every require tonie. ple by mill, 25 cts. In stamps, C, W, Abbott & Co., Baltimore, M In a London Court Macistrate: You are forty years of age, you say? Femate Witness Yes, alas! One gets older every day. And yet (heaving a sigh) I was young once. Ah, your lordship, you would hardly believe how young I was.—Boston Transcript. Eternity in an Hour Movie Atrexpaxt: Madam, take this opportunity to see “Love Eternal.” Lapy: But I have only an hour to spare. M. A.: Well, it won't last much longer than that—Klods-Hans (Copenhagen). “How d’ja lose your hair?” “Worry.” “What d’ja worry about?” “Losin’ my hair."”—Amherst Lord Jef. Love, a cough, smoke, and money can- not long be hid.—Eve (London). “OUhe Cascades” as new Golf Course ~at Virginig$ Hot Spang “The Cascades’—in a magnificent natural set- ting near the famous Homestead Hotel —is indeed the last word in golf course architecture. The HOMESTEAD Christian S.Andersen, Resident Mgr. Hot Springs Virginia Special Winter Rates on Request Analytical People who talk of wine and beer as alcohol might just as well invite their aunts to visit them at four o'clock for a cup of tannin. London Daily Express. GERMAN ARMY OFFICERS’ FIELD GLASSES Brand New 8 Power $9.85 Postpaid Genuine German W HENDERSON BROTHERS Largest importers of feld glasses tn America 95-97 Federal Street Boston, Mass. comicbooks.com