Life, 1925-02-26 · page 13 of 36
Life — February 26, 1925 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts **Luther Burbank**, the famous American horticulturist and plant breeder, confronting a gardening problem. He's shown as an elderly man with white hair holding a spade, facing wilted vegetables and an egg. The caption explains his dilemma: "He evolves the vegetable dinner bush, only to find that there is no place for the poached egg." This is satire of Burbank's celebrity status as a botanical innovator. The joke mocks the gap between scientific achievement and practical reality—Burbank could breed remarkable hybrid plants, but his creations don't solve the fundamental problems of actual meal preparation. It's a gentle ribbing suggesting that technological progress doesn't always translate to solving everyday human needs.
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More Honorable Mentions ACK of space prevents publication of further answers, al- EL though contributions from the following contestants received serious consideration by the Judges: James B, Garvin, 940 Abbott Street, Detroit, Mich.; Younc \ittsos, P.O. Box 617, Louisville, Ky.; F. 8. Mertan, 112 West 45th Street, New York City; Wittiam A. Tempce, 25 treet, Westboro, Mass.; J. B. Haxkts, Oakland City, . RR. Catuoon Witson, Greenwood, Miss.; AL- awz, Penn Albert Hotel, Greensburg, Pa.; L- J. . 512 St. Leger Ave., Akron, Ohio; Rotto E. Fay, College Ave., Berkeley, Cal.; H. J, Baxeer, Townsend, ; Rev. A. E. Crartensurc, Cynwyd, Pa.; Doris ron Hunt, 67 Madison Ave., Elizabeth, N. J. Prize Question No. 5 1S DEMOCRACY A SUCCESS? wers to this question must be received at this office not later than noon of March 7, 1925. See Con- ditions on page 29.) HIS week's question in Lire’s great Question Contest is one that every reader ought to be able to take in his —or her—stride. “Is Democracy a Success?” is a poser which you carry around in the back of your head all the tim: at you and Democracy are trying to get along together. Out of your daily contacts with it have come certain reactions, enough to supply you with all the material you could possibly want for an answer. You may be one of those who regard Democracy as a fut ‘xperiment, or you may look upon it as a grand and glorious opportunity. You are free here to state your case. Lire, as said before, plays no favorites, and welcomes your views, whatever they are, Five questions have now been asked and five more are to « You who are entering the Contest now are entering in time to be eligible for all the remaining weckly fif dollar awards and also for the major prizes aggregati $300 to be awarded at the close of the Contest. Lire wel- s you to the growing circle of Question enthusiasts. herewith. They will serve to demonstrate the trend e Contest thus far. The conditions governing the Contest will be found oi tove 29 of this issue. Be sure to read them carefully. For the best record throughout the Contest: FIRST PRIZE SECOND PRIZE....... oe THIRD PRIZE.. For the best answer to each individual question: WEEKLY PRIZE.........$50 «* LIFE + LUTHER BURBANK’S DILEMMA HE EVOLVES THE VEGETABLE DINNER BUSH, ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE IS NO PLACE FOR THE POACHED EGG The Little Gray Home in the West i was built from plans published in a Philadelphia wom- en's magazine. It was furnished by a mail-order house in Chicago. It is inhabited by a family from Des Moines. It has radio entertainment from broadcasting stations in New Yor! But the “imported liquor’ product. in the cellar is strictly a local H.W. T is reported that when a bomb recently wrecked the front of the San Francisco Court-House, the first words of Police Chief O'Brien were, “Thank God! I thought it might have been an carthquake.” The California Calendar [ Life preservers} Life lines! 9 (Continued on page 13) comicbooks.com