Life, 1927-05-05 · page 10 of 46
Life — May 5, 1927 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct humorous pieces: **"Nightmare of the World's Highest Paid Editorial Writer"** (top cartoon) satirizes a successful but anxious writer who obsesses about his second-term status. The joke plays on paranoia about job security despite success—he's repeatedly assured his position isn't threatened, yet remains neurotic about tenure and external validation. **"Now Run Away, Willie"** (center cartoon) depicts a child's mischief, with the caption showing a father's exasperation at his son's claim of a "bolt from the blue" causing trouble. **"Travel" and "Dispossessed"** (right column) are conversational advice pieces discussing the pleasures of travel and housing ownership, written in the magazine's typical witty, gossipy tone aimed at middle-class readers. The page reflects 1920s preoccupations with career anxiety, parenting, and leisure pursuits.
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“| THOUGHT IF YOU WEREN’T GOING ANY PLACE, I'D GO ALONG WITH You.” Nightmare of the World’s Highest Paid Editorial Writer H's Second, not his third term; huge creature forty-seven feet long from beak to tail but no brain to know that it will be his Second, not his third term; Wall Strect cheerful, realizing that it will be his Second, not his third term; Atlantic cities will all be deserted, thousands flying to Los Angeles to invest their money in real estate, and it will be his Second, not his third term; the wise Socrates ret 25,000 years ago, is knows whether he will ac- cept the nomination, but if he does, it will be his Second, not his third term’; 50,000 Japanese homeless, but it will be his Second term; enemy aero- planes will bomb Uncle Sam, the fat grocer, little realizing that it will be his Second, not his third term; untold Second term wealth in the Second term ground, but the real wealth is in the Second term brains; write your Second term Con- gressman to buy more Sec- ond term aeroplanes and come to the Second term Pacific Coast and see Sec- ond term America Second term first in the hearts of his Second, not third, Second, Second, Second. . . Vincent B. Wilson, OWADAYS, it’s love at the first drink. Now Run Away, Willie “PAPA, WHAT IS ‘A BOLT FROM THE BLUE?” “\ YALE LOCK, MY BOY; DON’T BOTHER PAPA.” What Are the Questions to These Answers? (Note: Just to vary the monotony of this tiresome Questionnaire craze, we publish herewith a number of answers, the questions leading up to which will be found on page 34.) 1, David Belasco, Rogers Horns- by and Earl Carroll. The spoon. Charles Spencer Chaplin, Bread. Six. Browning. The Bowery, Water. Nine times out of ten, yes, Arthur, Lima, Ohio. Henry Ford. Travel a | ADORE to travel, don't: you? Yes, traveling is so broadening. We travel a great deal. Yes, I think so too, Europe is very nice. Don't you think Europe is very nice? My husband loves Europe. Have you ever been to Californ We go to California almost every year. It's lovely in California, Don’t you think California is love The climate is so wonderful. Aunt Julia loves the wonderful climate. That's why we go to California almost every year. Yes. Do you enjoy traveling on boats? I adore traveling on boats, I hardly ever am seasick. Do you become seasick? My husband hardly ever becomes seasick — except now and then when the ocean gets rough. Which do you think is nicest, Cali- fornia or Europe? I think they're both awfully pleas- ant but in a different w Don’t you think so? It's so educational to travel. I love to travel, don’t you?” Robert Lord. Dispossessed OLLY: Do you own your own home? Potty: No, Jack's mother lives with us. busi our drag Chai the « in \ an’ hauni own comicbooks.com