Life, 1925-11-26 · page 10 of 44
Life — November 26, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a sketch-style cartoon depicting two women in an interior setting, with dialogue about a telephone number in Miami. Below is a short story titled "The Local Pooh Bah" about a wholesale firm (Brown, Brown and Brown) disputing payment with a merchant, involving various officials and legal maneuvering—a satire on bureaucratic red tape and passing blame between institutions. Two small cartoon panels at the bottom mock religious pilgrims and a traveler covering "weary miles," with captions suggesting endurance contests. The overall theme appears to satirize both outdated communication systems and institutional inefficiency. The specific Miami reference and Everglades imagery suggest early 20th-century Florida setting, likely mocking local business practices or infrastructure of that era.
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“WHAT'S JIM'S TELEPHONE NUMBER IN MIAMI, DO YOU REMEMBER, DEAR?” “WELL, IT USED TO BE EVERGLADES HE wholesale firm of Brown, Brown and Brown had a claim against the general merchant of Little- ville, who flatly refused to pay. The claims department wrote the Littleville freight agent to know if the goods had been received in good orde wrote the president of the Littleville First National Bank to know if the merchant was good for the amount of The Local UP SINCE THEN.” Pooh Bah the bill in case judgment were ren- dered against him; wrote the Little- ville postmaster to obtain the name of a good lawyer, and wrote the man him- self to come across with the money. In reply, Brown, Brown and Brown received the following letter: “Gentlemen :—Your four letters re- ceived. As local freight agent, will say the goods were received in good Pa 0121—BUT oF CoURSE IT MUST HA E GONE "WAY order. As president and principal stockholder of the bank, can assure you the claim will be good if you can get it. As postmaster, I cannot recom- mend a lawyer for you as I am the only local attorney and I am retained by the other side. And if I were not the Methodist minister here, I'd tell you to go to hell.” Strickland Gillilan. LC QRLIA HERE WE SEE A TRUE BELIEVER MAKING A PILGRIMAGE TO THE SHRINE, CREEPING ALL THE WAY ON HIS TUMMY! <0 BUT THAT'S NOTHING TO THIS ONE. HE'S COVERING THE WEARY MILES ON HIS SPINE! comicbooks.com