Life, 1926-10-28 · page 10 of 36
Life — October 28, 1926 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains four separate satirical pieces: 1. **"The Last Grasp"**: A condemned man requests comfort from a chaplain before execution, asking for his hand—dark humor about capital punishment. 2. **"One Hundred Per Cent"**: A superintendent addresses factory workers, promising job security and growth if they remain loyal and don't complain publicly. This satirizes early 20th-century corporate paternalism and the suppression of labor organizing. 3. **"Ultimatum"**: A brief political quote about France's war debt, likely referencing post-WWI reparations disputes. 4. **"At Last! A Hole in One"**: A cartoon mocking Americans' obsession with golf, showing a golfer celebrating while traffic chaos erupts—commentary on the sport's popularity during the 1920s. 5. **"The New Proteus" and "Ashes of Romance"**: Brief humor pieces about children's stories and romantic disappointment.
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“THROW UP YOUR HANDS.” The Last Grasp TTHE guards grimly went about their task of affixing the electrodes to* the body of the doomed man in the chair. The kindly chaplain bent over him. Any last request, my poor mortal?” he inquired. “Yes, Parson,” the wretch replied. “It'll comfort me a lot if you'll just hold my hand.” Ultimatum “TXRANCE owes us the money and must pay it. If she does not, war is inevitable, for our Government has gone too far to retreat.” No, that isn’t the utterance of any political candidate of to-day. Philip Hone wrote it in his diary in 1835. BOUT the only people in football games are the players. “av Last! A HOLE IN ONE America who don’t sce Le One Hundred Per Cent « EN,” said the superintendent, “there's work for every one of you here, enough work to keep you busy for years without the slightest bit of worry. We're a growing organiza- tion, and by 1930 we'll be the largest in the world. Look around you and see for yourselves —every day things take a jump. ““Wewantto treat you right; if anything’s wrong tell us — don’t tell your friends. Co- operate with us, be- cause we want to keep you here. You're the kind of fellows we want in a place like this. “Next year is go- ing to be one of the biggest in our his- tory. Are you go- ing to back us up? Are the new men going to do all in their power to help us? You just help us, and you can be sure we'll help you. We've been a long time in getting some of you, and we will Ashes of Romance He: you KNow 1’p stick Ur ANY RESTAURANT FOR you, kip! She: 1 REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN YOU WOULD HAVE sAIp “HOTEL.” try to make you feel that we want to keep you with us as long as we can.” The warden at Sing Sing was trying out an American success talk. Hans Hans!. The New Proteus HE teacher was telling her pupils about little Red Riding Hood. She told them of the woods, the wild animals in it, and the perils of the people who lived near it. Said the teacher: “Little Red Riding Ifood stopped and saw a thing stand- ing there looking at her large teeth showing, hair all over its body, and an awful ex- pression on its face! And who do you suppos * came the chorus. THE crime wave, the papers report, is receding. Unfor- tunately, though, there seems to be a large proportion of crimi nals who don’t believe every- thing they sce in the papers comicbooks.com