Life, 1925-04-23 · page 28 of 37
Life — April 23, 1925 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief humorous anecdotes and advertisements rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **"The Exile of Erin"** and **"A Close Resemblance"**: Short jokes about Irish immigrants, using stereotypical dialect ("Oi'm aginst"). These reflect early 20th-century American humor about Irish identity and assimilation. **Al Jolson anecdote**: A joke about a man who sells his dog for $100,000 to an oil tycoon, then refuses to loan $2,000 to an old friend whose wife needs surgery. The punchline reveals the payment was in "two $50,000 cats"—absurdist humor mocking wealthy oil magnates and the contrast between sudden wealth and human compassion. **Other brief jokes** comment on government/anarchy politics, doctor payments, and American justice. The page is largely **advertisements** for Maillard Confections and Raymond-Whitcomb cruise lines, indicating this is a general-interest satirical magazine mixing humor with commercial content.
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AT. NyLlv LBB Told by Al Jolson Two old friends who had not seen each other for a long time met on Broad way. After they had exchanged greet ings, one of them confided that things The Exile of Erin “What are Comrade?” your political sympathies, “Oi'm aginst the governmunt, dom it.” “But here there is no This is a complete anarchy.” “Thin Oi'm aginst the anarchy.” -Harvard Lampoon. government A Close Resemblance Mrs. O'Baies (fo caller): Faith, Norah, yez risimble yure mother that much Oi'd know yez wor her daughter if Oi'd never seen ayther av yez. —Boston Transcript “L yest paid the doctor another ten dollars on his bill.” “Oh, goody! two more payments and the baby’s ours.” Saturday Evening Post DUE WARNING —London Opinion. were breaking pretty well for him. “1 just sold my dog for $100,000," he added. “You don't mean to tell me you got $100,000 for a dog,” protested the other “Absolutely,” said the first one. “A rich oil man bought him and paid me on the spot.” His companion looked at him in amaze- ment for a moment and then said: “You can do me a great favor. I need $2,000 —my wife is in the hospital and an opera may save her life. If you got $100,000 for your dog, you can surely spare $2,000—especially to an old friend and for an operation.” “Sorry, old pal,” said the other, “but I can't do it.” “But [ thought you paid you for your dog “He did, but I can’t loan you $2,000. You see, he paid me with two $50,000 cats."—New York Evening World. tion id the oil man App perfect back-hand similes: “As unerring as American justice.” Toronto Telegram d every Thursday Ja and British simulraneou: Additional p to Canada, 80 cents Patent, Off $ countries in Postal Back numbers cannot be supplied at Rights ngs, Fetter From a schoolboy’s essay son survived Shakespeare in some re- Life’ (Columbus, O.). Sampo (at the explosion of a shell): lawdy, Hell done laid a egg! —Brown Jug. “Ben John The foreign trade supplied fr : : Breams, Buildings, London, adian distributor, ‘The Americar News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal,” Canada, No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ond -d envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or turn of unsolicited contributions Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. m Live's London Office, Rolls He é Reproduction of Hural Decoration in our Chicago Store Confections Si NEw YorK Line eon Madison, Avenue ces © OB Fac at 47% Street CHICAGO Michigan at Jackson IATA I Summer Vacation Plans? PERHAPS RAYMOND-WHITCOMB SUMMER CRUISES Luxurious—Comprehensive as as Sy) es MEDITERRANEAN (June 27) Completest Mediterranean route ever devised —30cities—13 countries—Rome, Venice, Gra- nada, Athens,Cairo,&c. 20,000-ton“Oronsay” —AIll rooms outside. 53 days to Cherbourg. $675 & up. MIDNIGHT SUN (June 30) 37 days from New York—Iceland, Norway’s Fjords, Sweden, Denmark, France. 20,000-ton “Franconia” (Cunard). $725 & up. ROUND the WORLD (Oct. 10) Most comprehensive world-cruise — Japan, China, Java, India, Egypt, also Australia, &c. —never cruised to before. Brand-new 20,000- ton Cunarder “Carinthia”. $2,000 & up. a A KrRaivk Booklets, ship-plans, &c. from Raymond & Whitcomb Co. Exec. Offices: Park & Beacon Sts., Boston New Yok Philadelphia Chicago aaa comicbooks.com