Life, 1925-06-25 · page 28 of 37
Life — June 25, 1925 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and humor reprints** rather than original satirical cartoons. The main visual element is a W.N. Grove cartoon showing a child in bed, illustrating a French joke about bedtime ("it's almost time for my train and they haven't come and woken me up yet"). The text consists of humorous anecdotes reprinted from other publications (Detroit News, Harvard Lampoon, Punch, etc.), poking fun at: - **Academic dishonesty** (cheating at university) - **Parental drinking** (a child's innocent response to gin) - **Child innocence** (prayer requests, misunderstandings) - **Tax evasion** (rats destroying income tax notices) - **Censorship** (how banned books circulate anyway) - **Age and modernity** (a 116-year-old Spaniard avoiding cars) The advertisements promote **Maillard Confections** and **Van Heusen collars**, typical period merchandise. The page reflects early-20th-century Life magazine's format: light satire on domestic life, bureaucracy, and social customs, assembled from various humor sources rather than featuring distinctive political commentary.
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The Honor System A freshman at the University of Michigan has been suspended for cheat- ing on a rhetoric theme. We used to do that in every third theme by slipping in an idea of our own, but we were never caught at it—Detroit News. Quite Right, Too “What would you say, my little boy, if your father came home after drinking three or four bottles of horrid gin?” “I'd say it was wonderful!” —Harvard Lampoon. Bareara (saying her prayers): And Lless Daddy and Mummy and make them happy—if they're not too old for that sort of thing.—Sketch (London). Two hundred income tax demand notes were destroyed recently by a pair of rats. We could get fond of a couple like that.—Punch. —Le Ruy Blas (Paris). Revived This is an authentic essay: “The King was displeased with Daniel so he put him in a cage where there were a lot of lions, The next morning the King went to the top of the den and called out, ‘Hello, Daniel, what sort of a night have you had?’ ‘Oh, not so bad, your Majesty,’ replied Daniel, ‘but do you know that this place is simpiy infested with lions?” ‘Lions?’ said the King, pre- tending to be surprised. ‘Well, all I can say is you must have brought them with you!""—Bystander (London). No Discouragement “Since they have thrown your literary impropricties off the news-stands, how a you going to get them before the pul lie?” “That's casy. I'll have tized."—IWashington Star. * A Green Old Age A man in Spain, aged 116 years, has never seen a motor car. That's why. —Passing Show (London) em dra EB ror MY COME AND i “Waar is a judge's bench?” “A time table.”—Colgate Banter. Live is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. ‘Title registered in Patent Office. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to fo countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. numbers cannot be supplied. States, Back _ The text and illustrations in Lire ore copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Live, Kolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E, C., England, The foreign trade supplied from Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams, Buildings, London, E, Canadian distributor, ‘The American News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal,’ Canada, No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ont eddressed envelope. Live docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two w to the date of issue to be affected. Reproduction of Mural Decoration in our Chicago Store Confections hi NEw YorRK figs eon Madison Avenue mn TOD emis at 47% Street Michigan et Jackson CHICAGO THE ff] COOL Van iUro For Smart Summer Comfort The Youngest Van Heusen, a new low collar with longer points, Like all Van Heusens, it will not wilt, because it is made in one multi-ply piece. No irritating bands. 12 VAN HEUSEN STYLES, §50CENTS EACH VAN HEUSEN the Worlds, finartest COLLAR, Piistips Jones. (ey Tork mS gu comicbooks.com