Life, 1926-10-21 · page 33 of 44
Life — October 21, 1926 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine is primarily a humor and satire publication featuring short jokes and quips rather than political cartoons. The central cartoon depicts a "Man-About-Town" solving "the woman problem for good"—likely referring to women's public behavior or social conventions of the era. The jokes reflect 1920s social attitudes: one mocks a Black woman's grammar ("soonly" instead of "soon"), another satirizes modern young women adjusting garters publicly, and a third jokes about pro football players as frauds. There's also commentary on college students' literary knowledge being superficial. The page is dominated by advertisements (Brooks Brothers clothing, Elco Cruisers) typical of the magazine's format. The humor is lightweight social observation rather than substantive political satire—reflecting *Life*'s role as a magazine of genteel, middle-class American comedy focused on contemporary manners and morality.
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The Catch Wues Hammerstein's was to Broad- way what the Palace is now, the policy of the house was to feature sensational acts. One day a booking agent sub- mitted as an act a would-be suicide. “He's tired of living, anyway,” said the act salesman, “and intends shooting him- self next week, He will do it for you vur stage if you pay his family $500 in advance. He ought to be some card.” “Ile sure ought,” replied Willie Ham- “but what would he do for an ‘ew York Graphic. ony merstein, encore? In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE Right Now \» old colored woman was telling her mistress about something which had hap- pened to her. Her mistress asked her if it had happened lately. “No, ma'am! Thot happened soonly,” replied the col- | woman, —Charleston News and Courier, Man-About-Town ANYBODY THE WOMAN Osmrasniosen courtship has been dis- covered among the lower animals. So that's where it has gone! —New York Evening Post. WHO CAN DO THAT HAS PRONLEM coop. —Fliegende Blitter (Munich). General Literature Ow being asked what books he has read in high school, almost every fresh- man is prepared to write in reply: “I have read all of Shakespeare's such as Mac Beth and Jullius Ceasar, and I have read Zane Grey and Ivanhoe, and all of Dickens such as David Coperfield and Sidney Carton and we studied a green book."—Kansas City Star. Glass of Soda with tablespoonful Abbott's Bitters 974, tenia, snd palatable, Bampte Bitters by. math bbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. Now It Can Be Told A GENTLEMAN was describing one of those very modern young ladies whose habit it is to adjust their garters in public, displaying the w n engaging glimpse of their undies. “Ah,” mur- mured Mr. David H. Wal “her mentionables.”"—New Yorker. (sorrowfully): SOLVED FoR Tue shrewdest definition, so far, of a pro football player: one who is paid to give imitations of the way he played in college.—Detroit Nex “Warar are you thinking about?” “Thanks for the compliment.” —Notre Dame Juggler. Ix Los Angeles the main thing is hoax populi.—Dallas News. is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, ritain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S Office” $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign cs in the Postal Cnion, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back s cannot be supplied. test and illustrations in Live are copy t Britain apply to Lire, ondon, E. C., England, ighted. For Reprint Rights Rolls House, Breams Buildings, F Lirt’s London. Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, Canadian distributor, "The American News Company, Ltd. 386-588 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada, No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped aud addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions, Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. The foreign trade supplied. from den. E. ESTABLISHED 1818 ods, Cock LOTHINGS MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET, N.Y. Clothes for Autumn Sport Send for Brooxs’s Miscellany BOSTON PALM BEACH NEWPORT LITTLE BUILOING PLAZA BUILDING AUDRAIN BUILOING ‘Tatmon com, Country Ress 220 Scucwe Avene \ for your southern cruise 'HY not try something new this winter—spend your southern outing on board an ElcoCruiser? With one of these Cruisers—a real “home afloat” —you will be independent—free to go where and when you please. You can visit all the coast resorts from New York to Kef West and take interesting side trips on inl: Elco Cruisers roughly seaworthy and are suitable for if in all waters. season in southern showing the latest Cruisers. PORT ELCO—247 Park Avenue, at 46th Street, New York City ‘Sales Room end Permanent Motor Boot Exhibit ‘The Elco Works, Bayonne, N. J. Builders of Motor Cruisers for 34 Years ‘Srathore Ce Sion Darbater 133 Nore ay Shere etree Wa, Pa, on PRED A. CORTINA, 181) Powhatan Ave. Tampa, Mia. comicbooks.com