Life, 1926-12-30 · page 33 of 37
Life — December 30, 1926 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines a satirical cartoon with product advertisements. The main cartoon depicts a jury duty excuse: a man tells a judge he should be excused because his ex-wife also serves on the jury, and they "never could agree on anything." The joke satirizes divorce culture and suggests marital conflict is so fundamental that even strangers would recognize its incompatibility—playing on 1920s anxieties about rising divorce rates. The page also advertises The Everglades hotel in Miami and two calendars featuring artwork by John Held (known for depicting "flapper" culture) and dog illustrations by Robert L. Dickey. The calendar ads emphasize limited supply to encourage immediate purchase—common marketing tactics of the era. This appears to be from Life magazine's golden age of social satire, blending humor about contemporary domestic issues with commercial content.
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Miami's Beautiful New Apartment Hotel he EVERGLADES Miami, Florida Where the public functions of a hotel and the private functions of an apartment are perfectly co-ordinated. WILLIAM M. GALE Manager (cA Fred F. French Property) \ NEW YORK OFFICE 350 Madison Ave. Room $01 Send for Illustrated Booklet “YOUR HONOR, I WISH TO BE EXCUSED FROM SERVING ON THIS JURY. MY DIVORCED WIFE IS ON !T AND WE NEVER COULD AGREE ON ANYTHING.” Last Chance The demand for these two attractive calendars has been enormous, and the editions of both have been almost exhausted the JOHN HELD CALENDAR contains six reproductions— Lire size and in full colors—of famous Held covers. Brimming with the spirit of exuberant youth, it makes an ideal decora- tion for a college room, or for an old gentleman's home oo & : LIFE’S DOG You can obtain the JOHN HELD CALENDAR or LIFES DOG CALENDAR CALENDAR by mail order from also contains six color reproduc- tions of appealing covers that ° ai se have appeared in Lire. There Life Publishing Company are bull-dogs, wire-haired fox : . terriers, Pekes and at least one 598 Madison Avenue New York City plain mutt, portrayed sympathet- ically by Robert L. Dickey and The price of each is ONE DOLLAR. other dog lovers If you want either or both of these calendars, don’t delay in Send your orders in NOW. The supply is limited. sending your order! comicbooks.com