Life, 1925-11-19 · page 8 of 40
Life — November 19, 1925 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical commentary and humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: **"If Newspaper Men Talked as They Write"** mocks journalistic clichés through exaggerated dialogue between reporters and editors, poking fun at overwrought newspaper writing conventions. **"Land of the Free"** criticizes judicial hypocrisy: a Los Angeles cleaner/dyer desecrated an American flag but received a lighter sentence than someone imprisoned for not knowing he was disrespecting the flag. The satire questions whether America truly deserves its "land of the free" reputation when enforcement is inconsistent. **"His Fate"** presents a dark joke about a pedestrian's death, with one character sarcastically attributing it to an automobile salesman's persuasive pitch. The football cartoons below appear unrelated humor. The page represents Life's typical blend of political/social satire with lighter comedic pieces.
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A CROSS SECTION OF THE STAND If Newspaper Men Talked as They Write EPORTER, introducing Wife to City itor: “Chief, I want you to meet the man’s alleged wife, an attractive young matron of 37. Dear, this is Mr. Jones, an editor of a morn- ing newspaper.” Washington Correspondent, address- ing Wife at dinner table: “My dear, I have it on the word of an official high in the Culinary Department that there is more pie in the pantry.” Copy Editor, observing Small Daugh- ter in the act of yanking the coffee pot off the table, to Wife: “Nab child and avoid crash—possibly fatal burns. Political Reporter, interviewing Young Son: “Well, your Honor, it is rumored that you did not pass your THE BALL IS PASSED TO “BULL” ELLFANT BUT—— examination. Are you prepared to dis- cuss the subject now or will you issue a statement later in the day?” E, A. Muschamp. Land of the Free HE Los Angeles cleaner and dyer who wiped his shop windows with an American flag was sentenced to two hundred and fifty days in jail when he said he did not know he was desecrating the national emblem, the judge holding that this ignorance was worse than the offense itself. The prisoner averted a life sentence when he stopped himself, just in time, from admitting he didn't know it was an American flag, and what is America anyway? J.C. E. Home Work “DAD. will you help me with my geometry?” “Certainly, Johnnie.” “Here it is. If two perpendiculars are drawn from a point to a plane and to a line in that plane respectively, the line joining the feet of the perpendicular is perpendicular to the given line.” “Um. Well, construct BA perpen- dicular to the plane MN, and BC per- pendicular to the line FD. Then BA is parallel to AC.” “But BA isn't in the plane.” “I meant perpendicular. Don't foolish, John. Now draw AC px pendicular to FD, and construct the pol—" “But we have to prove that, Fath “Now don’t be impatient. Then an ABC cquals angle BFC. “But there isn’t any angle BFC.” “Well, you see what I mean.” “How about AB?” “What about AB?” “Well, don't we have to prove: “Now, listen, I'm making this pe fectly clear to you. Construct the poly gon ABCDEFG. “But we haven't had polygons.” “Oh, all right. If you don’t want me to help you, you can finish it yourself I was only going to say that——” “Well, thanks, Father, I guess I've got it now.” “Don't mention it, Johnnie.” Parke Cummings His Fate OHNSON: The last pedestrian died this morning. Btake: Motorist run over him? Jouxson: No—an automobile sales- man talked him to death. THE TACKLER BUTTS THE BALL AWAY AND—— comicbooks.com