Life, 1925-09-24 · page 10 of 41
Life — September 24, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This illustration depicts a scene labeled "THE TEST OF VALOR," with a caption quoting: "MY FATHER'S A HERO AND BELONGS TO THE MARINES. THAT'S NOTHING—MY POP'S A PEDESTRIAN." The cartoon satirizes early 20th-century urban dangers by suggesting that surviving as a pedestrian in a city—navigating traffic and hazardous streets—requires as much courage as military service. The crowded, chaotic street scene reinforces this joke: civilian life in modern cities posed genuine risks. This reflects contemporary concerns about automobile accidents and pedestrian safety, which were emerging public health issues as motor vehicles became commonplace in American cities.
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IVE Chicago men have been ar- rested as Florida land swindlers. Po- lice report they have a clew to the identity of the other 999,995. aL With all these idle coal miners, no college football coach should complain about the material this season. The movement against commercialism in foothall ought to take note of the practice of selling chrysanthemums be- fore the game for one dollar cach, and after the game for what-have-you. aL The survivors of Quantrett’s band of desperadoes held a reunion recently in Kansas City for the purpose of dis- cussing the good new days. JL A cutta woman a 35,000 rupee verdict in’ the as been awarded first THE TEST OF VALOR “MY FATHER'S A HERO AND BELONGS TO THE MARINES.” “THAT'S NOTHING—MY PoP’s A PEDESTRIAN.” breach-of-promise case to be heard by the British Privy Council, Calcutta ap- pears to be a promising field for the establishment of the next tabloid news paper. LL The tabloid idea is spreading. In Eng- land they have started a magazine writ- ten and edited entirely by lunatics. aL Dr. Watter N. Koetz, naturalist of the MacMillan Arctic expedition, re- marks that “the status of the Mandts Guillemot Cepphus Mandte has been established as a subspecies of cepphus grylle.” Unfortunately, this important news comes too late, the crossword puzzle craze having died on its feet. a We are pleased to report that, at the present writing, conditions in the United States have attained normalcy. The annual coal strike is on, and Bagg Rutu has broken training again. JL The French War Debt mission to the United States is composed, of eight politicians and two bankers, a grace ful French way of acknowledging the relative value of these two types of citizens. aL The news dispatches quote M. Cat LAUX as being confident of success in Washington, (Hint to the New Yorker: An optimist, my son, is a French Minister of Finance who goes to Washington confident of anything.) aL In the course of the Mayoralty cam paign in New York, Governor At SMitn intimated that Wittiam Ray- potpH Hearst was an immoral char- acter, and Mr. Hearst replied that At Ssitn was a Bowery bum. Mayor Hytan described the attacks against him with the fragrant words, “venom and applesauce.” The trouble with New York, accord ing to offitial opinion in Emporia, nan, is that it’s too darned high-brow. aL Between yawns while nodding over the political propaganda, we have come to the conclusion that it was the straw vote that broke the camel's back. comicbooks.com