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This page collects brief humorous anecdotes and satirical observations typical of Life's format. Key items include: **"Sweet and Low"**: Mocks modern parenting—a mother can't get her baby to sleep because he thrashes around shaking off radio headsets, satirizing both newfangled radio technology and absent parenting. **"Headlinese"**: Jokes about newspaper jargon, where an old copyeditor uses businesslike terminology ("parley") inappropriately. **"Voodoo!"**: A quick racial pun playing on the phrase "which doctor" (witch doctor), with the punchline deflecting offense. **"For the Gapers"**: A French cartoon captioned with dark humor about a couple performing their marriage affectionately for onlookers—suggesting performative rather than genuine love. **"No Hurry!"** and **"Score One"**: Brief anecdotes with cynical punch lines about drunkenness and bridge-playing aggravation. The large bottom photograph advertises Life's fresh air camp for girls, presenting wholesome Americana (council fires, camp songs). The page exemplifies Life's mix of urbane satirical commentary with nostalgic Americana imagery.

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uy Sweet and Low, 1925 “I don't know what to do about our baby,” said a modern young mother. “L can't get him to sleep because he tosses his head about so he shakes the radio head-sets right olf his ears.” —Detroit Free Press. Headlinese The Old Copyreader had quit his job He had become secretary to a business man. “Halt a bit,” said the O. C. to a caller. “Yon can't sce him now. He's in a parley.” —F.P. AL in No York World, Voodoo! “Can I see the doctor?” Vhich doctor?” “Say—do you think I'm a heathen?” ichigan Gargoy Evrky poor, pitiful wide place in the road is “our progressive little city” to some loyal resident.—Kansas City Star. FOR THE GAPERS “LEAN ON ME, MARGUERITE, SO THEY CAN ALL SEE THAT THIS 1S 4 MARRIAGE OF INCLINATION.” —Le Rire (Paris). Meroerer will out. —Abe Martin, in Indianapolis } Lire is published every Th Great Britain, Ja and British Possessions. Patent Office. $5.00 a year in advance. numbers cannot be supplied. _ The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights fn Great Britoin aptly. to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E, C., England. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to C No Hurry! Two men had dined well. As a fact one had dined better than the other, and received an offer to be escorted home with delight. They went to his flat, and he handed the key to his more reliable friend. The friend turned it and twisted it in the lock, but could not open the door, and was afraid of disturbing the inmates of the other flats. Finally the key broke in the lock. “What shall we do now?” said the friend. “Oh, let them wait, damn them!” was the reply. —London Daily Express. Score One® A Chicago bridge player recently was dealt thirteen diamonds, bungled his bid and didn’t get to play ‘em. This is the first time in the recent history of Chicago when there was a legitimate excuse for a murder and none was com- mitted.—Arkensas Gazette, First Cuicaco Gusmax: ness? Srconp Cutcaco Guxaax: Rotten! I ain't. made enough to-day to pay my alienist—Macon Daily Telegraph. How’s busi- sly in the United States, Title registered in U. S. da, 80 cents. “Back addressed envelope. non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this ofice two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. The foreign trade Breams Buildings, London, E. C. News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal,’ Canada No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped end Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or pplied from Live's London. Office, Rolls House, Canadian distributor, The American COUNCIL FIRE AT LIFE’S FRESH AIR CAMP FOR GIRLS, BRANCHVILLE, CONN. IF YOU WANT TO BE THRI , JOIN THIS MAGIC CIRCL ANY EVENING AT TWILIGHT, SEE THESE LITTLE GIRLS LIGHT THEIR CAMP FIRE AS MINNEHAHA LIGHTED HERS—HEAR THEIR SWEET CAMP SONGS—VIEW WITH ASTONISHMENT THEIR TALENTED VAUDEVILLE ACTS—WATCH AWARDS BEING GIVEN—AND REALIZE WHAT THIS NEW AND HAPPY FRIENDSHIP WITH LIFE MEANS TO THEIR CHILDISH HEARTS, comicbooks.com