Life, 1926-01-14 · page 32 of 40
Life — January 14, 1926 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with minimal satirical content. The dominant features are commercial ads for luxury cruises, musical instruments, and patent medicines—typical of 1920s magazines. The small text section titled "Our Foolish Contemporaries" contains brief humorous anecdotes: - **"What the Queen Said"**: A joke about a queen eating bread and honey, with her hair becoming disheveled—gentle, nonsensical humor. - **"Narrow Escape"** and **"Subterfuge"**: Brief workplace comedies about a railroad superintendent and a salesman, poking mild fun at bureaucratic miscommunication. - **"Rivalry"**: A gossip item about someone named Kate changing her diet after hearing about Mrs. Smith doing the same. These are light social observational jokes with no political content—typical filler humor for the era. The page's real purpose is selling Cunard steamship vacations, Conn band instruments, and various patent medicines to affluent readers.
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Cunard Luxury and Comfort —the renowned Equipment, Cuisine and Service —may again be en- joyed on two 30 day CARIBBEAN CRUISES on board the s. s “CALIFORNIA” a magnificent new steamer fitted with the new thermo tank ventilation system which supplies a current of fresh air—un- der the passenger's own control—to every state- the greatest comfort-value, when cruising in the tropics. Also electric fans in every room. Sailings from New York Jan. 23 and Feb.25, 1926 The interesting, pleasing itinerary covers: Nassau, Havana, Port au Prince, Kingston, Colon, Cartagena, La Guayra, Port of Spain, Barbados, Mantinique,FortdeFrance, St. Pierre, St. Thomas, San Juan, Bermuda. Comprehensive sightseeing tours ashore under thedirection of Thos. Cook & Son. Full information on request CUNARD ~ ANCHOR 25 Broadway or Branches and Agencies a room, an innovation of | New York | What the Queen Said s in her parlor and honey Subterfuge Rivalry Yes, as Smith was on the same one as she Toronto Tel conditions fe oxing as ha yon as she heard that Mrs Use Your Talent, Now That longing to play some instrument, to an be quickly Sonn in: every instrument for the ost artists for beauty of tone, for free book “Success in Music 6} and details of teial offer. Mention f instrument. Cc. G. CONN, Ltd. i. 121 Conn Bidg., Elkhart, Ind. ey’ BAND. INSIST UPON \ KEMP'S BALSAM | | FOR THAT COUGH! The ORIGINAL Malted Milk For INFANTS, Children, Invalids, Nursing Mothers,ete. BREATHE FREELY Anoint nostrils before retiring with soothing, healing TMentholalum Write for free sample MentholatumCo.,Buffalo.N.Y.,Wichita,Kans, comicbooks.com;,