Life, 1926-05-13 · page 38 of 52
Life — May 13, 1926 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines **humor shorts** with **period advertising**. The cartoon depicts a child being sent home by an adult (captioned "HOME, FIDO—GO HOME, SIR!"), illustrating a joke about obedience and boundaries—likely poking fun at either undisciplined children or overly familiar social behavior. The main humor pieces are brief anecdotes mocking middle-class social conventions: a husband opening a bank account for his wife (who responds to the manager's complaint about overdrafts by calling him a "SNEAK"), motorists asking directions, and observations about women, dogs, and golf widows. These satirize domestic relationships, gender dynamics, and emerging consumer banking. The advertisements—for Mediterranean cruises, tailoring (Wetzel), and foot powder—target affluent readers. The "Telling Him Off" anecdote specifically reflects early 20th-century anxieties about wives managing household finances independently, treated here as comedic material rather than serious social commentary. This is vintage *Life* magazine satire: genteel, focused on urban middle/upper-class foibles, and fundamentally conservative in tone.
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32 Little Meditation on Natural History Tue little birdie in the tree Is just as happy as can be. The little insect on the flower Gayly improves each shining hour. The silent clam beneath the sand Enjoys himself to beat the band. The alligator in the slime Is having a delightful time. So why should I repine at fate? Be glad, you cry, and emulate The clam, the insect, and the bird! eee Don't ask me what I said. You heard. —S. K., in Spokane Spokesman-Review, Abbott's Bitters; a stomachte: ment of a tonic. C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore Md. Roundabout Mororist: Can you direct me to Pud- dleford? Native: Well, sir, by rights, to get there I reckon yew didn’t ought to start from yere at arl—Punch. A titties boy complained to his mother that “a dog was staring at him with his teeth."—American Hebrew. ‘Sample Sia SS cas Same “ome, rivo—co nome, ste!” —Kasper (Stockholm). Foxp Moriter (to gentleman who has slipped on pavement): You brute! Look what you've done to-my child's banana. —Gaiety (London). Wuew a woman says, “You flatter me” —do so!—Boston Beanpot, Telling Him Off Ix the kindness of his heart Mr. McGregor Smith opened an account for his wife at the local bank. A few months later the manager, Mr. Jones, meeting him, remarked, “Would you kindly tell your wife that her account is overdrawn?” The news was duly passed to Mrs. Smith, and next morn- ing she handed her husband a sealed envelope addressed to Mr. Jones, request- ing him to deliver it. The manager, having opened the letter, remarked, “Perhaps you would like to sce what your wife says,” and handed the contents of the envelope to Mr. Smith. It was a half-sheet of note-paper, on which was written in large letters, “SNEAK.” —London Daily Chronicle. In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EAS! A LECTURER says somewhat cryptically that “those who had the right kind of home training still maintain a belief in hell."—Arkansas Gazette. Love is not dead while the golf widow continues to polish up her husband's trophies—Detroit News. — Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britsin, Canada and British Possessions. Tile registered in. U. Patent Office, $5.00 a i in advance. | Additional postage to, foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. “Back numbers cannot be supplied. The foreign. trade supplied. from Live's: London, Offce,, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, EC, Canadian distributor, ‘The Americas News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal,’ Canada. No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights on-return of unsolicited contributions. in Great Britain apply. to, Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter | Notice of change of addrcts should reach this offce two weeks prior Lene, London, ‘England, to the date of issue to be affected. inard SS.’SCYTHIA" S4Annual Cruise de Luxe Spain, Gibraltar, Algiers, Tunis, Palermo, Messina, Taormina, Syracuse, Malta, Constantinople, Greece, Venice, Naples, Riviera, Monte Carlo, France, England Sailing Jan. 26—66 Days Limited to 400 Guests The Cruise of the magnificent 20,000-ton “Scythia” to the Mediterranean, under special charter, has become an annual classic. In every respect it is unsurpassed. Pre- arranged shore excursions at every port included in the rate. Finest hotels and the best of everything. Unusu- ally long stay, at the height of the season, in Egypt and Palestine. Stop-over privilege in Europe without extra cost, returning via S. S. “Aquitania,” “Mauretania,” “Berengaria,” or any Cunard Line Steamer. Full information on request. Early reservation advisable. Wetzel Eorabiished 1876 2and 4 E Forty-Fourth Street NEW YORK The prestige of WETZEL as tailors for gentlemen is recognized through- out the world. Luxury Cruises to the WEST ad Ty magnificent S$. S. “Veendam.” Sailings Jan. Frank “Tourist, Co. in cooperation with Hollaid-America. Line. FRANK TOURIST CO. (Est. 1875) 542 Fifth Avenue, New York 1529 Locust St., Philadelphia. 33 Devonshire St., Boston. At Bank of America, Los Angeles. 582 Market St., San Francisco. Paris Cairo London comicbooks.com