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This page from Life magazine contains several humorous anecdotes and jokes typical of early 20th-century satirical humor: **"The Princess of the Air"**: A compliment to the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova—a child, after seeing her perform, writes a fairy tale beginning "There was once a feather named Pavlowa," cleverly comparing the dancer's ethereal lightness to a feather. **"Saving the Ceiling"**: A joke about noisy neighbors upstairs, wishing they'd exchange their "pygmy elephant" (loud person) for an actual small zoo elephant. **The cartoon** shows a man being confronted about repeatedly playing a flute/pipe despite being told to stop, with a Berlin publication's caption noting the irony that "the acoustics are fine"—implying the neighbor can hear perfectly well and continues anyway. **"One Up"** and **"The Sense of the Meeting"**: Period humor involving dialect and social satire. The page is primarily **advertising** for Brooks Brothers clothing and Foot-Joy shoes, with Life's masthead and subscription information at bottom.

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The Princess of the Air This is said to be the neatest compli- ment on record. The day after she had been taken to see Pavlowa, Ethel sat busy with pencil and paper. “I am writ- ing a fairy story about Pavlowa,” she told her mother. “And how does it start?” “Like this—There was once a feather named Pavlowa., .’!" —Saturday Night (Los Angeles), Saving the Ceiling The full-grown pygmy elephant refused by the Zoo is only between three and four feet high. We wish the people in the flat upstairs would exchange their present one for it.—Punch, “I srr no excuse for Sunday golf.” “Well, it keeps people from reading the Sunday newspapers.”—Boston Transcript. “DIDN'T 1 TELL YOU YESTERDAY NOT TO ) g? WHY ARE YOU BACK AGAIN? Q. THR ACOUSTICS ARE FINE.” A —Der Brummer (Berlin). Lire is what you make. —Denver Parra PLAY 1 * WELL Lire, is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, a and British Possessions, Title registered in. U. Patent, Offices $5.00 9 year in advance, Additional pestage to forcisn countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Back numbers cannot be supplied. The text and illustra in Great Britain epply Lane, London, LE. C., ns in Live ore copyrighted. For Reprint Rights to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, F¢tter One Up There were two jolly cobblers living in the same village, one on each side of the street, and mighty jealous of each other. One was a bit of a scholar, and proud of it. The other knew nothing but his own trade. One day the scholar thought it was time he made a bid to get more trade than his rival. So he put up a board, and on it was written in a goo round hand: “Mens Sana In Corpore Sano.” But the other fellow was not to be so easily beaten. He, too, put up a boar, and on it was written in a wobbly, rather abominable hand: “Men's and Women’s Sana In Corpore Sano.” —London Daily Express, The Sense of the Meeting “Look-a-heah, black bo: f you takes my girl out again I'll shoot you full-a- holes.” “Brothah, Ah hopes yott does.” —California Petican Add Howlers From a recent school examination: What did Wolfe do at Quebce? The wicked beast made war on Little Red Riding-Hood.— Tit -Bits. The foreign trade supplied. from Tre’s London Ofice, Rolls Mouse, Breams Buildings, London, E. C, Canadian distributor, The Am: News Company, Ltd,, 386-388 St, James Street, Montreal,’ Canada. No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ond otdressed envelope, Live docs not hold itself responsible for the lost or non-return of unsolicited contributions, Notice of chonge of eddress should reach this ofce two weebs prior to the date of issue to be affected, [Ras cisnen 10% Biche beathery 5¢LOTHINGS Gentlemens Furnishing Govds, MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET NEW YORK Clothes for Tennis and Golf Luggage We have just issued a colored map of part of New York City which will be sent to any one mentioning Lirr: BOSTON PALM BEACH NEWPORT LITTLE BUILDING PLAZA BUILDING AUORAIN BUILOING Tarmont con. Bovisven County Rese 220 Beuswe Avenve Ask about FOOT-JOY FEATURES —the greatest accomplishment in shoe construction, we believe, of the century. An exterior possessing Rolls Royce yce luxury and style and grace, an interior so flectly foot supporting that foot ills will never ippen—in a word, Foot-Joy. And the price is surprisingly low. Send for booklet “What Shoes to Wear” FIELD & FLINT CO., BROCKTON, MASS. CATALOGUE ON REQUEST Also makers of famous Qnalomif shoes for men comicbooks.com