Life, 1925-02-05 · page 14 of 36
Life — February 5, 1925 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains several humorous pieces aimed at early 20th-century readers: **Top cartoon** by Harrison Cady depicts a crowded beach scene with anthropomorphic insects having a social gathering, satirizing human beach culture through animal characters. **"Call the Doctor"** section jokes about modern novels revealing private family matters once kept confidential—a commentary on changing social openness in literature. **License plate advertisement** humorously notes that if there were one automobile per U.S. person, the combined license plate number would be XL 113,493,720—satirizing America's rapid automobile proliferation. **Poetry and brief humor pieces** include jokes about domestic life (cooking times, morning schedules) and musical pedantry, reflecting typical *Life* magazine's lighthearted social observation. The overall tone targets urban, educated readers aware of contemporary social changes.
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a Marnrsen- Cavy ie SO First Bug: wuat's THIS? WHAT'S ALL THE TROUBLE ABOUT? Second Buy: WHY, THAT YOUNG WILLY FIREFLY WAS GIVE HE GETS OVERHEATED AND MEL’ Call the Doctor ARKE: Raker says his wife fainted when she saw that beautiful stenographer he had in his office Mrs, Parke: What became of the girl? “I hired her.” HE modern novel—Those facts about people that were formerly kept exclusively for the family physician THAT NEW LICENSE PLATE AF THERE WERE ONE AUTOMOBILE FOR EVERY PER- SON IN THE UNITED STATES A PAIR OF SKATES AND NOW WHEN HE GOES TO USE ’EM ALL THE PESKY ICE—BY HECK! To the Lady in the Gray Squirrel Coat | GAVE, my little life for her, because she liked my silky fur, I perished that Milady might be fair; Thought I, “My coat wrapped tight about will keep the winter's coldness out.” My furry warmth I gave for her to wear. But oh! 1 have so little use. Flung wide, she wears me swinging loose And never hides her jewels for my pain; In dainty shoes and silken hose Milady shivers in the snows, And dangling so, I know I died in vain. Olga Owens. RS. COMMUTER: A two-minute egg? I thought you insisted on three minutes. Mr. Commuter: I know, but I've decided to sleep longer in the mornings. THE peak of musical efficiency will have been reached when somebody finds a way to run rolls of perforated paper through a saxophone. comicbooks.com