Life, 1925-04-23 · page 6 of 37
Life — April 23, 1925 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct humor pieces from an early 20th-century Life magazine issue: **"The Long-Legged Man"** (top cartoon) satirizes theater etiquette—specifically men wearing their legs extended into neighboring seats, annoying other patrons. **"No Use to Waste His Talents"** and **"His Creditors"** (middle section) appear to be brief humorous anecdotes about a character named Harold who wanted to be a novelist but lacked talent, and about someone from Borneo dealing with creditors via radio. **"The Barber Shop" cartoon** (bottom) depicts street children, with one adult telling a boy to be patient, remembering "you wuz a kid oncet yerself"—social commentary on class attitudes toward poor children. The overall page reflects Life's focus on genteel social satire mixed with working-class humor typical of the era.
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THE LONG-LEGGED MAN WHO FINALLY REB No Use to Waste His Talents “ HEN is Mildred going to an- nounce her engagement?” “I'm afraid not this year. You see, Harold was going to be a novelist and then he read in the paper that radio was discouraging reading, so he’s asked her to wait until he finds out whether there is anything in writing plays.” “HEY, YOU! LEAVE "DE KID BE. ED AT SHORT-MEASURE THEATRE SEATS His Creditors ELLOWS: There were dozens of persons at the train to see me off. Kear: Did you pay any of them? ORNEO has heard London, cight thousand miles distant, over the radio. The wild man of Borneo can now blame static for his condition. The Party Line “YOU can't say Prohibition ain't done some good, with th’ Widow Perkins marryin’ off three homely daughters th’ r, jest because she learned them grape wine. y went to th’ theay-tre in New York an’ th’ actors swore thet awful it reminded her to get Pete some liniment fer his rheumatics. “Cy Wentz must be doin’ right weil dairyin’. I see he's got two spare tires onto his flivver now. “Lizzie May Murphy is goin’ to th’ city fer her haircuts, account of last time she went to th’ Emporium Barber Shop, Ed Mayhew ast her if she wanted a shave, “Them artist-folk thet bought th’ Taylor place is queer. They're hevin’ thet lovely red barn painted white “They’s one good thing about livin’ in th’ country. You can share yer n bors’ sins without hevin’ to take part in them. “Ike Solomon worked thet hard to put out th’ fire in his store folks are sayin’ he must of been behind with his insurance payments.” James Kevin McGuinness. HAVE PATIENCE, MAN; REMEMBER YOU WUZ A KID ONCET YERSELF.” comicbooks.com