Life, 1927-09-08 · page 8 of 36
Life — September 8, 1927 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three unrelated satirical pieces typical of Life's early 20th-century humor: 1. **"Pipe Down"**: A naval cartoon mocking an admiral's profanity among junior officers, with the punchline criticizing his hypocrisy. 2. **"No Use"**: A domestic humor sketch about a man holding a baby, with the joke being that the baby resembles his brother—implying paternity doubt or family resemblance jokes common to the era. 3. **"How to Make a Cross-Country Trip" and "The Spirit of Los Angeles"**: Practical satire about automobile travel advice (then novel) mixed with a gossipy anecdote about Aimee Semple McPherson, a famous evangelist, and Charles Lindbergh. The "ex-soldier" reference suggests post-WWI dating. The page reflects 1920s concerns: automobiles as emerging technology, naval discipline, and celebrity culture.
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Pipe Down Admiral: WHAT IN HELL ARE YOU IN THE BRIG FOR? Gob: ror Using OFANITY, sin! How to Make a Cross-Country Trip ROCURE, besides maps, all in- formation relative to detours, washouts, ete. from your local auto- mobile club. Later on you will find this to be Grade A applesauce, but having it gives you such a com{ort- able feeling. THAT BABY THERE PAMILIAR, ISN'T, BROTHER; 1 TRIED OVER Looks Sar: sir TWICE. Buy a spotlight for night driving and attach it yourself, so that it will sure to short-circuit two days out Trying to fix it will serve to while away many a pleasant hour as you wait for the garage service truck. Plan on either camping out or stopping at auto camps. Plan on neither if you are taking your wife, but stop at hotels—that is, if you're really fond of your wife. Have your garage look over the car. They will look over everything, and overlook nothing, and the bill will range from 85 to Bi in direct proportion to what a sucker they think you ar Take along a garden rake, a mousetrap, as- silk rib- some sorted bons, chicken - wire, a bale of hay, and a ouija board. What for I can't imagine, but they may come in handy — who can tell? When the car is fully equipped and you are all read. to start, put it in storage and take the train. Hal Salisbury. The Spirit of Los Angeles ECENT dispatches from Des ’ Moines indicate that Aimé Semple McPherson, conducting a vival meeting there, learned of t approaching visit of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and decided that she and Lindy might well collaborate on a nice, quiet publicity stunt. She wired the committee in charge of Lindbergh's tour, announcing that she would not be unwilling to take a flight with the conqueror of the Atlantic. The answer came back: “Impos- sible. Lindbergh's plane one-seater.”” We can’t understand why Aimée didn’t send a return telegi ny ing, “That will be all right with me.” The Ex-Soldier: weit—t sex YOU MOVED IT BACK AGAIN. comicbooks‘com