Life, 1927-10-13 · page 39 of 44
Life — October 13, 1927 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily contains **advertisements** with one brief satirical piece. **"The Newspaper Editor Becomes a Railroad President"** is a short joke mocking newspaper editors' tendency toward excessive tinkering and constant revision. The editor, hired to manage a railroad, applies journalistic habits to train schedules—constantly renaming trains (the "Noon Special" starting at 11:35), repainting them, and reorganizing departure times. The satire suggests editors compulsively "shift things around" without genuine improvement, prioritizing flashy cosmetic changes over substance. It's a workplace satire about management incompetence. The remaining content is commercial advertising: Barbasol shaving cream, Munsingwear underwear and hosiery, and Mothersill's seasickness remedy. Two brief humorous anecdotes about collar sizes and unemployment appear as filler text. The page reflects 1920s concerns about industrial efficiency and modernization, presented through period-appropriate advertising and light workplace humor.
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Life 37 The Newspaper Editor Be- comes a Railroad President the 10: HAT we need on this road is a little pep. From now 11:28 to Washington leaves at Sure, keep callin’ it the 11:2 It's just gonna leave earlier, Steal a march the Pennsy....We ought to have a train around 11:30? Well, put on a new train. Call it the Noon Special and start it at 11 Paint it orange, locomotive and all.... Take the 6:45 p.m. to New Haven and send it away at 5:30. Call it the Com- muter’s 6:30, and paint it purple. ...How many tr for Boste . Five? Well, call ‘em the One-Star, Two-Star, Three-Star, Four-Star, and Night Final. When do they leave?...On the hour? All right, send ‘em away at ten of.. An’ listen! Run this schedule for a week. Then bring it to me and I'll shift it around some more.” ILLS. 1s in the evening EW YORK is taking steps to abolish the riveting racket Sometimes it used to get so loud you could hardly hear the taxi chauf- feurs cursing each other. Something Your Best Friend Will Tell You The clean, swift modern way of shaving is with Barbasol. . . No brush. Norub-in. No after- smart. Use Barbasol- 3 times — accord- ing to directions, “Mister, you’re next!” Barbasol For Modern Shaving The Barbasol Company Indianapolis, Ind. Tenclose 10c. Please send trial tube. Name Address Le Meto-13-27 LET MUNSINGWEAIX COVER YOU WITH SATISFACTION UNSING eur Munsingwear union suits, because of the correct manner in which they are designed, the satisfactory way in which they fit and cover the figure and the unusual service and comfort they give the wearer, are for sale by one or more of the leading merchants in practically every trading center of importance in the United States. Underwear Hosiery Munsingwear hosiery like Munsingwear underwear is a quality product made for every member of the family. If you want the utmost in underwear and hosiery value, ask for Munsingwear. Wi Cunsingu ear Quality Assures Comfort and Service THE MUNSINGWEAR CORPORATION MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA His Collar Size of “Padlocks” tells an who went to buy nd. ked the clerk, * replied the woman, Jay C. Furres about a colored wor a collar for her hust “What size “I done fe “but I can jes’ manage to reach aroun his throat wif my bofe hands.” —New York Evening World. One Explanation of It “Wirat's the trouble with you, man?” asked the kindly hous ppeared at th a little help. replied the tramp, who had been reading the finan Stores oF divect Mothersill Remedy Co., aM ound.” York Sua guess my technical posit Vew comicbooks.com