Life, 1926-09-09 · page 15 of 40
Life — September 9, 1926 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical items and cartoons typical of Life magazine's format. **Top cartoon**: Shows a woman and man golfing. The caption references "one of her warmest admirers," likely satirizing romantic or social pretension. **"Made to Order"**: A brief anecdote mocking a young reporter's dismissal by an editor (likely Charles Dana) for poor writing skills—satire on journalism standards. **Lower cartoon**: Depicts a sergeant and policeman discussing "bootleg trucks," referencing Prohibition-era illegal alcohol smuggling. The sergeant requests the policeman grab bootleggers to "shoot 'em up to the station house"—satirizing law enforcement's frustration with bootlegging. **"Slight Mistake"**: A brief joke about someone confusing an overnight case with a pocket-book. The page reflects 1920s concerns: Prohibition enforcement, journalism standards, and social behavior.
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Life SS Lines . advertises “Happiness Hose.” Pre- sumably these are for contented calves. LL Jack Dempsey may be jeered at for his conspicuous non-service during the Great War, but America will always remember him fondly as the man who saved a Sesquicentennial Exposition from starvation. Mr. Rickarp probably felt that if Pennsylvania would spend three millions’ for a fight in which Governor Girroxw Pincuot and Senator Perrer were contestants it must be hungry for a real battle. iL As we understand Mr. Dempsey’s position, he is ready to fight Winns at the next Sesquicentennial. aL We heuw that a union has been formed by the statis- ticians of the country. Their motto should be: “All's Well ‘That Ends-to-Ends Well!” = & Probably the public does not appreciate the importance of the Tacna-Arica dispute. Yet it is just such things as this that serve to keep our statesmen in training be- tween wars, aL H. L. Mencken is perturbed because American catables all taste alike. Mr. Menexen must look on the brighter side. In the matter of our drinkables, one tastes as different from another as cyanide of potassium from bichloride of mercury. JL Mr. and Mrs, Winn cxon, a daughter Bryan (Ohio) Democrat. Answering Atice Dvuer Mitier’s old ry: “Are women people LL As far back as 1854, a French inventor is said to have given a complete de- scription of the modern telephone. The world, we regret to add, ignored his timely warning. LL “The sickle bar caught him in the ribs, cut his limb badly and cup « couple of his his limp badly and cut a couple of his cuts.” Afton (Ia.) Star-En- terprize. He «vidently didn’t know when he was licked. Slight Mistake PorTER: You dropped your pocket-book, miss. Uoven Bertna: Sir, that’s my overnight case. “HE WAS ONE OF HER WARMEST ADMIRERS.” Made to Order “[ DET. T writing,” the youth said as he stood y spelling is terrible, and my gramma but I declaim with the late Charles / sex appeal and I care not who writes—’ y no more, young man,” the B. M. told him. “You're hired.” And the tabloid had another reporter, Sergeant: HAVE YOU PICKED UP ANY BOOTLEG TRUCKS ALONG HERE LATELY? Policeman; NOT SINCE LAST THURSDAY, SARJE. Sergeant: GRAB A COUPLE TO-DAY AND S81100T "EM UP TO THE STATION HOUSE. Mm THIRSTY. comicbooks.com