Life, 1926-12-16 · page 29 of 34
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This page contains multiple short humorous anecdotes typical of Life's satirical style, plus period advertisements. **"Perfect Understanding"** depicts class dynamics: a suburban lady manipulates her working-class housekeeper (Susan) into extra labor by flattering her about impressing the lady's college son. Susan's vernacular response—"You wants those young men to go back a-thinkin' we lives that-a-way all the time"—reveals she understands the deception but complies anyway. The satire mocks both the employer's transparent manipulation and the servant's resigned acceptance of social pretense. **"Illicit Elevation"** jokes about an apartment building where a freight elevator operator accepts tips from guests using his elevator when the passenger elevator is slow. A competing chauffeur sarcastically calls this "bootlegging" passengers—a topical reference to Prohibition-era smuggling, applied humorously to unauthorized passenger transport. **"Embarrassing"** is a simple joke: a man returns a lost wallet containing fifty dollars; the finder assumed it held sixty-five, making the return awkward. The page is otherwise dominated by period advertisements for Brooks Brothers clothing, Maillard chocolates, and other luxury goods targeting affluent readers.
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