Life, 1926-11-18 · page 18 of 44
Life — November 18, 1926 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top cartoon depicts "THE MAN WHO TRIED TO MAKE SURE OF GETTING ON THE FRONT PAGE OF A TABLOID." It shows a chaotic street scene with a figure creating mayhem—vehicles overturned, people scattered—apparently in an absurd attempt to generate sensational news coverage. This satirizes the era's tabloid journalism obsession and people's desperate hunger for publicity, mocking both the yellow press and publicity-seekers willing to cause disruption for headlines. The lower illustration accompanies "Mrs. Pep's Diary," a humor column about domestic life. The drawing shows a woman questioning a man ("Has Jacqueline any enemies?" / "Of course not—but all her friends simply loathe her!"), making a joke about the social hypocrisy of maintaining friendships with people one dislikes. Both pieces reflect 1920s-era concerns about media sensationalism and social pretense.
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THE MAN WHO TRIED TO MAKE SURE OF GETTING ON THE FRONT PAGE OF A TABLOID. Ces Los Diary October Reading before breakfast in “My Mortal y. Enemy,” I did fall a-pondering how Willa 27th Cather might make out were she to put me in a book, and when I did ask Sam, he retorted that she would find herself in the position of the chameleon which tried to make good on a crazy-quilt. An ungal- lant retort, but an inevitable and self-ordained one, and the poor wretch was so pleased with himself for having made it that it was no trouble at all to persuade him into going out to the Twitchells’ for over next Sunday a task from which I had been shrinking for two da So up and down to Dr. Schwartz to get my toe fixed, and when he did seck my aid and sympathy for the foot cli in 125th Street, where he and his fellow podiatrists are struggling to r e the pedal afflicticns of the poor, I was reminded of the chirop- odist’s sign in Indianapo “What's the good of money if your feet hurt?” and could but reflect how much greater the agony must be for those without funds. Lord! when my feet pain me I can put my mind upon nought else, and I do be- (Continued on page 3+) “or COURSE NOT—BUT “HAS JACQUELINE ANY LOATHE HER!” Americana N ION Wild with Excitement Over Visit of Bul- an Princess. yelve-Year-Old Red-Hot Mamma Beats Up Millionaire Sugar Daddy... .Not a Drop of Liquor in New York City, Says Prohibition forcement Official... .. Ten - Billion - Dollar — Graft Scandal....Drunk = Dynar Most Moral Nation on E Player....High Offi tion Picture Concern Welcome Infant Jav: Life Calm, Jumper... Miles... .E Evangelist T any Injured in se Channel Swimmer... . Modern Safe and Comfortable, S: Noted Ski- w Radio Loud Speaker Can Be Heard for Lady ‘alks Daily with Angel Gabriel.. Poct Signed Up to Write Publicity for Monster Prune Company....Nation Frantic with Excitement Over Visit of Lettish Viscount... . Fac tory Turning Out Million New Fords a Month. Robert Lord. The Big Game “DID you hear about Jack and Ethel—they were married yesterday.” “That so? Who won?” ALL HER FRIENDS SIMPLY comicbooks.com