Life, 1925-07-02 · page 38 of 47
Life — July 2, 1925 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains several short humorous items typical of early 20th-century American satire: **"Gates No Longer Ajar"** mocks overzealous Christian evangelism—a Kansas farmer complains that baptizing neighbors keep leaving his gates open, letting cattle escape. The joke: saving souls costs him money. **The telephone exchange joke** plays on deaf applicants being hired because they have a built-in excuse for not answering calls. **"Cap, Cin I Have a Berth?"** depicts a vagrant complaining he can't sleep on sick men anymore because they recover and won't tolerate it—dark humor about poverty and homelessness. Other brief items satirize modern dating economics, Scottish stinginess, and telephone-era social changes. The page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** for *Life* magazine itself, emphasizing humor as intellectual entertainment. The Brooks Brothers ad and subscription offer dominate the layout, making this largely a commercial page rather than substantive editorial content.
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