Life, 1926-11-11 · page 11 of 45
Life — November 11, 1926 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features humorous advice columns and illustrations typical of early 20th-century Life magazine. The main cartoon shows a father figure surrounded by miscellaneous items from his pockets—a visual joke about the random junk fathers accumulate. The accompanying text catalogs these items: old papers, bills, envelopes, toothpicks, matches, a key ring with eighteen keys, and an overdrawn bank book. The satire targets the stereotypical absent-minded father figure—a common character in period humor. The joke rests on the idea that fathers are walking repositories of useless items and financial disorganization, presented as harmless domestic comedy rather than serious criticism. The page also includes unrelated brief anecdotes about art, cotton, and sports, typical of Life's miscellaneous humor format.
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1 athy; me. Life No“ that the paintings from the Louvre have ar- rived in Philadelphia, it is quite generally expected that the Sesquicentennial will presently get under way. aL There's one thing to be said for the Sesquicen- | tennial: it has certainly resisted the temptation to turn professional. *WANTED—GIRL TO CARE FOR office who will accept osteopathic treat- ment as pay. Write 1-570, Register and Tribum —Des Moines (lowa) Evening Tribune. Or—why girls leave homeopaths. dL We hear that there is a record grape crop in the Ozarks. How these mountaineers love their jelly! JL Exploration in the Arabian Desert has revealed the spot where Mosrs struck water from the rock. The property, we assume, will be im- proved with a thoroughly equipped, up-to-date filling station. = oL IP BASEBALL FANS TLES AT THE UMPIR There is a tremendous surplus of cotton in the South—a_ condition which has prevailed ever since Mam- my song writers discovered that the stuff would rhyme with “forgotten.” aL “The regular Winters. fire department was on the scene with surprising alacrity, ar- riving before the fire was out.”~ Woodland (Cal.) Democrat. Local Laddies Set Record ! aL Dr. W. D. Coontr of the General Eleetric Company announces the discovery of the cathode tay, the most powerful known to science, which in an experiment disin- tegrated the body of a mouse in one second. Until we get additional data, however, we shall retain the services of the family cat. aL We hear that there is no English equivalent of the Italian name, “Benito.” red into American, ver, it means “Wham! I reads seven! Ask Dad (Contents of the Pockets of a Father Who Laughs at the Things His Young Boys Carry Around) NE pound of miscellaneous old papers, including two meaningless last year’s golf scores, several old bills, a letter received from Cousin Joshua eleven months ago which Dad has always been figuring on answering, about one peck of old envelopes, and this and that. Two pocket pieces supposed to bring luck. Assortment of toothpicks, matches and pencil stubs. Handsome bill fold containing a dollar bill, fourteen cents in change and seven out-of-date lodge cards. Ten cents’ worth of posta stamps irretrievably glued together. Three soiled handkerchiefs. Bank book showing account over- drawn. Key ring containing eighteen as- sorted keys of which Dad knows the use of just three—the key to his car, the key to the garage and the key to the house. Frank H. Williams. Likely Guess AVE you heard this new jazz version of the funeral march of Chopir “No—but I suppose ii ‘Hearses, Hearses, Hearse: THROW POP noT- called CO te aan > Defending Captain (a golf bug): 17's ALL RIGHT, BOYS, CALL IT A TOUCHDOWN— WE'LL CONCEDE YOU THIS ONE. comicbooks.com