Life, 1925-01-15 · page 6 of 36
Life — January 15, 1925 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This satirical column page features a central cartoon titled "The Skyscraper University." The illustration depicts a massive, multi-story building being constructed with a crane on top, labeled with the caption that they've "completed the first forty-two stories" and will now "proceed to lay the corner stone of our graduate school." The joke satirizes American educational expansion and priorities: universities are building enormous physical structures (skyscrapers) before establishing fundamental academic foundations. It mocks the era's emphasis on impressive buildings over educational substance—a common criticism of 1920s American institutional growth. The surrounding text contains brief satirical items about contemporary politics, Prohibition enforcement, and cultural debates, typical of Life magazine's format mixing visual and written humor about current events.
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VS comes from Colorado that Judge T. Brake Kexxepy has postponed trial of the Teapot Dome suit until March 9. As we remember it, Teapot Dome was that Chinese invented by Dr. Cook, who formula, game originated the “Every day in every way 1 am getting Frank Saitn, recently defeated as a British Labor candidate, has been beaten in election there for thirty-two. What price Bryan, JL The dry forces now sug: Government $50,000 for with the flaming words, “DON'T DRINK!—on the theory, we presume, that up-to- date advertising will succeed where the United States Constitution failed. JL Uncle Sam, being unable to en- every years. sta appropriation of posters inscribed methods force Prohibition, is now trying to “sell” it to the public aL Vicexte Brasco IpaXrz an- nounces that he will abandon literature in his campaign against ALroxso of Spain, This is carrying the no-r ty idea to its highest perfection. aL We imagine that King Atroxso secretly agrees with the InaSez argument that Spain should be a republic. He favor anything that might give him the chance to get back to Deau- ville. would JL 3.500 new i been added to the highways of the United States. America expects every motor- ist to do his duty. LL Our latest centenarian attributes his long life to “constructive thinking.” What we'd like to know is, docs this constructive More crossings ha than President: TWO STORIES, WE thinking help a man more with the ver- tical or horizontal squares? J Crossword puzzles are said to be re- placir Ii that is true, they may soon take the place of hananas on trains cards on steamers. A movement has started in London for Can similar the return of the old opera cape. no one be induced to start a THE SKYSCRAPER UNIVERSITY WILL NOW HAVING COMPLETED THE FIRST FORTY- PROCEED TO LAY THE CORNER STONE OF OUR GRADUATE SCHOOL, movement for the return of the bor- rowed umbrella? aL Bots, the bachelor King of Bulgaria, is about to be sent on a tour of the cap- itals of Europe in search of a queen Briefly, the instructions from his gov- ernment are, “Meet the wife.” JL According to figures lished, English is fast recently gaining Janguage—but not, we America. JL The continues as to whether or no Mr. Paut Wutteman’s rendition of jazz world's fear, in debate is music, which resembles some- what the academic ponderings of our great-grandfathers, who wondered if whisky drink. This, you will recall, seemed to have been settled by Mr. Votstreap, who decided it was a beverage, only to have it accepted universally as an ad- venture. was a LL An association has been formed to banish politics from City Hall. When this has been ac- complished, it will turn its at- tention to eliminating rain from the weather JL The 1924 Pollyanna prize was won at the cleventh hour by Sena Craupe Swanson of Virg who came through with a statement that the last presidential election was a clear indication that the people of the country were favorably in- clined towards the Democrats JL The question between this coun- try and Japan seems to be whether honesty or diplomacy is the best policy. Sensational news has been scarce of late, so Old Reliable Mother Nature, in response to popular demand, has arranged for next week a total eclipse of the sun. comicbooks.com