Life, 1926-07-29 · page 5 of 37
Life — July 29, 1926 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical sections mocking contemporary attitudes and ideas: **"And That's That"** ridicules various people's misconceptions—Marcus Klopper's foolish beliefs, Peter Blotz's ignorance about cotton gin, and notably "Jones" for not understanding Prohibition exists (suggesting some people denied or ignored this law). **"The Ideal Tour"** advocates Governor Al Smith's presidential endorsement by labor unions, proposing he'd support workers' interests better than current policy. **"The Movie Title-Writer Goes Crazy"** parodies absurdly overwrought silent film titles with melodramatic plot descriptions, satirizing Hollywood's tendency toward excessive, nonsensical storytelling. The illustrations support these written jokes through caricature and visual humor, typical of Life's satirical approach during this era.
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Li And That’s That D™= DRAKE is a good old sort: She thinks Rex Beach is @ summer resort. Marcus Klopper, the stupid rube, Thinks toothpaste comes in the Hud- son Tube. Old Doc Sims, who's not quite all there, Thinks Julian Street is a thorough- fare. Peter Blotz, a simple gink, Thinks a cotton gin is a kind of drink. But Jones is the dumbest I ever saw: He thinks there’s a Prohibition Law. Newman Levy. The Ideal Tour (QOVERNOR AL SMITH has re- ccived another endorsement for President of the United States—this time from the International Unions of Pavers, Rammers, Flag Layers, Wood Block and Brick Pavers, Bridge and Stone Curb Setters, As- phalt Workers and Road Builders. As soon as similar action is taken by the Traffic Cops, Hot-Dog Dealers and Detour Setters Unions, he should have what might be considered a wide-open road to the White House. Conspicuous I ARGUERITE: You say you could pick him out from among thousands? Mazi: Easily. He wears a straw hat with a black band. The Original Dumb Bell Patient: avter 1 TAKE THIS GAS, HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE I KNOW ANYTHING? Dentist: now NCE You TOOK GAS BEFORE? The Movie Title-Writer Goes Crazy “POWO YEARS LATER REAL- IZING HERBERT WAS AN EVIL INFLUENCE ON JACK OUT IN FEATHER RIV- ER CANYON WHERE THE WE 2 RN FRONTIER DI- VIDE TER AND EGG } FULL OF BOLONEY HIS GRAY-HAIRED MOTHER WHO FOR YEARS HAD SKIMPED AND SAVED THAT HER SON MIGHT BECOME A FAMOUS ARCHITECT AND SO THROUGH THE GLORY THAT WAS BABYLON'’S AND THE HORROR OF THE JOHNS- TOWN FLOOD WE COME TO PUNKVIL A SLEEPY ARI- ZONA TOWN GEORGE WAS SO DUMB HE THOUGHT THE POSTMEN WERE CONFEDER- ATE SOLDIERS OVER THE RUGGED MOUNTAIN. DESPAIR INTO THE S' VALLEY OF HOPE » KNOWING THAT THE DUKE HAD THE BIRTHMARK ON HIS EAR SO IN THOSE DAYS THE IRON HORSE HAD NOT SHATTERED THE SILENCE OF THE LONE PRAIRIES DAVIS MURGATRYOD, A MAN WHO HATE LOWERS, DOGS AND LITTLE CHILDREN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER.” Robert Lord. The Tenderbeak HHRUSH: Heard from Wood- pecker since he went to Arizona? Wren: He died. “What of?” “Concussion. He tried to drill for a worm in the Petrified Forest.” comicbooks.com