Life, 1925-09-10 · page 9 of 41
Life — September 10, 1925 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page reports on a sensational crime incident: a "love-nest raid" that resulted in four deaths in downtown New York. The main headline announces "Mystery Girl Nabbed in Fracas Below Deadline," referring to a woman involved in what appears to be a shooting between police and criminals during a daytime raid on a residence. The two photographs document the scene—showing the building where the incident occurred and a street view from fifty years prior, meant to illustrate urban development. The caption notes this comparison was part of Life's campaign against awnings. Below are humorous reader letters under sections like "Embarrassing Moments" and "A Woman's Prerogative," typical of the magazine's satirical format featuring everyday anecdotes and social commentary rather than political cartoons.
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‘PICTURES *PRIZES *PUNCH <<— DAILY LIFE 7 Mystery Girl Nabbed in Fracas Below Deadline trolmen Kelly, Paszcinscki, savits and Mountbatten today raided a love-nest at 14 City Hall Park, West, and arrested eleven young people, a colored maid, the etary of the Trea- sury and a man who denied that he is John J. McGraw, manager of the New York Giants. The bride wore a gown of ivory white tulle made with inserts of rare old Italian Michael lo lace over flesh- colored in. She carried a bouquet of lavender orchids and lilies-of-the-valley. The groom wore the conventional black. EMBARRASSING MOMENTS Fer every letter published on this ever beautiful subject, DAILY LIFE will hand out a sock on the nese. Address manuscripts to Box § Dead Letter Post Office. LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP Riding in the subway, I noticed the handbag of the woman to the left of me was open. Wishing to call her atten- tion to it, I turned to an elderly gentleman on the other side of me and said, “pardon me, mis- Vt you better tuck shirt? hed heartily and re- my umbrella.” y “spilled the TACE FULP, R. F. D. 9. A WOMAN'S PREROGATIVE Having gone out in my lunch hour to purchase a dwarf parrot Iwas eager to display my pur- chase to my boss. Imagine my discomfiture upon unwrapping | the package to find it contained bo parrot but a pair of bright ted overalls! I had forgotten that Thad changed my mind at the last moment. MIMI PRONTZ, c/o S.S. Berengaria. AS JIMMY VALENTINO Well, I was cracking a safe, and, as I thought, had done a beh neat job of it. When [ t home with the swag, I looked in the mirror and found ktie had slipped up eft ear where it must n all that time. I Promptly went into hysterics. ST. JOUN WAVERLY The Ritz Carlton. WAR DECLARED (Special to DAILY LIFE) LONDON.—Great Britain to- day declared war on France. - | ooo! | 4 — O—/ teed rl FRIENDLY EXCHANGE of shots by cops and thugs during love-nest raid yester- day attracted attention in downtown district during noon hour. Diagram above explains how it all happened. SAME SCENE fifty years ago, showing how our city has expanded since DAILY LIFE started its campaign to abolish awnings. Recognize any “landmarks”? comicbooks.com