Life, 1926-10-14 · page 33 of 44
Life — October 14, 1926 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct humor pieces from Life magazine: **"Trudy Comes Home"** references swimmer Gertrude Ederle, who famously swam the English Channel in 1926. The joke plays on her fearlessness: when instructed to wear a life preserver during a ship drill aboard the *Berengaria*, she reportedly quipped that if the ship wrecked, the captain would have to retrieve his old preservers from shore himself—implying her swimming ability made the device unnecessary. **"Beauty's Only Skin Deep"** is a brief zoo joke where a visitor mistakes a rhinoceros for male, but learns it's female, suggesting the rhino is unattractive enough to be indistinguishable by gender. **"M. Adam"** presents a Frenchman attempting to prove Adam was French. The joke's logic: Adam fell so swiftly from grace that he might have been France's first Premier (implying French leadership causes rapid collapse). Two advertisements occupy the lower half: Kelly Balloons (tires) and Wetzel (formally dressed men's fashion), typical commercial content for the era.
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Life Jean Joan Lin Great Patent in Gr Britain, Canada and British Possessions Trudy Comes Home Sevenat yarns are being told about Miss Ederle on the Berengaria. One of them relates that when told to put on a life preserver for a ship drill Miss Ederle asked: “What fo “Just to be ready in case of ship- Miss Ederle, so the story goes, took look at the life preserver and “Nothing doing. If this ship is wrecked the captain will have to cart his old life preservers ashore himself!” —New York Sun. said: For busy men and women—Abbott’s Bitters, a de- lightful toate and Invigorator —eample by mall, 25 cts LW. Abbott € Co., Baltimore, M: Beauty's Only Skin Deep Visrror to Zoovocieat. G. xs: This rhinoceros is a male, T supposs Keeren: Oh, no, it belongs to the fair sex.—Dorfbarbier (Berlin). The Governing Factor M. Adam A Fresxcumay is attempting to prove Adam was a Frenchman, Judging the swiftness of his fall, he might been their first: Premier.—Pune DON YOU THINK sir TIN THAT PHOEKE ob CARED TWOPEN CE that AMOUT THE MAN, Bulletin (Sydneq), LOOKS A sitaneously in the United State Title registered in U.S. Additional postage to foreign Back s published every Thursday, si The foreign trade si Office. $5.00 a year in advance. 0 ¢ Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, t be supplied. tert ond illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights I optly to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lon . England. No contributions will addressed envelope. Li Notice of change of ate of is Copyright by Wetzel Breams Buildings, London, E. C. News Company, Ltd., 386-388 “WHEAT Is JUST LIKE ARSOLUTELY CERTAIN 18 THLAT, INTELMIGENCE, STUPIDITY 18 TEEDITARY AND— “THAT'S A NICE WAY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PARENTS.” Le Petit Blen (Paris). upplied from Liv Rolls House, _C, Canadian distributor, The American St. James Street, Montreal, Canada, be returned unless accompanied by stamped and tre does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. address should reach this offce two weeks prior Wetzel Entabtished 1876 Qand + E Forty-Fourth Street NEW YORK CORRECTNESS in every detail has | longcharacterized the || artistry of Werzet. |! comicbooks.com