Life, 1925-12-10 · page 9 of 36
Life — December 10, 1925 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate humorous pieces typical of Life's satirical format: 1. **"Love in Hollywood"**: A sketch mocking marital infidelity among film industry figures, with a wife asking her husband about arranging jewelry theft to fund her lifestyle. 2. **"Economy"**: A list satirizing middle-class penny-pinching during what appears to be an economic period (likely 1920s, given references to "theatre" and car purchases), poking fun at couples obsessively tracking trivial savings. 3. **"Off to the Front"**: A wartime story about a soldier departing with his wife and children, emphasizing emotional sacrifice and duty. 4. **"The Clean Desk"**: A piece celebrating business efficiency principles, referencing Malleable manufacturers' gifts and awards. The bottom cartoon depicts a large cow and small figures, accompanying a joke about barber services and "Miss Yak."
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LOVE IN HOLLYWOOD Igent: I LOVE You. ar: NO, BUT T CAN ARRAN WILL YOU DIVORCE YOUR HUSBAND AND MARKY ME? E TO HAVE SOME OF MY JEWELRY STOLEN, IF THAT'LL HELP YOU ANY. The Clean Desk HE modern business executive be- lieves in the principle of the clean desk. No papers are allowed to remain before him for more than ten minutes. But his desk does have: one statuette of the Factory, being a souvenir of that dinner tendered to the President three years ago; one brass pen and pencil tray presented by the Malleable Carpet and Rog Trade Journal; one large blotter with brass corners, presented by the Malleable Carpet Buyers Association in wwe leet Miss Lioness: The Barber: CERTAINLY, MADAM, I WONDER IF June, 1916; one model of the Statue of Liberty, presented by the Malleable Americanism League in 1918; one mal- leable paper knife, being a souvenir of the Malleable Carpet and Rug Manu- facturers Association, 1912; one zinc ash tray, being the gift of the firm to its friends at Christmas, 1908, and one large iron humidor, presented by the staff on the occasion of the last raise in salary, 1922. Henry Beetle Hough. YOU COULD FIND TIME TO GIVE YOU'RE NEXT, MY WHISKERS A TINY TRIM, MR. T ONLY HAVE TO SHINGLE MISS YAK. 7 r Economy HE saved $4.85 by using canned milk. He saved $6.30 by changing brands on cigarettes, They saved $87 by cutting down their delicatessen overhead. He saved $17 by burning less fuel. She saved $6.75 by buying a cheaper hat. They saved $14.80 by not going to the theatre one evening. Then they bought a new car, J. ALS. Off to the Front H! was a splendid figure as he stood ii vay, his rifle slung shoulder, his automatics strapped tightly around his waist, and his bag of hand grenades in his hand. His wife and children clung tear- fully to him as he tried to comfort them, “ r not,” he said, “I'll re- turn.” But in his heart he knew the dangers that awaited him. “Ll call you up at noon,” he said, tearing himself away, “and let you know if I'm alive.” The door slammed. The wife stood tragically alone in the hallway. The jeweler had gone to his day’s work. Nuk. UFF: I went last night. Garr: What was the idea? io scare your family? home cold sober Trying MONK. comicbooks.com