Life, 1926-11-18 · page 33 of 44
Life — November 18, 1926 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page comprises short humorous anecdotes and advertisements rather than political cartoons. The jokes use ethnic stereotypes common to 1920s-era humor: **"What's the Answer?"** features a cigarette girl at a "Jesse James resort" (speakeasy) exchanging banter with a customer using exaggerated immigrant dialect ("feefty cents from vun package"), reflecting period casual antisemitism. **"Individual Close-Ups"** mocks a London beauty trend of facial exercises. **"Bobby"** shows a child refusing to drink milk, using childish dialect ("I DON'T WANNA DRINK ANY MORE"). Other brief items mock taxi drivers and reference a mining prospector rejecting religious platitudes about Heaven. The advertisements promote Brooks Brothers clothing and a Renault automobile emphasizing French refinement ("Speed, Stamina, Smartness"). The satire relies on class and ethnic humor typical of the era—nothing politically substantive, mostly period advertisements alongside lightweight comedic observations.
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31 What's the Answer? Tis little exchange of repartee was heard at one of the Jesse James resorts the other week, when the cigarette girl was collecting from a reluctant cus- tomer. feefty cents from vun package demurred the egg man. “Vat you think Tam i yawned the girl, “but whatever the answer is, you're the only one of it"—Broadway Breeze. In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE Individual Close-Ups A xew beauty culture, said to be popu- lar in London, includes the exercising of the face by pouting, smiling and roll- the es. The end of the film supremacy of Los Angeles is now in it—Humorist (London), ing nopr Bobby: mone! Bluntly Tarte Cor: Did you ever ride a Farsiaax Daiver: No. Trarvic Cor: Well, you ought to get onto yourself!—Brown Jug. VM I DON’T WANNA DRINK ANY Not THinstY toncrn! —Le Journal (Paris). ANY Jerusalem the Golden Hrne is a story from a book just pub- lished. An old mining prospector was being solaced on his sick-bed by a clergy- man, who told lim of the Heavenly Jerusalem, “the streets of which are paved with gold.” “Excuse me, parson,” interrupted the dying man, “are you quoting from the prospectus or from the battery report?” —Public Opinion (London). Wine jelly when favored with Abbo ful and healthful Sampl pa. C. W, Abbott & Cc Net Profit Exmacr from a letter received by resi- dents in the Far East from one of their young daughters at school in E “I realize that Daddy must of money to keep us at school must try and learning to play. tennis y a lot nd we thing. Tam —Punch, learn Success (in the 1960 “Left f orphan at an overcame every handicap greatness."—Detroit News. Brocearny manner): Iy age, he and rose to Lirt is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. at Office. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign coustries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Back numbers cannot be supplied. ustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Re a to Lire, Rolls House, Breams “Bul England, rint Rights ings, Fetter The foreign trade supplied fi Breams Buildings, Lo: News Company, Ltd., m Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, jon, E. . Canadian distributor, The American 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal,’ Canada. No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ond addressed envelope. Lire does mot hold itself responsible for the loss oF non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be offectes ESTABLISHED 1818 "Tecan ods, Cecker STING MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET, N. Y. Evening Clothes & Haberdashery Send for Brooxs’s Miscellany The November Number contains Pictures & Prices of Hats BOSTON PALMBEACH NEWPORT LITTLE BUILDING PLAZA BUILDING AUORAIN BUILDING Tatnont com Goriston County Reve 220 Bcurwe Avenve RE PeONteI CENT p f THE BEJT GIFT FULLY_EQ) #1950 TO REMAULT SERKE STATI 719 FIFTH AVENUE SAUL | exPRe7iON OF The RIEKre GVILIZATION new VOK (TV PARTY (776-786 ELEVENTH AVE comicbooks.com