Life, 1926-09-02 · page 8 of 41
Life — September 2, 1926 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: **"The Unknown"** satirizes wealthy Wall Street financiers and their social prominence—senators, governors, and mayors who are actually hollow and empty, known only through family histories. **"Tent Colony Commuter"** is a domestic humor cartoon showing a husband asking his wife about dinner while she's been housecleaning all day. The joke is the oblivious contrast between his expectation of a meal and her exhausted reality. **"Lucid Interval in the Love Life of a Newly Married Couple"** depicts romantic newlyweds with sentimental poetry attributed to Elias Lieberman about buttered muffins—gently mocking how mundane domestic concerns intrude on romantic idealization. **"Pardonable Pride,"** **"Unimportant,"** and other brief pieces mock wealthy social pretension and marital absurdities—typical Life magazine satire of the era.
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Mother: come ovr or THAT MUD! “NO, MAMA, 1 WON'T COME OUT’N THE MUD Mother: come ovt oF THAT MUD OR TAKE THAT stick To you! 0, MAMA, | WoN’T COME oUT’N THE MUD!” Mother: 1¥ you pon’? COME OUT OF THAT MUD You’LL HAVE TO TAK A BATH, “Yes, MAMA, 1 GUESS I'LL COME OUT’N THE MUD!” The Unknown ity that crossed the gilded threshold E was a confidant of Wall Street of conviviality. . millionaires. Yet when he died, he went to his He rubbed elbows with and con- humble grave unsung, and mourned soled many a man who held the by one little woman in lack. making or breaking of an empire in He was an old-time partender: the hollow of his hand. E. E. Garrison. He knew the family histories and —. skeletons of scores of the bluest of I > the swimming vogue continues the blue-blooded gentry. to gain momentum, there is every He called Senators, Governors prospect that the Channel boats will and Mayors by their first names. be forced out of business next sea- He was a friend to all of human- _ son. Tent Colony Commuter: weit, DEAR, WHAT’S FOR DINNER THIS EVENING? Wife: pipn’? HAVE A CHANCE TO PREPARE ANYTHING; BEEN HOUSECLEANING ALL DAY. Lucid Interval in the Love Life of a Newly Married Couple H E sat beside her, deep in thought; His eyes were beds of glowing em- bers; He had the mien of some one caught By reveries he half remembers, It seemed an age... .She waited long For him to speak....At last he muttered, “T think, my love—or am I wron That muffins taste much better buttered.” Her face lit up....Her soulful eyes Flashed up to his with message cheery ; She kissed away his vague surmise And said in angel tones, “Yes, dearie.”” Elias Lieberman. Pardonable Pride ROWN is a very rich man, but his name is never mentioned in connection with the various banks, factorics and other enterprises in which is interested. He writes books on cconomic sub- jects, and magazine articles on in- dustrial problems, but he never signs them. He never grants an interview. He avoids photographers. He _ refuses to speak in public. He is the anonymous donor of vast sums to charity. There was but one occasion when he willingly allowed reporters and photographers to approach him. He posed in several positions while the cameras caught him from all angles. He read a prepared statement to the reporters. What's more, he cautioned them to spell his name correctly. He had just won the deciding match for the cup offered by his club to players with a handicap of thirty or over. Bill Sykes. Unimportant “LTOW could they have the wed- ding if the groom wasn't there?” “Well, no one noticed his absence until the ceremony was over.” comicbooks.com