Life, 1925-07-02 · page 40 of 47
Life — July 2, 1925 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This Life magazine page combines satirical humor with period advertising. The main cartoon depicts a wealthy businessman's daughter who receives an elaborate dollhouse replica of her family home. The joke: rather than playing with it, she rents it out to a friend for two pounds weekly—satirizing both child precocity and the business mentality of the "rich vulgarian" father. The humor relies on ironic role-reversal: the child adopts her father's capitalist mindset, treating the luxury gift as investment property. Other brief humor pieces mock alcoholism ("Dipsomaniac" fable), romantic sentimentality (man swearing by his salary instead of love), and social pretense. These reflect common early-20th-century satirical targets. The advertisements—for Dunlop golf balls, shaving cream, and Apollinaris water—target affluent male readers, reinforcing the magazine's audience.
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LIFE 25th St. at 12th Ave How much luck ina “hole-in-one’’? IERHAPS. at this very moment, another Dunlop is speeding from the tee to that marvel of marvels—a “hole-in-one.” How much luck? Plenty, we should say. But, added to that luck is Dun- lop’s greater distance, and Dunlop's steadier, truer flight. very time an- other golfer reports a “hole-in-one” with a Dunlop—it doesn’t mean that Dunlop golf balls are made to perform feats of magic. It does mean that good golf is built into every Dunlop ball. This is the trophy-case, dent to a recent, Dunlop “hole-in-one golfer Handsome trophy FREE (Ask your “‘pro”’) If you make a “hole-in-one” with a Dunlop, the professional at your club will get you a special Dunlop trophy- case for the lucky ball. All he has to do, is to send your ball to Dunlop. with a letter giving your name and the day of the event DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CO. Golf Ball Department New York | delighttul toate and palatable. CONTEMPORARIES Pa a Big Business A rich vulgarian gave his little daugh- ter on her birthday a large doll’s house which was an exact replica of their home. Everything, down to the smallest detail, was reproduced. One day this vulgarian, fresh from some new business deal, met his little daughter in the park, attended by a dozen or so of her nurs “How did you like the doll’s house? he asked. “Beautiful, Daddy,” she answered, “but it was so very big. So I've let it fur- nished to Betty for two pounds a week.” Then did that father pass on his way with tears of pride and joy coursing down his cheeks. —London Daily Express. Glass Ginger Ale with tablespoonful Abbott's Bitters ‘Sample Bitters by mall W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md 25'cis. In swamps. Ce Fable from the Dipsomaniac Every day John put a little pebble in the enormous receptacle which served him as a drinking glass. “Thus,” thought he, “I shall finish by curing myself en- tirely of my drunkenness.” The time came when the receptacle was filled to the brim with pebbles. “LT am cured!” he with great satisfaction; then to celebrate the happy occasion he swallowed the contents of his glass, pebbles and all, and filled it up with old Scotch whisky. —Le Journal Amusant (Paris). said Stipendous Ametia: Swear not by the inconstant moon. Avcustus: by? “Swear by that which you hold in- valuable; something which is dearer to you than all else; something which you cannot live without.” “Then, Amelia, T love you! it by my salary.” —Pearson's Weekly moon, the Then what shall [ swear I swear (London) Ina Pinch, use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE The Constant Nymph Motuer (to small boy returned from a party): Well, dear, did you get on all right? Have plenty of partners? Smatt Boy: Oh, no. T danced with one little girl all the time. Motner: Really! Was she very pretty, and was she a very good dancer? Sstatt Boy: Neither, Mother; only she was so nice to be talked to by. —Punch, Stupent: letter dad? Roommate: No, a requisition. —Penn State Froth. Writing a to your “Somenovy has stolen our automobile!” “It serves him right.” —Detroit News, nor p0! on the Diners and Pullmans, in every State of the Union. “The Queen of Table Waters” Sole ers: Apollinaris Fifth Aven at 42nd Streets New orig Mistaess (to prospective maid): Are you fond of children? Arruicant (hesitatingly): Well, mum, it’s all according to wages. —London Morning Post. WY —— ON'T start these watm sum- mer days with a burning, smarting skin. Use Ingram’s Therapeutic Shaving Cream and enjoy a quick, cool, comfortable shave. Its refreshing after effect lasts all day long. It takes the wire out of wiry beards and stops shaving irritation. See how much better you'll look and feel when you use it. If your druggist cannot supply you sead $0c for the blue jar that con- tains six months of shaving com- fort. Or send two cent stamp for sample. Frederick F. Ingram Co. Established 1885 1038 Tenth St. Detroit, Mich. —- Also Windsor, Canada Ingram's*| Made particularly Betopeutie Sor tender skins nS comicbooks.com