Life — March 31, 1927 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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27 The Dear Old Main Stem “Baoanway! Broadway! Bright thor- oughfare of sorrows. Avenue of an- guish! Street of tragedy shallowly hid in a thousand false smiles!) Where fame teases, where temptation lurks. O Street whose deathless fire burns for the out- spread wings of the guileless moth! O Street whose bliss is bought with the shamed tears of countless betrayed maid- Highway of tinseled wretchedness, Where beau ens! path of mean gloric broken on sin’s cruel wheel! Where honor is reckoned in soiled dimes. Broad- way! Broadway! repeated the trolley car conductor, who believed what he read in the papers. “Sixth Avenue next.” New York Graphic. Described “L1\wr you seen Norah's new evening frock what does it look like?” “Well, in many places it's. very Noruh."—London Evening News, like A whore, Ovewneanp at Forest Lawn Cemetery: “And this is the grave of a famous In- dian chief, named Hie Jacet. —Buffalo Courier-Express. WANTS ONLY ALITTLE BIT.” ee No More Parades Warenie the military parade in hon- or of Washington's Birthday, Mrs. J.’s colored cook, enamored of such parades, began anticipating the next one, and asked: “When dey gwine celebrate de birfday of dat ol gentleman dey call Uncle Sam, an’ how long is he been dead?” —Charleston News and Courier. Nothing better bitters Bam Bahimore, M for stuggish appetite than Abbott's ample by mall, 25 ets. C. W. Abbott & Co., Now Is That Fair? From the Ridgefield (Conn.) Press: “Constable Jasper Walker — returned Tuesday from an eight-week visit in Michigan, While away he visited rela- tives in Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Battle Creek and La Peer. He also inspected the State prison at Jack: Mr. Walker had the pleasure of ng relatives he mou had not seen for years."—New York Sun, DAM; AND SOME oriiens - was also to have sung the * lat unfortunately his threat -"—Local paper. No doubt, however, he will carry it out future concert. Humorist (London.) Lor —New Masses. at some Lire is published every Thursday, multancousl in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. Patent Office. $5.00 a Sad in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back numbers cannot be supplied. The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Greot Britain apply to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lene, London, E. C., Enoland. The toreign ig supplied from Li t's London Office, Rolls House, Breams. Buildis dan Canadian’ distributor, The American News Company. Ltd 386388" St. James Street, Montreal, Canada No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ond addressed envelope. Lire docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions, Notice of change of address should reach this offce two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. tread Life regularly (7— EVERY week | Ww" CAN'T repeat that significant message too often— for your sake Every issue of © contains features that as well as for our own. Lif you won't want to miss. For instance —next week comes the TRAVEL NUMBER which is special in every sense of the word. It is extra large; the cover is by COLES PHILLIPS; the double page cartoon by GLUYAS WILLIAMS— with an unusual number of pictures, poems and prose pieces by the keenest wits inthe L i fe brigade. Coming: the EASTER, SPORT and FASHION Numbers. ESTABLISHED 18 Lr Drelhes C&ELO LOTH HINGA Gentlemens Furnishing Goods, MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET, N.Y. Spring Clothes & Haberdashery Send for Brooks's Miscellany BOSTON PALM BEACH NEWPORT LITTLE BUILDING PLAZA BUILDING AUORAIN BUILOING ‘Tramont con. Borusves Rese 220 Beucwe Avenve comicbooks.com