Life, 1925-05-28 · page 28 of 36
Life — May 28, 1925 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine (a satirical publication, not the later photo magazine) contains several elements: **Main Content:** Short humor pieces and satirical observations typical of the era—quips about novelists, tourists, and social complaints. "A Social Grievance" jokes about class tension ("one block wearing enough trousers for two human beings"). "This Ain't the Waldorf" is a longer humorous anecdote about a shabby hotel that ironically posts a sign comparing itself to the famous Waldorf-Astoria, deflating pretension through contrast. "The March of Science" mocks scientific progress, with a character dismissing atomic theory as lies. **Advertisements:** The page includes two ads—one for Arrow collars (marketed as stylish and comfortable) and Maillard Confections (candy and tea shops in New York and Chicago). **Overall:** This is primarily a humor/satire and advertising page typical of early 20th-century American magazines, mixing social commentary with commercial notices.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
: San SCISSORS s—; Aut NULLUS Please Hurry! , Salesman, {hate jo disturb Your calm that is greatly admired, But my flivver’s out there on the curl And the parking time's nearly expires —Washington Star. Criticism Two mef in London were discussing a certain novelist. “She's a wonderful writer,” said one. es,” replied the other; “the mystery to me is where she gets her marvelous lack of knowledge of life."—Boston Transcript. “Dox't throw banana edge of the Grand Canyon,” said a ranger to a careless tourist. “You want somebody to slip and fall three miles? ‘cuEes —Lonisville Courier-Journal. 50 peelings on the svcit WEARING Notuine is as old as last year’s song Ak hit nor as perennially new as one about twenty-five years old.—Detroit News. panei . alk A SOCIAL GRIEVANCE YARE, THAT'S WOT MAKES UNREST — ONE ENovGH "UMAN BeiNes !"* This Ain't the Waldorf A friend of mine tells a story about a hotel of an honesty so épatant that the tale deserves being recorded in print, even though a few of the more travelet of my readers may have heard it. Dirty and at outs with the world after three hours in a cindery day coach, the voyager reached this squalid inn about dusk, Bidden by the slatternly proprictor to find a room at the head of the stairs, my friend entered a chamber with pecling plaster and rugless floor, furnished only with a washstand bearing a cracked bow! and a bed draped by a single filthy blanket Indignantly he started downstairs to remonstrate. Then his eye fell on this notice scrawled on a bit of paper tackul to his door: Tits Aix tine Watoorr-Astorta, tr Tr Was Ir Wovtox’r ae Here . Morcax, iy You Was You 5 itrar. We Kwow Tuts Horet, 1s on te Bex— Wait, How Avour Youssecr? Gregory Mason, in American Mercur The March of Science Tue Vicar’s Davcuter: What did you think of the lecture on the atom last night, Ben? Bex: Never heerd sech a parcel lies in my born days—Punch, BLOKE TROUSERS FER Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. Patent. Office. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to forcign countries in the Postal, Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back numbers cannot be supplied The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights Great Britain apply re, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E, C., The foreign trade supplied from Lire’s London. Office, Rolls House, Breams, Buildings, L tt E. C. Canadian distributor, ‘The American News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal,’ Canada. No contributions wilt Be returned unless accompanied by stomped end addressed envelope. Lire docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or nom-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be effected, In THE GUARDS ARROW Cv presents an unusual Sood ee) COLLAR L ts the neck and the knot pepe hisa lar that possesses to an unusua I degree fea tures aes style and comfort. 70)‘ each Reproduction of Mural Decoration in our Chicago Store Confections NEW YorRK dygeheon Madison, Avenue ==JSCA a= ‘Street CHICAGO Alichigan et Jackson comicbooks.com