Life, 1927-01-27 · page 7 of 35
Life — January 27, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate satirical pieces: 1. **"Transatlantic Talks"** mocks the complications of international long-distance telephone calls—a relatively new technology. The humor centers on time zone confusion, operator misunderstandings, and the difficulty of conducting business across the Atlantic. 2. **"A Business Forecast"** presents an optimistic economic outlook from a sheep-dip company president, satirizing corporate boosterism and overly rosy financial predictions. 3. **"If Theatregoers Were Consistent in Patronage"** and the bottom cartoon mock inconsistent consumer behavior—patrons complaining about theater conditions while continuing to attend, and a domestic scene where a baby chews on smoke rings (absurd humor typical of the era). The page reflects 1920s concerns about modern technology, business speculation, and social contradictions.
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Life Transatlantic Talks ‘S Y, Central, what's the correct time? Just three? Now what do I do? Subtract five hours? I get you. $ *“* « in this .75, “Get me Information. How can I deposit $ phone? It’s taken me twenty minutes to put i and it can’t hold another cent.” ** * “They don’t answer. Well, what do you know about that? Your voice sounds familiar, operator. Didn't I meet you during the war? At Morn Hill Camp in Win- chester? No? Then it must have been in Paris? No? Well, it doesn’t make much difference where I didn’t meet you. What are you doing a week from Saturday night? ‘I 's fine! I'll catch the first boat over and meet you at eight. Where? Anywhere you say. Be sure to wear a red rose.” 8 “Tal Meester MagGragger to cull me hopp.” Bill Sykes. A Business Forecast By Mr. F. Dithering Smugyins, President of the Inter- rational Sheep Dip and Fly Paper Commercial Accep- tance Corporation. (Salary : 0 Per Annum.) “B SINESS been undergoing, and will continue to undergo, a cycle of unnitigated prosperity. Credit is elastic, are smooth, r: are solid, call money i wobile, wheat is tasty, copp rugged, index n are specific. If our b: ‘cof trade in favor of Peru was laid end to end with short-term notes at 747, there Fords and 3 of a Chevrolet from Maine to California, ‘Things could not be better. Conditions are wonderful.” Ro 1. would be CESTION: What should 1 do first in. trying to teach my wife how to drive a car? dusicer: Insure the car. “PRANK, THE BABY LOVES MY SMOKE RINGS.” “YES, He’s PRACTICALLY CUT HIS TEETH ON THEM. “JACK SMD I'D GET MY REAL WEIGHT IF 1 TOOK MY COAT oFY.” If Theatregoers Were Consistent in Patronage N employee of the Ptomaine Food Canning Com- pany has complained to health authorities that the v's premises are endangering the health of work- i hile, orders for Ptomaine Food products have trebled and the plant is working at capacity. eee The Public Service Commission will submit a report next week on the Stony River High-Speed ‘Transit Line, whose equipment is alleged to be too old and dilapidated for safety. S public was first d the pre , passenger traffic on the road has gained two hundred per City fire inspectors are scheduled to examine fire eseapes and exits in the ep Hotel, on the twelfth floor of which four persons were burned to death last week. The hotel is again operating floors only partly damaged by the fire and announces that no reservations are available for the next seven weeks, on account of the unprecedented demand for its rooms. Richard 8. Wallace. Offered as a Substitute for the Overworked Lon Chaney Gag ss OLD on thar, H strike thet little gal! might be Fannie Ward.” stranger—don't She comicbooks.com