Life, 1926-10-14 · page 11 of 44
Life — October 14, 1926 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces of satirical content: **"Outline of a Football Season"** (left column): A timeline mocking college football's dominance in American life, suggesting newspapers over-emphasized the sport and that it caused various social disruptions. **Top cartoon**: Shows men in discussion with caption "Put your tongue out, madam" / "Just a moment, doctor, until I make it presentable!" — appears to satirize social pretension or dishonest behavior masked for public appearance. **"Questions to Ask When Buying a Used Car"**: Practical consumer advice humorously presented, poking fun at used-car salesmen's deceptive practices. **Bottom cartoon** (captioned about "Strong-Man Acts"): Depicts men discussing opening a dresser drawer, mocking exaggerated "strongman" performers from vaudeville who claimed superhuman feats. The humor lies in contrasting their supposed strength with mundane domestic tasks.
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Outline of a Football Season 7—World Series ends and uctropolitan sports pages dis- cover football. Oct —First Saturday after World Series; 8,500,000 people at- tend college football games through- out country Oct, 11—Four college presidents blame newspapers for overemphasis on ball. Oct. 16 and succeeding Satur- days — College football games at- tended by increasing numbers un- til. Nor. 20—All records broken when 15,000,000 see college games. Nor. 22—Barney Gulph, star halfback of Araminta College, ac- cepts $50,000 offer and turns pro- cowry, Presi- nta College, denounces ‘ate and blames news- papers in bitter speech, Nor. 24—Araminta College an- nounces plans for $5,000,000. stadi- um to seat 100,000 people. Nor, 25—Football ¢ All-Ameri three of his own te: Nov. 26—Four cashiers of metro- politan newspapers, worn out writ- checks for football coaches who { All-American teams, commit Vor. 27—80,000 people pack Polo Grounds to see Barney Gulph in professional début. Barney gains seven yards in sixteen tries, but pic- tures are splendid, Dee. 19 — Football annual meeting, de ism and denounce pri All-American teams. Dee. 25—Barney Gulph gives mother check for $100,000 for Christ- Dee, coaches, in ty professional- tice of picking 2#4—Seven college presidents blame newspapers for overemphasis on football. Jan. 8—Metropolitan sports pages fail to mention football. Will Murphy. He Wins NOTHER world ¢ meanest-m: -the- ndidate is the individ- ual who telephones an urgent re- quest’ for “Valencia” to his local broadcasting station and then shuts off his radio. “pUT YOUR TONG 7E OUT, MADAM.” “JUST A MOMENT, DOCTOR, UNTIL I MAKE IT PRESENTABLE!” Questions to Ask When Buying a Used Car F it’s only been driven two thousand miles, what's the matter with it that you haven't driven it more? If you're leaving town, why don’t you leave in the car? You haven't spent a cent on re- pairs? Is that why you're leaving? Will I have to keep under twenty- five miles an hour for the first five hundred miles? Why are you asking so much for it? i vod as that, why don’t you ask more for it? Why don’t you keep it yourself? What's the matter with it, any- ? Paul S. Powers. Vaudeville Agent (dubiously): TERE ARE SO MANY STRONG-MAN ACTS JUST NOW—vO You FE OWS DO ANYTHING OUT OF THE oRD Strong Man (impressively): we WINv UP OUR ACT BY OPEN any? .G THE DRAWERS OF AN OLD-FASHIONED DRESSER. comicbooks.com