Life, 1926-11-11 · page 38 of 45
Life — November 11, 1926 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **two distinct elements**: a Santa Fe railroad advertisement and a humorous essay about attending a football game. ## The Advertisement "The Chief" promotes an luxury train service between Chicago and California, emphasizing exclusivity ("extra fast, extra fine, extra fare") and premium amenities managed by Fred Harvey, a renowned hospitality company. The $10 surcharge from Chicago positioned this as an upscale alternative to standard rail travel. ## "Play by Play" Essay Carroll Carroll's satirical piece humorously depicts the *actual* experience of attending a football game—which involves constant disruption from ushers checking tickets and seats, angry fans yelling at other spectators for cheering for Yale, counterfeit ticket holders, and general crowd chaos. The ironic punchline: "It's the people you meet and the crowds!"—suggesting the social chaos, not the sport itself, defines the experience. The smaller advertisements for Eversharp pencils use inspirational language about success and achievement, typical of 1920s advertising rhetoric.
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extra fast extra fine extra fare Na Santafe train de-Luxe, befween Chicago andv California only two business days on the way ~<a It costs more to ride The Chief because it is finer and faster—distinctively supe- rior—like an exclusive hotel or club, on ribbons of steel, speeding through a scenic wonderland, in luxury, ease and supreme comfort. The Lounge car and Din- ing car have many exclusive Santa Fe features and man- aged by Fred Harvey, which means the best in the world of travel. There will be an observa- tion sunparlor, ladies lounge, ladies maid, barber and valet service, also bath. Extra fare, $10 from Chicago, $8 from Kansas City—same returning. The Santa Fe also operates four other through trains to California every day on which no extra fare is charged. Remember—Grand Canyon Na- tional Park—and the Indian-detour. f ya Lines Chicago, fulnos Life Play by Play E entered just as the two teams took their places for the | kick-off. The whistle blew. There was the rush, the sound of a toe | striking pigskin, and we landed in | Section 14, Row XX, Seats 42 and 43. First down, ten to go! We started to make ourselves comfortable as the men on the field started to make one another uncomfortable. There was a tense silence as the team hud- dled for the first real play of the game. The team hopped up to the line and—"Hey, you! Yes, you with the field glasses! Le: your tick- uts!"" “Me? Mine?” “Yes, you! Yours!” “Here!” “Yeh! I thought so! This ain't where you should be! Follow me!” “Sorry, sorry, sorry! Excuse me! My fault! I beg your pardon! Oh, go to—yayyyyy !"" “Ya walk aroun’ that way till ya come to a guy with red hs show ya wher “Are these seats these seats here “Come on! We can find them our- selves! Sorry, sorry, sorry! Beg pardon! Here they are! Want to look through these glasses? down, two to go!” ll they kick or won't they?” The team fell back for a conference. The ball was snapped. A kick! “Hey, you! Yes, you with the | field glasses! How'd you get aroun’ here anyway? I thought so! other side!” “Come on, hurry! No, it’s not a marathon! If you didn’t want to come to the game, why didn’t you say so? I had a hard enough time getting these seats! No, I said get- ting them! Not finding them! Nev- er mind the nifties!” “Come on, hurry! These two right!” “There it goes over! Hurray! Ya ! Come on now, Yale! An- oth Lessee your checks! These are aroun’ onna Edge in here! vacant ones look all “Kill that guy!" “How'd you get | so far away from home?” “Who yelled ‘Come on Yale’!” “Let me at that guy!" ‘Soak him one for me!” “What's all this fuss about? This is a sport, not a riot! Lessee your checks! So! You're the kind of a guy that makes trouble! And has nerve enough to bring a goil with him! Hey, Bill, here’s another wunna them counterfeit _ tickets! Come on! Out ya both go!” Gosh! It sure was a great game! It isn’t so much the game! It’s the people you meet and the crowds! You know. Carroll Carroll. Third | There's an Eversharp Sor you in any style ar. is 6 the popular standar. and business mode 18 inches of lead up its sleeve, gold-filled at 85 Sweet are the Jruits of thought! Prosperity, advancement, the admiration of your fellow men—all these spring from the rightly nurtured seed. Plant the seed of your thought where it will take root and flourish for all time. Putitton Papen Success waits on the man who keeps in line wi his thinking that first friend of an active brain, | EVERSHARP the name is on the pencil £1926, The Wi Wahl C $9,926. The Wel ‘ompany, Chicago ; Toronto comicbooks.com