Life, 1925-12-31 · page 10 of 37
Life — December 31, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top strip cartoon "The Advantage of a Business Training" shows fish underwater with signs reading "USE NO HOOKS." In the first panel, a figure says this is "a phrase he picked up when" employed as a shipping clerk. The second panel reveals he previously worked as a shipping clerk and now displays the same warning sign, suggesting he's applying learned caution to his current situation (likely fishing or business dealings). Below, "Popularizing the Sermon" describes a radio broadcast of a football game mixed with religious content. The satire mocks how modern entertainment dilutes serious subjects—here, a preacher borrowing football language to make sermons more "popular" and appealing to contemporary audiences rather than focusing on spiritual substance.
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| J THE ADVANTAGE OF A BUSINESS TRAINING Popularizing the Sermon (In Which an Advanced Preacher Borrows a Leaf from the Football Announcers) ELL, friends, it's a pretty fine day here, sun streaming through the windows and everything; certainly wish you could all be with us. Crowd isn’t as big as it has been some Sundays, but, still and all—now, wait a minute, Sin and Rightcousness are just lining up for the big game; just sit tight and we'll do our best to give it to you play by play. This is Station YEAH, } York, broadcasting the big game between Sin and Righteousness, being played in the Central Church Stadium. Well, friends, looks like Sin won the toss—yep, Sin won the toss and is taking the shady side of the field. Trust the Sin boys for the shady stuff, ch?— ha, ha! Well, folks, now they're kicking off—Righteous- ness _ kicking off.... WOW! There she goes! Look at her go! Right down the middle of the field—Number—Number— Number 7—yes, the Seventh Cardinal Sin got it on his five- yard line and was downed in his tracks. Great work for Righteousness! Hear that cheering?...Nope, downed again, right in the same place. That was a try through center, but Righteousness smothered Sin in its tracks. Now the whole Sin bunch is together whispering. Looks like they're going to try something tricky, folks, Think I warned you about that, friends ; Sin's a slippery outfit, you never know what ey're going to do next. He's off! —ten—fifteen—twenty-two yards Sin made on a concealed pass around end. You got to watch Sin, friends, you got to watch it all the time; just Mit, IF BACCHUS WERE HERE Spotter: SAY, YOU MAY BE A GREEK GOD, AND ALL THAT, BUT YOU GOTTA PUT THAT WINE UNDER THE TABLE AND STOP GETTIN’ FUNNY, D'YE HEAR? when you think you got it nailed, that’s just when—what’s this? There's a Righteousness man out. That's the way it is, folks, in this game; many fall by the wayside, but I guess there'll be glory enough for those that last the gaff, ch? Well, friends, that’s the end of the half, and in a minute I'm going to tune you into some singing. Righteousness is starting up “Old Hundred” and the Sin band is marching out on the field playing “How Dry I Am.” One minute— This is Station YEAH, N. York, broadcasting... Tip Bliss. Time to Retire “J TURNED the night-time into daytime when I was in New York.” “Didn't you miss your slecy “No—that was the only way to get it. The steam pipes in my room at the hotel were quiet only during the daytime.” CAPE is a point of land extending out toward the rum fleet. comicbooks.com