Life, 1926-04-08 · page 36 of 52
Life — April 8, 1926 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief humorous items typical of Life's satirical format: **"When We Believed Everything"** mocks naive childhood—a boy assumes garbage men earn $200/week because they work, not realizing society undervalues such labor. **"Definition"** jokes about middle-class financial anxiety: a man who still owes payments on a car describes himself as "optimistic" for speaking positively about it despite debt. **The cartoon** shows a couple at what appears to be a jewelry counter. The man's engagement ring comment is interrupted by the salesman mentioning cheaper imitations, satirizing both consumerism and perhaps the difference between genuine and artificial expressions of love/commitment. **"Men and Stone"** is a poem celebrating laborers' dignity and song while building. **"Upkeep"** jokes about planned obsolescence—a fountain pen leaks after minimal use, and the salesman suggests buying expensive rubber gloves as a "fix" rather than replacing it. The remaining items are similar quick-hit satirical observations about cinema, seances, and social attitudes. This reflects Life's format of brief, accessible comedy targeting middle-class readers' everyday frustrations.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Peececeeeurs a4 RV ae Scissors Sow (SI AT Nuts i al When We Believed Everything A little boy to be a garbage m “Why “They get $200 a week." “Who told you so The garbage informed his dad be was n when he grew up. red the parent man. —Kansas City Star. Definition ability to speak of n the face of a chattel mort Op : is the “my car gage, six ments still to. be a bill at the gai and State and city lice ig time ju nd the corner. Garge - Arkansas Gazette. YES, 1 LIKES AT FIVE ROR; THe (buying engagement rin DIAMOND RUT 'AVEN’T You Got Men and Stone The hammers clink as I come by, The derricks awing/and groan; And starkly bent across the sky I see the masons laying one. And laying stone by line And laying stone with song— and plumb, (Ah, singing lips so quickly dumb, And chiseled stone that stands so Jon —A. W., in The Colorado Dodo. Upkeep Customen: This seven-dollar fountain pen you sold me leaks. SatesMax: Ah, of our patented Thirty-five cents, please. and Invention. for ninety-nine cents need rubber writing gloves. yes, you one Science UN About around From a boy's history this time Columbus paper— was cursing “Spimit,” murmured the medium, “are ANY IMITATION ’UNS — CitEAPER z , " 5 among the West Indies ou there? If so. rap once. If not, LIke Bea. T. twice,"—London Daily Express —IWeekly Telegraph (London) —Boston Transcript. “INTeLLiGeNt people are allus on th’ Op cinema films are sold as junk unpop'lar side o” anything.” “He ate more than a four-headed dog Some of them, of course, started like that {be Martin, in Indianapolis News in a meat market Jug. —Punch. ited States, Lire, is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the ( Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U.S. Patent Office. $8 advance. Additional postage to foreign es in the $1.00 a year; to ¢ 80 cents. Back numbers cannot be supplied. text and illustrations im Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights at Britain opt Lire, Rolls House, B z London, E England, T reams. Bu News Comp No contributions reign trade si Lon Rolls House, ‘The American fa nped and loss or plied from Live's London. Off on, C. Canadian distributor, 46-388 St. James Street, Montreal ill be returned unless accompan ive does mot hold itself respon eturn of unsolicited contributions. ¢ of change of should reach this offce te of issue to i lings, y. Le treo weeks prior Europe Consistent leadership and unique facili- ties in the travel field—100 offices distributed throughout Europe —a competent official at your command at every important port and railroad station — all this enables us to render you a service that stands unchallengeable. ~—Itineraries for individual travel at any time, embodying your own particular ai A series of escorted tours with wide range of routes and departure dates. Spring tours via the Mediterranean April 2ist, May 12th and May 29th. —Large selection of popular tours by the comfortable new Third Cabin Services. —Through Europe by private motor- highest type of cars— itineraries arranged to meet individual require- ments. —Cruises to North Cape, Norwegian Fjords and Northern Capitals. Annual Summer Cruise around the Mediterranean on the S. S. ‘‘Cali- fornia’’—July Ist to August 31st. Steamship Tickets by all Lines Cook's Travellers’ Cheques Good Everywhere Agents for principal Air Services st) [ NOTICE: During April Cook's Head Offices in London will be transferred to Berkeley Street, Piccadilly, London, WI Full particulars on request THOS. COOK & SON 585 Fifth Avenue NEW YORK 253 Broadway Philadetphia Boston Chicago St. Louis ‘San Francisco Los Angeles Toronto Montreal ‘Vancouver / a ee eee ee a eee! i ESTABLISHED 1818 TOTHIN¢ “te Coen Furnishing ods, MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET, N.Y. Spring Clothes for Sport or Travel Send for Brooks's Miscellany BOSTON PALM BEACH NEWPORT LITTLE BUILDING =P UILOING ‘Trmont con. Berieves C Rere comicbooksie