Life — February 25, 1926 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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Courtesy Signs HAT the East is becoming mort effete every day is a statement that can no longer be challenged Take New York City, for instance While it is true that the gunmen of the g their very best to metropolis are doi the indications that the city is losing what- ever virility it tually becom remove stigma, there are many nce possessed. It is ac ig noted for its ec le, the Fifth Aver ns inscribed backs of the For exa proudly bear si Transportation.” And NUBBVILLE SPARK NEPTUNE TYLER THINKS A LOT OF Yellow tax are adorned with FOLKS WOULD WORK HARDER TF placards, ssed presumably to per- ALLOWED TO SPEND ONLY WHAT sons who have survived the passage THEY ACTUALLY EARNED. | of the said cars, reading: “Courtesy — Breeds Safety.” The exact meaning “Our Barbers Like to Talk, Why the slogan is obscure, but it is our be- lief that it is a subtle warning not to get fresh with the chauffeurs. Now that. they are suggest other uses for courtesy “Pol ad. here, we ¢ Secret ch as: This Place Has Been Padlocked by the U. S. Government. The Nearest Speakeasy Ninth Street.” Thank You! Not Humor Them?” lice Station, And when the wards the receipt for your Income Tax, ary Me Treasu: Welcome.” y Dept. for- om might inscribe a neat Robert Hage Flapper Philosophy All Subway Cars Jammed. Walk Ti TH RE were not men at the You Are in a Hy lance to go round, one young “Our Wai Bet- lady observed: “What a whale of a rs Are Hard-boiled. ter Tip than Be ” differenci just a few gents make!” Old Mr, Bug: eats Aut THESE DAYS. NOW, HEKE’S JIMMY BUG SPORTING NE CAN KEEP HOW ENTERPRISING AN ENGAGEMENT WITH TH SOME OF OUR YOUNG AROUND ON AT DASHING MISS LONGLEGS. svat} SPROUTS ARF A PAIR OF STILTS SO - Rhymed Reviews Bigger and Better By Don Herold E. P. Dutton & Co ROM Turtle Bay to Tibbits Brook And westward spreads the growing rumor That Mr. Herold’s done a book Of unadulterated humor, Replete with many a merry gibe At Man the posturer and prater, Though illustrated by the scribe ‘Tis scribbled by the illustrator. Of those that wear the jester’s guise Some deal in gall, some peddle honey, Some labor hard at seeming wise, Some harder still at seeming funny. Some ply the slapstick overtime, Some trade in slang and raffish phrases, Some play with prose, some juggle rhyme, Some proffer puns to buy your praises, . A few whose mirth and sense com- bined Once read is unforgot thereafter, Who know the quirks of humankind. Reveal essential truth with laughter. And here is one who tells with glee About sports, labors, Perhaps of you, perchance of me, Himself, the dog and all the neigh- bors. our whims, our our He takes you in behind the scenes, Discoursing, while your interest quickens, Of wafites, earthquakes, magazines, Insurance, ten-cent stores and chick- ens. Had I the harp of Israel's king Or Omar K. and E. Fitzgerald, Id the throbbing chords sweep and sing An ode to celebrate Don Herold. rthur Guiterman. Impermanent “NICE boy friend y “LT think he's a bum. have . Stella.” Gert: address on his callin’ he didn’t cards.” no comicbooks.com