Life, 1925-03-19 · page 28 of 36
Life — March 19, 1925 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humorous anecdotes typical of Life's satirical format, plus advertisements. **Key Content:** The cartoons and jokes mock social pretension and human foibles. "The Shibboleth" ridicules affected speech patterns. "Anxiety" depicts a boy asking his mother for money at a pastry shop—satirizing parental indulgence. "His Busy Day" humorously shows how a schoolboy's casual letter to a car manufacturer results in an expensive sales visit, only to be interrupted by French lessons. "The Considerate Husband" darkly jokes that a man delays bankruptcy filing until after his wife's birthday, presenting financial ruin as a "gift." These jokes rely on class-based humor (servants, wealthy families, businessmen) and domestic situations common to early 20th-century middle-class readership. **Advertisements:** The page features Wetzel tailors and Raymond-Whitcomb luxury cruise lines—targeting affluent readers. The overall tone reflects Life's role as satirical commentary on contemporary manners and society.
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mE Wee) His Busy Day Vg PMT Jessen), AV \ Ae A small boy at a very expensive school YN oe had a mania for collecting trade cata- OLS3. 8,84: At &3 ‘ Z logues and wrote to the makers of a famous type of car, using a piece of the Out of the Mouth— school notepaper. The makers, scenting 3 ee business, replied by dispatching one of their super-salesmen with a £2,000 car, which drew up one morning at the school’s front door. nT see Mr. 2" inquired the very aristocratic salesman. “LM just inquire, sir,” replied the maid, and presently came back with the mes. 5 i sage: “Will you kindly step inside, sir, The Shibboleth “eet A. a ; and wait? Master is just having Diver: How about a little service , AN ~ his French lesson!” ere? Sh ——— —Passing Show (london). Waitre: Phwat d'ye think this is, the ANXIETY Rotary Club? —Harvard Lampoon. Little Boy (entering pastry shop The Considerate Husband — ith his mother): MAMA, ARE YOU Business Man (to partner): Look MOU! HAVE, BNORCH: MONEE here, let's wait till the twenty-third to go eT ep: into bankruptcy. It's my wife's birthday “Iq the newspapers.” he Rive) (Paris). —and I really don’t see any other way of surprising her this year. Wire (cataloguing maid’s misdeeds) : —Klods-Hans (Copenhagen). And to-day she admitted she dropped Amexicay dentists are said to be the Baby ! “Guosts will not answer unless sum- best in the world, Some one went to Hvstaxp: Very honest of her, my moned,” says a psychical note. It means great pains to find that out. dear. She might have said he came to that they never spook until they are —Detroit News. pieces in her hand.—Punch, spoken to.—London Daily N are bright moments in the life Imaster. At a recent examina- tion in General Knowledge a pupil de- fined a volcano as follows: “A mountain with a hole in the top, and if you look down the hole you can see the creator smoking.”"—London Morning Post. “Waren does the early robin appear first —Lo: ille Courier-Journal. Li s published every Thursday. simultaneously in the United ates The foreig trade spate. from Lire’s London Office, Rolls Hous Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. | Title registered in U. Breams Buildings, London, E. C. Canadian distributor, "The American Vatent Office, $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to forcign News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Streety ‘Montreal,’ Canada. untries in the Postal Un: $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Back No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ond bers cannot be supplied. oddressed envelope, Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or The text ond illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights "ow-return of unsolicited contributions. . . in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breoms Buildings, Fetter Notice of chenge of address should reach this office two weeks prior Lane, London, L ¢ . England, to the date of issue to be affe ine RAYMOND-WHITCOMB SUMMER CRUISES Luxurious—Comprchensive Evtablished 1876 Rand 6 Es Rae oe MEDITERRANEAN (June 27) Completest Mediterranean route ever devised — —30 cities—13 countries—Rome, Venice, Gra- nada, Athens,Cairo,&c. 20,000-ton“Oronsay” —Ali rooms outside. 53 days to Cherbourg. ETZEL are tai- im | $675 & up. lors for men de- MIDNIGHT SUN (June 30) siring to be groomed 37 days from New York—Iceland, Norway’s varrecily’ in .every ‘de Fjords, Sweden, Denmark, France. '20,000-ton correctly in every de- | “Franconia” (Cunard). $725 & up. tail—it has ever been heir privilege to serve: ROUND the WORLD (Oct. 10) their Privilege to serve a Most comprehensive world-cruise — Japan, distinguished clientele. China, Java, India, Egypt, also Australia, &c. —never cruised to before. Brand-new 20,000- ton Cunarder “Carinthia”. $2,000 & up. ES, es iON ai YA) Booklets, ship-plans, &c. from Raymond & Whitcomb Co. Exec. Offices: Park & Beacon Sts., Boston Philadelphia Les ASK Comrment, By WETZEL, comicbooks.com