Life — September 10, 1925 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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*PICTURES *PRIZES *PUNCR <<——= Newlyweds Cop Prize in Limerix Tilt Sheik Mobbed Dapper Youth Routed In ” Bronx Melee (Special to Daily Life) Among the famous writers in English history, Charles Dick- ens stands’, ~ well to the fore. Born at Land- port, February ith, 1812, he soon displayed an aptitude for literae- ture which was later to stand him in good stead. He be- came editor of ‘*House- hold Words” in 1850 and “All the Year Round” in 1859, and visited America in 1842 and again in 1867-68, where he lec- tured. Dickens died on June 9th, 1870, and will be remembered for his many novels, among ‘0 Cities” are well (Picture on Page 21) DIDJEVER? | (DAILY LIFE will pay eighteen thousand dollars for each “DID- ER see a waiter give the tip you give him? MINNA TOONEY, 18 Bryant Park, East. DIDJEVER say “good morn- ing” to the milkman when you was saying “good night” to a homely girl? ALFRED LORD TENNYSO: Hants, Eng. DIDJEVER see the back of your neck? (Mrs.) GUSSIE MATTHEWS, 1226 Bleep St., Pittsfield, Mass. THE WHAMS S MERE IN THE PORNO PRPER THAT THE CHIN SMOWS WEAKNESS ANO ABSENTS OF STRENGTH = ABOUT” vat / wast / NICRT) & J Keats Ne Eel HAPPY SMILES adorned the faces of Mr. and Mrs, Fred Trowel when told by a DAILY LIFE reporter that they had won the handsome Villa Plot on Old Point Comfort for their last line, “But you can’t fool all the people all the time,” in the DAILY LIFE Lucky Limerix Contest. “We're to have our dream home at last,” said Mrs. Trowel, fainting prettily. LUCKY LIMERIX DAILY LIFE will pay $25,000 (fifty thousand dollars) for the best ine limerick submitted ‘y YOUR luck! YOU may win the $100,000 (two thousand four hundred and cight dollars and OO cents). DIRECTIONS 1, Go to the nearest station- ery store and buy a clean, fresh pad of paper and plenty of well sharpened pencils, Paper may be ruled or plain, but DAILY LIFE will not accept limerix written on Laundry lists be- cause of the danger of “blan- kets, pillowcases and pajamas, male” getting mixed up with the rhymes and spoiling the meter. 2. Compose yourself, 3. Write last line lightly in pencil on a blank check and sign your name in ink on the line provided for that purpose. TO-DAY’S LIMERICK There was an old monk of Siberia Whose heart hath ne’er within him burned; You may be the world to your mother, London Bridge is falling down: LACK OF KUL THE NONSENCE ABOUT NOT HAVING A CHIN 1S ALL THE BURA? MY FATHER CAD MUTT HAD NO CHIN AND HY GRAND FATHER, BEFOR WIM = THE OLDEST FAMILNS HAD NO CHINS WE CUDER THE TAMILN THE LESS CHIN DAILY LIFE 9 Fascisti Sing Alto. Riff Parley Ends in Hugging. Caillaux Fills Inside Straight. ROME.—Thirty-three Fascist deputies, together with people claiming to be their wives, at- tended a large gather- ing at the home of Ern- est M. Wal- A lin, 1457 Oak | 9 Cone Avenue, AS Marley, New Y Jersey, yes- terday. ¢ affair was a quiet one except for the stumbling over a large tin vat oy Mr, Wallin who was an ideal host otherwise. LONDON.—French forces chased two Riffs all the way from the drug-store to their front-porch yesterday where they disappeared from view. The official communique stated that the Riffs had been identi- fied as Arthur Hosting and Ralph Wall, both of East Riff. The American fliers who have joined the French forces in Morocco were reported over the Cafe de la Paix late last night. ROME.—Excavators near here report the discovery of an an- cient Roman camp-chair in per- fect condition except that in folding it up you have to be careful not to squeeze your fingers, it is said. PARIS.—Following a stormy session in the Chamber this morning, M. Ernest Croix, dep- uty from Bordeaux, is reported to have said that he had a good mind to go home and take a hot bath and get right into bed. “That is the best thing for a cold.” he is reported to have added. The franc to-day dropped to one franc. Is Zat So? MINS WE ey (TELL YOu RIGHT NOW 0 NOU THINK AP WE HAD WOULD BE WORTH BITS 000 ANEAR-? 5015 YOUR s MAAN - a -—= comicbooks.com