Life, 1925-10-01 · page 10 of 36
Life — October 1, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical content and social commentary typical of early 20th-century Life magazine. **The bottom cartoon** depicts well-dressed people at an art gallery. A woman tells her companion: "Yes, I always bring Fifi to the galleries. You can't tell me! I believe she gets as much out of it as I do." The satire mocks wealthy individuals who bring their small dogs to cultural venues, suggesting both the pretentiousness of gallery-goers and the absurdity of assuming pets appreciate fine art equally to humans. **"Baby's in the Movies Now"** is a humorous poem about an infant earning substantial income ($2 weekly) in cinema, while family members take various jobs to support this arrangement. It satirizes both child labor in early film and the economic pressures of working-class families. **Other sections** include literary competitions and advice columns typical of the magazine's format.
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The New Literature P* EDOM. 5 cents. A Weekly for Each and Every One. Table of Contents _ Page Freedom's Great $50,000 Story Con- Freedom's Stupendous Title Con- Freedom Offers $1 a Word for Your Opinion Freedom Gives Last Line. Freedom's Colossal $10,000 Cross Word Puzzle Contest Note: Freedom has discontinued the printing of short stories, articles, edi- torials and other such antiquated mat- ter. Freedom offers you $20,000 for the best letter telling why you approve of this move! nC. O. UMB DORA: I don't see how a man can be an executive—it must be terrible to have to kill people! THE KADIO GOLF SCHOOL Pay Dirt! YAEs I certainly got stuck on that suburban lot I bought. There isn’t a thing in the world it’s good for. Sar: Why don’t you rent it as an ideal camping site? Baby's in the Movies Now ABY’S in the movies now, We should care—for she's a wow, Papa's quit his watchman’s job, Mama's got to be a snob, Sister Lou just bought a car, Brother smokes a mean cigar. Baby dear can scarcely speak, But she draws two grand a week. As for modest me, I'm sure I haven't changed since we were poor— I'M THE BABY! M.A. S. The First Qualification HAT boy of ours will be a big executive some day. “What makes you think so?” “It takes him so long to eat his lunch.” MONG the things that are cult to understand is why the Princess Eudoxic of Bulgaria has never sold the rights to her name to some enterprising American soft-drink manufacturer. bat iil th mM comicbooks.com