Life, 1926-11-04 · page 7 of 40
Life — November 4, 1926 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains several humorous pieces typical of the publication's satirical style: 1. **"Two Ad Men See a Pretty Girl"** - A visual gag showing advertisers using marketing language ("SMART!" "Unique!" "Modern!") to describe a woman, satirizing how advertising copy objectifies and commodifies everything, including people. 2. **"The Testimonial Writer Goes Crazy"** - Robert Lord's piece mocks fake testimonials and product endorsements, describing how he wrote dishonest promotional copy (for "Elite Tetrahedral Little Giant Cream-Whipping Machine") and suffered physical consequences, satirizing fraudulent advertising practices. 3. **"The Surly Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Frosting"** - A serialized comic strip about domestic life. The "Warning!" section contains intentional nonsense numbers—a joke about the magazine itself being deliberately absurd and silly.
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Men See a Pretty Girl “GMART : “Unig “Modern Distinetiv “Real quality “Better clas: “Sheer beauty! “Invites your inspection!" “Caters to discriminating men!" “Please to meetcha, girlie. how about some eats and a show?” W.W., Scott. IPa Warning ! BEFORE we go any further with this number comma we may as well be frank with each other colon we call this the Odd Number for reasons of our own comma and if you're in doubt as to the validity of these reasons comma just cast your eyes over the contents of the follow- ing pages period this number is absolutely crazy semi-colon it is filled with jokes that are just plain Say, The Testimonial Writer Goes Crazy livid (GREAT blotches appeared on both my eyebrows and even my own sister-in-law hesitated to tell me I'd never mastered the art of xylophone playing but now after taking one bottle there’s a rosy- cheeked cherub in our home so my husband sent for the handsomely illustrated free booklet when I'd even shovel a ton of coal my throat felt parched my knees trembled I saw purple and green spots which enabled me to send the twins through Harvard with the money I made in my spare time selling this delicious hot flash causing my tonsils to be- The Surly Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Frosting 1. oth. AND MRS. PROSTING, oR RATHER HAPPERSON, LIVE IN A LITTLE HOUSE AT THE CORNER OF THE HILL. (Continued on page 7) come enlarged after all the doctors in my city had given me a large advance in salary with strange sensations in my back and stomach at last we can afford to buy that yacht and God bless the manu- facturer of the Elite Tetrahedron Little Giant Cream-Whipping Ma- chine. Gratefully yours, Robert Lord. Note vo Printer: Think up something to fill this space yourself. Eisman: wuat po you OF PRESIDENT Ince’s speEcH His Sister: 1 pwnx’t KNow Wk HAD REGAINED IT, cooL- parenthesis we just threw in a few odd numbers to get us past that difficult corner end of parenthesis well to continue comma this num- ber is filled with jokes that are just plain silly dash ridiculous puns and the like period those who look for either rhyme or reason in this number will find them- selves out of luck period but don’t say we didn't warn you 1357 379135 § 3 BOT 91 A MEHoONeES Pen He: Loox ovT RELOW, She: perow wat? He: seLow THE poor INDIAN! (N. B.—He really meant it.) comicbooks.com