Life, 1925-10-22 · page 7 of 74
Life — October 22, 1925 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **"Life" column (top)**: A satirical essay titled "Amor Vincit Omnia" ("Love Conquers All") that uses absurd statistics to mock romantic couples. It references specific places (Budapest, Madagascar, Newfoundland) and includes humorous data like "3,264,433 cards of pulpwood cut in Canada in 1923." 2. **"To a Movie 'Cute Kiddie'"**: A poem by John V. A. Weaver mocking child actors in silent films—criticizing their "super-cunning postures and grimaces" and artificial performance style rather than genuine childhood behavior. 3. **"Convenient" cartoon (bottom)**: An illustration showing two women, with dialogue where an older woman compliments a younger woman on a fine day, but the youth corrects her: she's a "mister," not a "miss," suggesting either cross-dressing or androgynous presentation—likely satirizing changing gender presentation norms of the 1920s era.
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F INVENTION OF YE PARACHUTE To aMovie ‘‘Cute Kiddie” N i kite and top, of games and ran- dom romp. Scarce past the wonted days of crawl and toddle, You strut amid the blaze of film- dom’s pomp. =R for you the careless inno- c ver for you those artless little ways ‘i normal childhood, nor scious graces. 1 are well schooled. clockwork ease, Vour super-“cunning” postures and grimaces. uncon- You take, with ver for you the healthy cheek. ‘cor little man! voice! ere’s bread to carn—and Mommer's diamond brooch— And Popper's new Rolls-Royce. John V. A. Weaver. smudgy Hearken to Duty’s AILY greeting, flapper to flapper: “Well, dearie, what's the bad word to-day ?” I eC Amor Vincit Omnia 'HE last faint flush was fading from the western sky as they came to a halt together before a rustic seat hali hidden by a clump of bushes. With a smile ke turned to her. “The mean precipitaticn at Budapest in May, 1924, was 2.5 inches.” She glanced up at him pertly. “There were 3,264,433 cords of pulp- wood cut in Canada in 1923.” “Yes,” he murmured, sitting down beside her, “there are 165,962 automo- biles registered in Oregon.” For a moment Then she said: “But after all, Corles- tine III did ascend the papal throne in 1191.” “Truc,” he replied, “but that no- wise alters the fact that Madagascar contains over 3,387,968 inhabitants.” Her cyes hardened; she drew back. “There are over 2,700 Buddhist shrines in Nepal “Hm,” he sniffed, “the Keokuk Dam is over 4,359 fect long.” Incredulity showed itself in her face, there was silence. yet still she sighed softly: “The dis- tance from Leningrad to Mukden is 6.971 miles.” Slowly “There are 4 pecks 6.1 pints in one Attic medimnus.” his arm stole about her waist “And 3.30579 centiares in one tsubo,” she whispered. In the darkness their lips met, “the Ojucla bridge at Mamrimi was com- pleted in 1960."" A soft-kiss was heard in the dark- he average annual expenditure amily in New York City is A long, long sigh stole out over the silent trees, “the average annual income of a family in New York City is $1,493." A, Convenient THEL: Why is Glady spend her honeymoon i: Ciara: The poo 1 hasn't quite made up her mind whether it’s a love match or not. France? Affable Old Lady: 11's A FINE DAY, MISS, Youth: 11's A FINE DAY, BUT I'M Not A “MISS YOU LOOKED SO MUCH LIKE A BOY THAT J Old Lady: on, 1 BEG YOUR PARDON, MA “MISTER.” TOOK YOU FOR A GIRL. comicbooks.com