Life, 1926-04-15 · page 40 of 44
Life — April 15, 1926 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **advertising and educational content**, not political satire. The **Scotland travel advertisement** promotes Anchor Line steamships for European tourism, emphasizing Scotland's romantic literary heritage (Burns, Scott, Wallace) and golf. This reflects 1920s leisure travel marketing to affluent Americans. The **"To the Lions!" item** is a brief satirical joke about Mussolini's fascist program to restore Roman grandeur—the writer sardonically suggests American clergyman John Roach Straton should participate in Coliseum gladiator games, mocking both Mussolini's grandiose nationalism and Straton's bellicose rhetoric. The **"Victorian Primer"** is humorous nostalgic instruction on outdated Victorian home décor and social customs (lambrequins, antimacassars, parlor paintings, sideburnned gentlemen reading ladies' magazines). It gently mocks the elaborate, formal aesthetics of the previous generation through a faux-educational format. The **"Daughter Goose Rhymes"** is children's verse unrelated to political content.
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Deora ceca mace meer eS 12 See. SCOTLAND ne Land of Romance BE at Golf Sait via GLASGOW when you make your European trip this year. See with your own eyes the Scotland of Robert Burn: Sir Walter Scott and of Wallac gaze on the very scenes that in- spired them to immortal words and deeds, Get to know those historic highlands and lowlands, crystal lochs and waterfalls, ag: old castles and the modern bust- ling cities of the Scotland of today —a most delightful, endless pano- rama. Quaint inns, comfortable hotels— plus a host who puts his personality into the service of his house. To travel to or from Scotland, choose one of the magnificent new ANCHOR Liners, CALEDONIA, TRANSYLVANIA. CALIFORNIA. TUSCANIA,— second to none in luxurious comfort, appointments and service. Full information and literatureonjrequest —. ANCHOR LINE 25 Broadway New York or Branches and Agencies KOON .. PRESTWICK .. TURNBERRY .. CLENEACLES 2. NORTH BERWICK .. CARNOUSTIE To the Lions! UBSCRIBING heartily to Signor Mussolini's program for restoring the grandeur that vas Rome, we take ncing that the first 1 of Volur rs to p will be hi Rey. John Roach Straton. Lie oO. E there was an editor wh a rejection slip reading stuff is terrible. Please lay off us in the future.” pleasure i American dele Christian Ma Coliseum sport ticipate in the aded hy the sent O two, What to do? Th Lock the door; . four, Five, six, Let me mix Seven, cight, Mine is straight; Nine, ten, y when! A Victorian Primer Easy Lessons in What the Weasel's Waistcoat Was When Grandma Was a Girl Lesson 1—Tur Howe OOD heavens, what is that? Hush, child, that is a lam-bre-quin, It is ver-y nif-ty. See how the tas-sels set off the man-tel-piece. Does it stay there per-ma-ni have we walk-ed in on a bad ly? Or jay ? No, silly. It goes with the rest of the toot en-sem-ble. Look about you to do it. What is that hand em-broid-er-ed doi-ly do-ing on the back of that black wal-nut chair? That is an an-ti-ma-cas-sar. It keeps off the hair-oil from the red plush. How hor-ri-bly vul-gar! mn-sense, We are in a re: ined me. See the what-not and the conch h shell by the fire-place. Oh, thank you, I had ra-ther not What is the dis-mal pic-ture in the black and gold frame? It is a ver-y choice steel en-grav-ing call-ed “Her-od Slaugh-ter-ing the In- O-ver there you will find d o-cents.” “The Death of Mar-y Stu-art.” Behi ad is “The Sta That oth-er thing is a cray-on port Too bad! I am rors, what are those fright-ful things > your v-ing Or- » sor-ry. Oh, hor- un-der the glass case Chitd, Tam sur-pris-ed at you. Those are flow-ers. Lesson 2 —A Winn Evesixe 1 What di dow? you see through the win- How nice! I see a la-dy and a gent e gent is all o-ver fur, no. He is a cul-ti-va-tor of per- son-al spin-ach. He is wear-ing side- burns, or Pic-ca-dil-ly Weep-ers. Look! What is he read-ing ? of a flut-ter. It must be Cap- ly’s Whiz-Bang, or the lat-est f Snap-py Sto-rie No, he is read-ing Go-dey's La-dy's Book, but it gives him just as big a thrill Oh, good-ness, what is the la-dy do- ing ? She is paint-ing china Does this con-sti-tute a heav-y eve ning for the la-dy and gent? Not at all. Pret-ty soon they are go: ing to roist-er, Oh, look at the fun-ny dog. Or is it is a pug dog. good is it? It is no good. You may throw that Dres-den shep-herd-ess at it if you like. And no harm done ei-ther way Thank you. You are so kind to me. Let us go. I am too young and ten-der to stand a-ny more. Henry William Hanemann. ee comicbooks.com