Life, 1925-02-19 · page 14 of 37
Life — February 19, 1925 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine humor: **"The Nuisance Eternal"** mocks Mammy songs and vaudeville performers, expressing distaste for popular entertainment of the era. **"Reflections of a Mother-in-Law"** presents domestic comedy about a woman named Minnie whose son Harold has brought her home for vacation. She complains about his salary and plans to visit cooler climates. **"Natural Query" and "Prevention and Cure"** are brief joke exchanges—one about jeweler pricing, another about suburban living and children's health. The largest cartoon depicts a real estate agent showing a property to potential buyers, with the realtor boasting that General George Washington once spent a sleepless night there—a humorous appeal to historical prestige as a selling point for an ordinary house.
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Husband: you KNOW, I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME GYPSY IN MY BLOOD. Wife: Husband: 1M BEG: Natural Query USTOMER: What is your price per gross on engagement rings? Who esate Jeweter: Are you going to open a store or are you a movie actor? WHY DO YOU THINK THAT? NING TO UNDERSTAND TIME-TABLES. Prevention and Cure EOPLE move out into the sub- urbs because it's so good for the children’s health, and they move back into town because they have to be near a good doctor for the children. The Nuisance Eternal 'HE sound of Mammy songs I hate That vaudeville singers caterwaul SO; And my great-great-great-great-great- great- Great-grandchild, I suspect, will also, Reflections of a Mother-in-Law “MESNIE an’ Harold got back from their winter vacation to-day, all fagged out an’ ready for a good, long rest. Minnie says she never worked harder in her life havin’ a good time an’ sometimes she wishes Harold wasn’t makin’ such a large salary so there wouldn't be so much to spend. “She's a shadder of her former self but I can tell she can hardly wait for summer to come so she'll have an excuse to go ’way again. Harold says it really ain't as cold in the South in the winter-time as he thought it was He says he's a little bit tuckered just now but give him a coupla months an’ he'll be ready to go North for the summer, some place where it's good McC. H. {I ue The Realtor: BUT, MY DEAR SIR, DO YOU REALIZE THE HISTORICAL DISTINCTION OF THIS MATCHLESS PROPERTY? GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON—THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY—ONCE SPENT A SLEEPLESS NIGHT IN THIS HOUSE! comicbooks.com