Life, 1926-02-04 · page 34 of 40
Life — February 4, 1926 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements and light humor columns**, not political satire. The main content includes: 1. **"Your Vacation in France"** — A French Line steamship advertisement promoting affordable transatlantic travel to Paris, emphasizing leisure activities and affordable touring. 2. **"Wise Words: A New Romance"** — A comedic dialogue between a professor and a wealthy young co-ed about geometric shapes (rhomboids, trapezoids). The humor relies on the co-ed's flirtation and feigned confusion, with her brother's mishap providing the punchline—he broke his neck attempting gymnastics, showing the disconnect between the co-ed's charming naïveté and real-world consequences. 3. **"Fairy Story"** — A dark joke: a hunter shoots a moose and finds it dead, then the text absurdly questions where "bond salesmen" come from, implying they're as unlikely to exist as ethical hunters. 4. **"Our Headache Corner"** — A medical advice column header (text cut off). The page reflects 1920s consumer culture and period-appropriate humor targeting educated, middle-class readers.
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Your Vacation in France at no greater expense than the ordinary summer at the mountains or shore JEANCE has always wel- comed visitors...catered to them...and shared all her treas- ures. So that “goingabroad” has always meant going to France, to Paris ~ Paris ... teeming with life; streets lined with book Stalls, tables overflowing from crowded cafes, provincials in quaint dress, cosmopolites in the latest fashion! This vivid spirit of Paris sails the sea...in a French Liner. Dances and deck games have averve that carries the ship over the Atlantic all too soon. The cuisine and service are as French as one expects and finds in France. And the joy of dock- ing at Havie! No transferring to tenders . . . a special boat train waiting... Paris in three hours. And all France within easy distance. Take your owncar,uncrated, with you. Touring in France, and living comfortably, costs much less than in the United States. The de Luxe Liners, the Paris and France, go first to Plymouth, England... then to Havre, the Port of Paris, The one-class cabin liners, De Grasse,Rochambeau,LaSavoie and Suffren, go direct to Havre. Information from any French Line Agent oF recognized Tourist Office French Line 19 State Street, New York City Offices and A, Principal Crtn ited 0 fore Ear cod Cosade Om Wise Words «1 Near Roman fuse the rhom cautioned the “Be careful not to c h the rhombu boid w impecun “Why not?" inquired t ng co-ed. ” replied the p wealthy ec7 fessor, rais rhomboid an impressive finger, “ is a parallelogram.” Goodness, as bad as that?” exclaimed beautiful and wealthy young cc 1 more impressively, “the rhomboid and resumed the professor, s the rhombus are not dissimilar in ap: Like mushrooms and toadstools,” rc plied the bright, beautiful, and wealthy young co-ed nuite so,” admitted the impecunious professor, “but remember that the rhom am.” ain't,” boid is a parallel “And the rhombu beautiful, talented, bright, cd. “And now,” resumed the absent minded and impec want to say a word or two about the tr trapezi ided_ the wealthy young co ious professor, “I pezium, to ca m and the trapezoid.” “Oh, I'M look out for them,” purred the sweet, charming, beautiful, talented, you reg: ding the co-ed. 1 wealthy youn “The trapeze minded, impecu in-the-mudish old. professor, “is quite persisted the absent wus, hard-headed, stick- harmless, but the trapezium: “Oh, I know,” the beautiful, ete “My young co-ed hastened to those, and he fel out and nearly broke his neck. He was trying to skin the cat, but all he skinned was his nose and his knees.” Along sally the reckless, and wealthy young co- limp with laughter to. such an extent that she swayed uncertainly, brother had one and she had to catch onto the professor to steady herself, like a ship grappling to a wharf, rocking in the wind and tide, but the professor went right on talking about rhomboids and trapeziums and stuff H. P. ( Fairy Story Once there was a hunter who saw something moving in the brush. He pulled the trigger and, when he arrived at the spot aimed at, discovered a mas- sive moose, shot through the heart. AccorpING to. statistics, as many people are admitted into insane asylums ated from col- leges. But where, then, do all the bond salesmen come from? every year as are grad Puuavetenta is planning to main- tain its reputation by celebrating the sesquicentennial (1776-1926) in the year 1927, Our Headache Corner ( Edited exclusively do for those who are occasionally afflict: ed with headaches, ‘They are our bext * people, the ones Edited by with the superiority JENRYHEADACHE Complex: Headlines are the wrinkles caused by headaches. Why be headlined? o 8 You can’t have a headache unless you have ahead, The higher the brow the worse the headache. o 8 6 But only a low-brow keeps on hav- ing headaches when they can be ban- ished, easily and safely. How? you ask. Well, what do we publish this Corner for, anyway? o 8 ‘The answer is: take Kohler-Antidote. For 35 years it has wiped out head- aches for our best people, and even some who were not so good. . *« & Be that as it may, Kohler-Antidote is a gentle, polite remedy. It leaves you feeling fine, oe Your druggist ought to have it. If he hasn't, murder him, and your headache will feel better. FRANCE ENGLAND GERMANY IRELAND Select accommodations available ‘on splendid steamers Gio the West Indies Onthes:. S. RELIANCE Feb, 27—27 da: April 1—14 days Rates $180 and $230 and up ©Around ntWorld 1927 Cruise—137 days S.S. RESOLUTE Leaving New York JAN. 8, 1927 UNITED AMERICAN LINES nanniman Line Joint Service With Applyto United Ameri Broadway NY. 1778 M steamabdp and towrist agents = comicbooks.com F