Life, 1925-08-13 · page 34 of 36
Life — August 13, 1925 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical humor typical of early 20th-century Life magazine, mixing practical advertisements with comedic short pieces. **Main Content:** The large Blue-Jay corn plaster advertisement dominates, presenting itself seriously as medical advice—warning that only professionals should treat corns, then promoting their product as the safe home alternative. **Satire:** The "Hints in Case of Accident" section mocks absurd upper-class behavior. It suggests drinking whisky when witnessing accidents, diving into the ocean only if your wife has money, seeking competitive bids from doctors before bullet removal, and other ridiculous "solutions" to emergencies. The humor targets wealthy people's priorities and casual indifference to danger. **"Order of Arrival"** satirizes the media circus around crime. When a woman named Veronica Lamb shoots her husband (over his criticism of carrots), the piece hilariously catalogs who arrives first—editors seeking stories, film producers, lawyers, insurance agents, even bootleggers and beauty parlor owners wanting testimonials. It mocks how sensational crimes attract opportunists and how the wealthy criminal can monetize notoriety. Both pieces employ exaggeration to critique social absurdities of the era.
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No layman should ever pare a corn Acorn razor in the hands of a layman is a danger- ous instrument. A slip of the blade often means infection. And infection many times leads to serious results. Corn-paring should be done by a skilled chirop- odist—never by an amateur. The best way to end a corn at home is to use Blue-jay. , ’ , Bluesjay is, indeed, the sure, safe and easy way to end a corn at home. A tiny cushion, cool as velvet, fits over the corn—relieving the pressure. The pain stops at once. Soon the corn goes. Bluesjay leaves nothing to guess-work. You do not have to decide how much or how little to put on. Each downy plaster is a complete standardized treatment, with just the right amount of the magic medication to end the corn. Blue-jay oni e QUICK AND GENTLE WAY TO END A CORN gore, Safe \, The ORIGINAL M ilk \s Malted Milk , and Diet ae) For INFANTS, ¢ Children, Invalids, LN ({U\ Nursing Mothers, etc. aA Thy Avoid Imitations Senda Snapshot Use your own Matches, bearing your Monogram and a picture of your home, boat, dog, or anything else you like. Black and White $00 Books for $12.00 1000 Books for $17.50 Three Colors 1000 Books for $25.00 Samples of Stock Decorative Designs on Request (Please send Check with Order) Deslers Write INDIVIDUAL MATCH CORP. Hints in Case of Accident Ir you see a man knocked uncon- scious by an automobile, borrow a flask of whisky from some one in the crowd, take a long swallow or two to brace you up, and ask a bystander to tele- phone for an ambulance. Should your wife fall off a pier into the ocean, do not become unduly ex- cited. If she has the family bankroll on her person, dive in. If not, just admonish her to keep cool; a rum chaser will be along in a short time. If you are prostrated by the heat, join a Polar expedition. In case of burns, put out the fire. Should you be shot, don’t let any one probe for the bullet uatil you have received competitive bids from the most prominent physicians in tewn. If you should be struck by lightning, don’t worry, for it is said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. R. H. “Do you think Mae makes up her lips too much?” “Not according to my taste.” ‘BUSH TORWIMAL PRINTING CORPORATION, BROOKLYR, KEW YORK Order of Arrival Veronica Lame had just shot her husband. Only five minutes before he had said, in that cold tone of his, “I don’t like carrots.” So she had shot him. What else could the poor girl do? She sat back to await develop- ments, which came shortly, as follows; Editor of Honest-Injun Stories Mag- azine, with contract. Producer of “Frivols and Frazzles,” with contract and press agent. Movie magnate with director, scena- rist, contract and press agent. Eight lawyers to volunteer services. Three bondsmen to provide bail. Messenger boy with sheaf of tele- grams from applicants for the hand of the fair widow, who, they knew, had been misunderstood by the not-very-late Mr. Lamb. Mail carrier, with special delivery letters to $ame purport. Regiment of reporters. Company of camera men. Squad of insurance agents. Platoon of gentlemen friends. Lady friend. Bootlegger, to inquire whether any thing was needed for the occasion. Advertising manager for beauty parlor, seeking testimonial. Owner of cabaret, with proposition. A policeman. JLK.M. Famous Authors in Paper Covers Week-End Parcel of 12 books and a year’s subscription 5] 95 to Book Notes a The parcel contains the following books printed in clear type, with colored paper wrappers, size 5x7: The Dark Fleece by Joseph Hergesheimer An Amateur by W. B. Maxwell The Spanish Jade by Maurice Hewlett The Duel by Joseph Conrad The Touchstone by Edith Wharton North of Fifty-Three by Rex Beach Uneducating Mary by Kathleen Norris Captain Wardlaw’s Kitbags by Harold McGrath Ma Pettingill Talks by Harry Leon Wilson The Beautiful Lady by Booth Tarkington Wings by Gene Stratton Porter The Gorgeous Isle by Gertrude Athe ton “Book Nores ts the most enlightening organ of the publishing trade."—Lte. Fill in the form below and send with check or money order to Edwin Valentine Mitchell’e Famous Bookshop, 27 Lewis St., Hartf; Connecticut. comicbooks.com