Life, 1925-05-14 · page 8 of 40
Life — May 14, 1925 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page combines fishing-themed humor with nostalgic social commentary. "The Proverbial Fisherman" by Wayne G. Haisley presents fishing aphorisms ("It's better to have loved and lost than never to have been able to fish in peace"). The main cartoon shows two fishermen: a passerby asks "Caught anything?" and the fisherman replies he's just come down to "let the fish know I pulled through the winter"—a Depression-era joke about survival and modest expectations. The lower section, "A Few Recollections of the Distant Past," nostalgically catalogs now-closed New York establishments (hotels, restaurants, bars like the Waldorf, Lafayette, Delmonico's). This reflects early-20th-century urban sophistication lost to economic decline or Prohibition. The ship cartoon with "HOLD YOU UP" references weather delays—common maritime humor.
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- LIFE « The Proverbial Fisherman IS better to have loved and lost than never to have been able to fish in peace. eee Hold to the line, let the fish pull where they may. eee Faint heart ne'er won fair halibut. eee He leaves best who leaves last. eee Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old you'll know where to find him. eee It's an ill wind that gets caught in the reel. eee In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of angleworms. eee Leave me and the world is mine. eee A soft answer and a crisp bill turn away the game- warden. eee This little fisher went to market. Wayne G. Haistey. “SORRY TO HOLD YOU UP, CAP'N, OL’ BOY—BUT—ER—HOW'S THE WEATHER OUTSIDE?” Fisherman: Norr, 1 JUST COME DOWN TO LET THE FISH KNOW I PULLED THROUGH THE WINTER. A Few Recollections ot the Distant Past HE double Bronxes at the Holland House. ..the stingers at the Belmont...the silver fizzes at the Manhattan.. the ginger-ale highballs at the bar of the Buckingham. ..the Benedictine at the Lafayette...the seidels of Minchner at Lichow’s...the Navy Rainbows at Maxim’s...the Chateau Yquem at Mouq «.the Manhattan Cocktails at the Hotel Knickerbocker...the gin daisies at the Astor...the yellow chartreuse at the Brevoort...the Infuriators at the Beaux Arts...the pousse cafés at Rector’s...the Stone Fences at Churchill's...the milk punches at the Savoy. ..the Martinis at Sherry’s...the champagne cocktails at Del- monico’s...the Central Park Souths at the Plaza...the sherry flips at the Cadillac...the Clover Clubs at Bus- tanoby’s...the Jack Roses at Eberlin's...the beakers of stout at Dinty Moore’s...the Louis Réderer at Martin’s.. the mint juleps at the Casino...the kiimmel, with a dash of tabasco, at the Fifth Avenue...the Tom and Jerry at Shanley's...the Pilsener with scrambled eggs and Irish bacon at 5 a. . at Jack’s.... Cc. G. S. The Silver Lining MINENT PHYSICIAN: I regret to inform you that your golden voice is ruined! Prominent Vocatist: Then I will accept that vaudeville engagement they've been offering me for so long! comicbooks.com