Life, 1926-04-01 · page 14 of 46
Life — April 1, 1926 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces of humor: 1. **"The Imperial Wizard Goes Out for Some Fresh Air and Sunshine"** - A cartoon showing a KKK leader in a car. The satire targets the KKK's pretensions of respectability and "normal" activity. 2. **"God Bless Me!"** - A humorous monologue by Park Cummings about a self-deprecating, unsuccessful performer who remains cheerful despite repeated rejections. It's gentle satire of show-business persistence. 3. **"Renunciation"** - A poem by Baron Ireland about romantic renunciation and self-deception regarding past relationships. 4. **"Adapted"** - A brief joke about wives' negotiating tactics. The bottom cartoon depicts children and chaos outside a building—likely satirizing domestic chaos or neighborhood disruption, though the exact reference is unclear without additional context.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Renunciation HEN my first love first looked | at me | As if she'd bit a green persim mor I shuddered broken-heartedly, I'm through with women !” 7 when Claire my love withstood, feelings torn and lacerated, time I was through for good, I freely stated. And later when rejected by | Y Beth, Flo and Anne in quick suc- | =e cession, yy pa Each time from girls thenceforth to fly wi ece 7 ) OG Bi is. I made profession. J ss by Love—I had sworn that I'd forego it God Bless Me! Vd thought that girls and I were ( OD bless me. I'm the little, under- corner, meek and humbl a lamb. through. nourished, unobtrusive man. While I when they've finished — the Hell! Now I know it! Powerful Magnates, literary lions, — lengthy tirades, I clear my throat, a Baron: Tveland burly — toug essful sal n, just my tie nervously, and, in my little famous actor rewish wives and squeaky voice, deliver the point of the mothers-in-law, Congressmen and cham- joke. My batting average is a thou Adapted pion golfers strut’ around, be: of sand. I've never failed a humorist yet. OES your wife always write orig- nal accomplishments, and utter God bless me! inal jokes? 2 sentiments, I cower in) my Parke Cummings Ss she sold a couple yesterday.” | | | | 2 | 1: GREAT SNAKES, f BELIEVE THAT RILLYGOAT IS CONE PLUMB CRAZY Hired Man: t SHOULDN'T WONDER. THE OLD FOOL IS JUST AFTFER FATING ONE OF THEM CITY TABLOID PICTURE PAPERS. comicbooks.com