Life, 1926-05-06 · page 37 of 52
Life — May 6, 1926 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **humorous short jokes and anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The content reflects early 20th-century Anglo-American humor: **"Travel Anecdote"** mocks people who exaggerate their sophistication after brief foreign travel, particularly the affectation of British mannerisms. **"A Dreadful Blow"** is a anticlimax joke: a man describes a devastating childhood disappointment—which turns out to be stumbling upon a revival meeting instead of a circus. The humor lies in the contrast between the dramatic setup and mundane letdown. **"Fire and Sword"** presents a schoolmistress asking what Romans did for Britons; children answer "civilized them" and "taught them to fight"—a gentle jab at romanticized imperial history and British militarism. The remaining jokes are light domestic humor about cooking and furniture. **The page is mostly advertising** (Brooks Brothers clothing, Kelly Balloons, Lock & Co. hats), typical of *Life* magazine's format. The jokes assume educated, middle-class readers familiar with British culture and period social conventions.
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Travel Anecdote Once a young English instructor went “to Oxford for a year and came back a full-fledged professor, The strangest thing about the peculiar career of this unusual man was that he rarely men- tioned the unique beauty of the English universities, the English towns and the English girls, or the superior quality of British liquor. He never said “cheerio,” “righto,” “toodle-o0,” “pip-pip,” or “old bean,” and refused to explain the pro- nunciation of “Cholmondeley.” This is not a true anecdote, but will serve to show what measure of trust one may place in the genus.—Carolina Buccaneer. Gluttons for Punishment From the Kansas City Post—“An ex- plosion of Turkish manufactured prod- ucts which was opened recently at Con- stantinople is to continue daily for five years.”—American Legion Weekly. “A LOVELY MORNING.” “wa’ ror?” “hy REVOLUTION.” —Gaiety (London). New Version Hussaxp: Hm! Funny pudding this! Wire: Yes, dear! That's as far as I got with the recipe when the wireless broke down.—Eve (London). 35 A Dreadful Blow “Yes,” said the tall man, “I have had many disappointments, but none stands out like the one that came to me when I was a boy.” ome terrible shock that fixed itself indelibly in your memory, I suppose.” “Exactly,” said the tall man, “I had crawled under a tent to see the circus, and I discovered it was a revival meet- ing."—Boston Transcript. Fire and Sword Scnootmistress: Now, children, what did the Romans do for the Britons? Smatt Girt: They civilized ‘em, miss. Scnoormistress: And how did they do that? Seconp Smart Girt: Please, miss, they taught ‘em how to fight. —Belfast News-Letter, Cnorvus for collectors of antique fur- niture: “Oh, you take the highboy and T'll take the lowboy.” —Spokane Spokesman-Review. Live is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. Patent Office. $5.00 a year in, advance. nal postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Back numbers cannot be scppl The text end illustrations in Lire ere copyrighted. For Rey eprint Rights in Great Britai Tae to ye Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, The foreign trade supplied from Live’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E, C,, Canadian distributor, ‘The American News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal,’ Canada, No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope, Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be afected. Bree Beden ex Lore ING Gentlemens Purvis MADISON AVENUE COR. cy STREET MEW YORK Straw Hats from Herbert Johnson and Lock & Co. London An Interesting Booklet containing a Description of Locx’s Hat Store St. James’s Street, London will be sent on Request BOSTON PALM BEACH NewPoRrT RITTLE BUILDING PLAZA BUILD! ‘Teament con. Bensven Couvety Rese For Comfort \, and Mileage comicbooks.com