Life, 1925-03-12 · page 37 of 40
Life — March 12, 1925 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This page from Life magazine contains satirical pieces mocking American cultural phenomena and absurdities: **"See America First"** is a parody of travel poetry, humorously claiming the author has never visited Ireland but has somehow "seen the whole police force" of various American cities—a jab at widespread police corruption or incompetence in early 20th-century urban America. **"A Guide to Americanisms"** satirizes misattributions to Shakespeare, fabricating an absurd story about a four-month-old "William Shakespeare" performing in a stage adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin. This mocks Americans' tendency to misquote or misattribute famous figures. **"Inexplicable Phenomena"** lists items as mysterious oddities: Aurora Borealis, an Irish Rose (likely referencing a popular song), the Congressional Record, and **Peggy Hopkins Joyce**—a famous actress/socialite of the era known for multiple marriages and scandals, implying her existence was as mysterious or inexplicable as natural phenomena. The M. Corot anecdote plays on the phrase "hot sketch" as a pun about accidentally burning artwork. The page is largely satirical humor rather than political commentary.
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See America First (With Apologies to Gelett Burgess 'n’ ‘verybody) I've never been in Ireland, I never hope to be there; But this I'll tell you anyhow: I've seen the whole police force of (in- sert name of your cit 0. C. A Guide to Americanisms \Wittram SHAKEsPeARE, the popular right, started his career on the at the age of four months, he appeared as the infant of the y slave in the Elizabethan ver- “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” the premiére, while he and his irdian were on the ice in the mid- of the river, he interrupted the of the play to exclaim: adam, I am not afraid, for it is Ml known that the bloodhound never cks its human prey.” Act your age, kid, act your age,” was the prompter’s admonitios The dread Pyorrhea | begins with bleeding eums | UST as the/ strength of a| building is depend- | ‘entupon its founda- © What a whale of a difference Just a few cents make Loosening of teeth is a direct result. And tonsils—or ca other ailments . Pyorrhea attacks Although the Immortal Bard was Inexplicable Phenomena fouroutettice! never known to offend again, the phrase has been bandied from mouth to mouth to this very day. eee Tue Aurora Borealis. Irish Rose. The Congressional Record. Peggy Hopkins Joyce. The late M. Corot was in his youth Los Angeles. close to the brink of destitution. As it was necessa! in order to live, that he sell his pictures as soon as possible after completing them, he formed the habit of drying the pigments over the gas burner in his humble room in the Hotel de Ville. One day, his attention being diverted to other matters, he held the canvas too long, with the result that his fin- gers were badly scorched. “That's a hot sketch!” he screamed, dropping the masterpiece. Posterity has not overlooked the ejaculation, you may be sure, FIRST-CLASS GUNNE MATE T. B. —Stanford Chaparral, sistently. Italso screntifical the teeth—k Formate of BJ. Perban, D.D.S. 800 6th Ave.,N. ¥. Forkan's, Ltd. Montreal comicbooks.com