Life, 1925-11-26 · page 12 of 44
Life — November 26, 1925 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct sections: 1. **"Mother, Please Ask That Man to Get Up"** — A sketch showing crowded public transportation where a man sits on what appears to be a jellyfish, satirizing inconsiderate behavior in shared spaces. 2. **"Switchboard Sally"** — A gossip column featuring workplace chatter about radio programming, marriages, divorces, and social scandals. It mocks the trivial conversations of office workers and reflects 1920s-30s interest in celebrity gossip. 3. **"Fairy Story" / "Florida Realtor"** — A cartoon about real estate fraud during Florida's boom period, showing a con artist who sold a property to a buyer with only a "shoestring," now appearing with expensive purchases, satirizing get-rich-quick schemes and deceptive land sales. The page satirizes urban inconvenience, workplace gossip culture, and real estate swindles common to the era.
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“MOTHER, PLEASE ASK THAT MAN TO SET UP.” “BUT DEAR, WHY DO YOU T HIM TO STAND UP?” “BECAUSE HE IS SITTING ON MY JELLYFISH.” Switchboard Sally ID you listen in on Station WGB last night, Peggy?. the Waters of Minnetonk that one beautiful song, though? And that announcer certainly has one won- derful voice! IT wonder what he looks like! .+-No, sir, this is the Apollo Belve- dere Apartments....Yeh, they had a great program, all right....Meyer Gob- lin’s Hotel Madrid Syncopated Ramb- lers got on at 10:30 and we rolled the rugs up....Some hot saxophone!... ...Did you see the write-up in the morning papers about that girl who got married to three’ husbands without get- ting a divorce?... Why, I used to know her when she wore petticoats!...No, Yeh, an’ now she’s writin’ up her confessions, too! I tell you, it pays a girl to go wrong nowadays, Peggy! she wasn't such a good number as ma'am, what apartment do you want?...Sorry, 34 is busy,... Well, what of it if she doesn’t write the articles herself? Neither do those prizefighters and tennis champs Sorry, madam, they're still busy Well, give the girl credit anyway! I always wanted to be a writer when I was a kid, but I guess the only way I'll earn my dollar a word is to go commit an axe-murder, ..Oh, I'm so sorry I let those two girls go up, Mr. Buzzman. I thought they were old friends of yours coming up for a drink....No, sir, I won't.... Hello, Pe ...Ych, they got a pretty good picture over at the Strand this “Wild Virgins.”—Who?—N, I think it’s Lesbia Mullaney and Con- way Lloyd....A turtle-neck sweater? ..-Ain’t that the collegiate, though? I'll bet you'll be going to the Harvard football games with one of those heavy raccoon-shouters!...No, thanks, dearie. I must have my ninety winks. ... Ho. totsy! Max Lief. Floridian’s Day Book 9 A. M.—Sold forty-acre holdings on river front for $98,000, which T bought yesterday for $12,000. 11a. M.—Took over six lots on Ocean Drive for $287,000. 4p.m.—Sold Ocean Drive lots for $500,000. 5 p.m.—Bought Ocean Drive lots back for $800,000. 6p.m.—Sold Ocean $1,500,006. Day’s profits, $999,000. Cash received, $18.22. J. K. M. Dun’t Esk! RS. FINKELSTE Mine daugh- ter has left de movies—she's going in for voice training. Mrs. Buum: So! training could dere be? Drive lots for Und vat ve AIRY STORY—Once an envelope caring the legend, “Return in Five was returned in five days. Florida Realtor: wHy, I KNOW A FELLOW WHO CAME HERE WITH ONLY A SHOESTRING, AND NOW... comicbooks.com