Life, 1925-09-17 · page 11 of 36
Life — September 17, 1925 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains three separate humorous pieces: **Top cartoon**: Shows a woman posting a "Go Slowly School Crossing" sign while onlookers watch. The caption criticizes poorly-maintained school crossings, using the phrase "school-marm creates an adverb"—a grammatical joke about awkward language. **"In Florida"**: A brief real estate dealer/visitor dialogue mocking the Florida land boom, where a dealer tries to sell expensive property to a visitor unfamiliar with the area. **"Fairy Story" and "It Didn't Matter"**: Two short satirical narratives—one about a couple and mother, the other about a chauffeur mishap in a limousine. **Bottom silhouette**: Shows a couple where one complains conversation is becoming obsolete, satirizing modern social decline. The page targets early 1920s social foibles: real estate speculation, automotive culture, and deteriorating human communication.
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Se Ss eS a ee a oe oe OUR SCHOOL-MARM CREATES AN ADVERB “2 SIMPLY COULDN'T LEAVE IT LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CHILDREN PASSING IT FVERY In Florida (If We Believe the Ads) R LL ESTATE DEALER: We've got some fine lots here this morning for only $6,000 each, Visitor: You can give me four of them if you've got change for a 000 bill. R. E. D.: Here you are, sir, $1,000 change. Shall I wrap them up? Vistror: No, just mail them to me by parcel post. I'll look them over when I get back home. R. E. D.; Yes, sir, and thank you. Visitor: Not at all, It's a pleasure to get rid of the money. It Didn’t Matter IE big limousine was moving smoothly over the country road. A one-arm driver was officiating at the wheel, though other arms were very well distributed in a rear seat. “I think I heard something drop,” DAY OF THEIR Lives!” said the chauffeur anxiously, “I hop: it wasn't my spare tire.” “No, only a pedestrian,” remarked the girl reassuringly, laughing at his needless fears as the car sped on. DD Similes of 1925: As out-of- date as a complex, Fairy Story NCE there was a young man who loved his wife and his mother One day his sweet bride asked which of the two he loved more. “My mother,” he said, hanging his head. “That's good,” she replied sweetly. Mrs.: 1 DO BELIEVE CONVERSATION IS BECOMING A LOST ART. Mr.: W¥LL, THERE'S NO USE TALKING ALL NIGHT ABouT IT! comicbooks.com