Life, 1926-07-29 · page 10 of 37
Life — July 29, 1926 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains humorous articles and illustrations typical of Life's satirical content. The main features include: **"Judging Cantaloupes"** - Tests for selecting quality melons, presented as mock-scientific procedures (the "Remorse Test," "Drop Test," "Dry-Fly Test," "Squeeze Test"). This satirizes both the earnestness of consumer advice and the absurdity of overly elaborate selection methods. **"The Target"** - A brief anecdote about a gentleman's poor golfing temperament, illustrating upper-class leisure activities and the stereotype of competitive male behavior. **"Devoid of Lustre"** and **"Modern Definitions"** - Short comic exchanges mocking social pretension and theatrical terminology respectively. The page reflects 1920s-era American humor targeting middle and upper-class readers, with emphasis on domestic life, sport, and fashionable society.
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Life he 4 fj “DADDY, DIDN’T YOU SAY YOU WERE GOING TO A SMOKER TO-NIGHT?”” “yes, way?” “V’VE GOT A COUPLE OF GOOD STORIES YOU ON THE Boys.” The Target pars golfing temperament is rare. Hagen has it. And so, it would seem, has a gentleman who introduced to the game only a month ago. Friends perched the ball on a small mound of sand, thrust a driver into his unwitting hands, and said: “Go ahead, now. Hit it.” “Hit it where?” the novice asked. They pointed. ‘At that flag,” they told him, indicating a pennon fluttering five hundred-odd yards away. “Does it count the same whether the ball hits the flag, or the pole?” the neophyte inquired, seriously. CAN SPRING Devoid of Lustre > : How was the party? : Dull as a string of beads. “How dull is that?” “Just necklace.” Modern Definitions CENTER (adj.)—Position of any seat in a theatre. Judging Cantaloupes T is not casy to select good cantaloupes. The fol- lowing tests just announced by the Official Spokes- man of the Weather Bureau of Standards, if fol- lowed moderately, will positively prevent failure and will enhance Tony’s reputation for occasional veracity, The Remorse Test—Place forty cents in bright new dimes in front of a row of melons. The first one that blushes and turns its face away has the best taste. The Drop Test.—Drop a melon. If it is hard it is not ripe; if it is soft it is not green; if it is neither it is both. The Dry-Fly Test.—Place thirteen melons in a tub of water. It will be noticed that most of them will bob up and down nervously. Remove the ones that scem dead. Now retire to the back of the delicatessen and put on waders; then, having rigged up your fly rod with a Royal Cassaba, cast lightly over the tub. The first melon that leaps from the water and seizes the fly is a good one. Buy him. (Note: Better take a basket lunch along with you as you may have to wait there a few weeks for a time when the melons are rising to the fly.) The Squeeze Test.—Approach quietly and squeeze a melon gently but firmly. If it resents this familiarity, it is old before its time. James Shearer, 2nd. Join Now! HE Government is advocating bigger and _ better public parks. The Government is advocating larger and more com- fortable benches for the aforementioned bigger and bet- ter public parks. In other words— The Government is about to resume recruiting in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. M.T. JPLOPSY: I thought you said you'd never marry Bob Morsy: Well, I figured it was the only could possibly get rid of him. ¢ 1 WAS CUT OUT TO BE A BACHELOR. She: wuo cut you out? comicbooks.com