Life, 1927-08-18 · page 4 of 36
Life — August 18, 1927 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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The page contains two distinct humor pieces: **Top cartoon**: Shows car insurance absurdity. A man examines a damaged vehicle while another stands nearby. The caption mocks insurance companies' reluctance to cover accidents, with a joke about Kelly-Springfield tires being so reliable that insurers won't issue policies against them. **Bottom section**: "Hints to Aspirants for the Title of Miss America" offers satirical advice for beauty pageant contestants, suggesting ridiculous stage names and noting that knowing how to swim is unnecessary. This likely references the newly-popular Miss America pageant (began 1921). **Right column**: A poem by Dorothy R. Kisling critiques men's irresponsibility as breadwinners, and a brief joke about murder charges. The overall tone reflects 1920s consumer culture anxieties and gender dynamics.
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Even So O! Women are creatures both wild and strange From night till morning they drink and pet, From morning till night they scatter the cha Which the suffering men work hard to get; With little reserve and with less regret They plunder the stores of the help- less male, And leaving their houses all upset, They rush at dawn to a bargain sale. Oh, man is an animal sad and dumb; He seldom reads, and he never thinks, He works all week till the Sundays come, And then walks round all day on the links. He sometimes eats, and he always drinks; He is always blamed for the family ills, And promptly the first of the month, he sinks "Neath the awful weight of the fam- ily bills. Doubtful, you say? But not at all; Falsehood has never stained these lips! I tell you the facts, as I recall, Just as they are in the comic strips. Dorothy R. Kissling. Hints to Aspirants for the Title of Miss America J, BEFORE entering a bathing- * beauty contest, be sure to select an appropriate name for yourself. Never under any circumstances be known as Miss Bull Run, Miss Creo- sota, or Miss Hell's Bells. Euphoni- ous names, of which there is an infi- nite number, are to be preferred. / few suggestions follow: Miss Kissimmee Miss Fond du Lac Miss Sugar Loaf Mountain Miss Great Bear Lake 2. Costumes, however insignifi- cant, play an important part, for it is wise to cater to the tastes of the contest judges, invariably men who prefer ‘simplicity to ‘ostentation, Play safe and make your bathing costume simple—the simpler the better. 3. It is not necessary to know how to swim, Bill Sykes. wre P i ae, z HE: Is there such a thing as Tt’s a wonder some of the insurance companies don't issue a policy murder in the third degree against blowouts.” He: Yes; that's what the police “What's the use, when you can buy Kelly-Springfield tires?” get away with. LIPL: Published Weekly by 18 Ave, N. Y..N. Y. Sabscription $5.00. Vol. 90, No, 2337. Aur. 18, 1927. Eo Class Matter, June §, 1 Otice under act of Mareb 3 Printed ia U.8, A. Ent'd'as 2nd Ctase Matter at the Post OtSoe Dept., Canada. Copyright 1927, Life Co., in U.8., England an comicbooks.com