Life, 1925-10-22 · page 26 of 74
Life — October 22, 1925 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page contains four distinct humor pieces typical of early 20th-century satirical journalism: **Top cartoon**: Shows a poodle with a detachable "whiskbroom" around its neck. The joke is that visitors don't understand the device's purpose until the dog demonstrates affection by wagging its tail, causing the broom to sweep—a pun on the dog's usefulness. **"Steel Traps"**: An editorial piece debating animal welfare. The Anti Steel-Trap League advocate argues for laws banning traps that maim fur-bearing animals, while the author expresses skepticism about whether we truly understand animal suffering enough to legislate it. **"Such Is Husbandry"**: A sentimental short story about a man waiting anxiously outside a door, worried his wife is suffering inside—revealed to be her getting a permanent wave hairdo. The satire mocks his overwrought concern. **Bottom items**: Brief humor bits about a department store night watchman lacking bedtime stories, a woman's return to dancing, and English dressmakers' dubious reasoning for predicting long skirts' return due to silk stocking costs.
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VISITORS DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE DETACHABLE WITISKBROOM AROUND THE PUP'S NECK UNTIL HE HAS GIVEN THEM A DEMONSTRATION OF HIS AFFECTION. pamphlet oi the “Steel Trap” is evi- dence of that, but whether it) will E affect fur gathering for the fur trade can only be determined by experiment. If it is more important than most peo- Ang pacing back and forth. ple think that animals should not suffer ]4e could hear the swish, swish torments, we shall come presently to Of white skirts know why: Steel Traps HE President of the Anti Steel- Trap League has sent us with his kind compliments a pamphlet on the Such Is Husbandry stood outside the door, Impatient, Clasping his hands behind him course, the trap that catches most of the fur animals, a very cruel instrument that maims and to And a man speaking in slow, profes: tures its victims and doubtless leaves E. S. Martin most of them to die of starvation, If the Stecl Trap scope included sub- I marines, it could get at this moment a your European trip? better than average attention because Mavam Kiwanis: A’ great disap- the underwater traps knock hard on — pointment—we missed an issue of the public notice. But as for the animals, one does not even need to read the sional tones. He thought of his wife, His own dear Nell Inside there... Suffering! And all for him, Because he had wanted it. Hours passed, ADAM ROTARY: How was ening Post somewhere and it never caught up to us. Suturday pamphlet to know how good the cause must be about them, But will anything be done? Possibly something. But it seems doubtful. The anti-trap- pers want to get laws against the steel trap passed in all the States here and the provinces of Canada. Maybe they will ac- complish something, but we shall have to know more about animals before there is a much greater extension of concern about their pains and sufferings So far they are c mystery; forms of life the sig- nificance of which we do not nsiderably a quite make out nor know how important it is whether they suffer more or suffer less. We do not really know what their office is in life nor why most of them exist at all. There is a strong decent sentiment against cruelty to them. That. senti- ment is strongest in the most civilized strong in doubtless countries; is very these States, and grows. This very Department Store N ight Watchman: DARN THESE CHEAY SETS—I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONL BEDTIME STURY THIS WEEK. At last the door opened y And the girl ‘In her stiff white uniform ap- peared. He rushed toward her With outstretched hands Gripped tightly. “It's a beaut She said. “The prettiest permanent wave I've scen in years!" No Longer a Wallflower ‘OM: Fred doesn’t tell any more of those funny’ stories to the girls, I notice. Jerry: No; he’s learned to dance, now. NGLISH predicting the dressmakers return of the long skirt because of the high cost of silk stockings. They'll have to think up a bet- ter reason than that. comicbooks.com