Life, 1925-02-19 · page 5 of 37
Life — February 19, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct pieces of satire: 1. **"The Prince of Liars"** (left column): A philosophical commentary by Cyril B. Egan about truth-telling. It proposes George Washington as an exemplar of truth-telling, contrasting him with a "Truthful Liar" who broadcasts falsehoods widely. The piece advocates teaching children about Washington's honesty rather than lies. 2. **"Ode to Orchestra Conductors"** (top right): A humorous poem mocking modern classical music conductors, referencing composers like Prokofiev and Stravinsky, with a witty complaint about modernist compositions. 3. **Car Salesman Cartoon** (bottom): A sketch showing a salesman offering free initials on a car's upholstery, with the customer's sharp retort that the real cost is the "upkeep"—satirizing hidden expenses in automobile purchases.
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The Prince of Liars FTER close investigation of the cherry-tree incident, we find to ir sorrow that it is utterly without lation. Being without foundation, of course t must be a lie. Then the man‘who told it must have na liar. But the man who told this monumen- 1 lie told it in the cause of Truth, He loved Truth so much, he was ven willing to sacrifice his dearest iple that it might be broadcast re widely, He, then, instead of George Wash- gton, should be exalted as the Truth’s catest defender. Let us, therefore, George ashington’s Birthday better than ever ly telling our children about the Truth- lest. Liar, who told a lie about er-1-Can-Not-Tell-a-Lie, that little start children might lie never any more! Cyril B. Egan. PICTURE OF A MAN TRYING TO WHISTLE SOME OF THIS MODERN MUSIC Ode to Orchestra Conductors (Inspired by @ Program of Modern Music) OU give Prokofieff and Gliére; Stravinsky you're providin’ ; You play whole lists of modernists, But— Where's my sweetie, Haydn? Baron Ireland. Bedtime Story NCE there was a man who was an ordinary clerk at fourteen dollars a week, “There is no friends, “why any man should be such a failure to-day.” at their suggestion he went to a ycho: yst, took a course in person- ality development, subscribed for the American Magazi 1 Success, fol- lowed Bernarr M Iden’s health rules, and ate three cakes of yeast daily. That man is now making fourteen dollars every week. B. B. reason,” said his Salesman: IF YOU TAKE THIS CAR, MADAM, WE WILL PUT YOUR INITIALS ON ABSOLUTELY FREE. It’s NOT THE INITIAL COST, IT’S THE UPKEEP. Customer: comicbooks.com