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This page features Milt Gross's parody advertisement for a "Crussley Bimbox" radio, written in exaggerated Yiddish-inflected English. Gross satirizes both consumer culture and ethnic stereotypes popular in 1920s humor. The character Mrs. Feitlebaum's malapropisms and fractured syntax ("Sotch hindsome," "eggsitement") mock immigrant speech while celebrating the radio as a marvel of modern technology and entertainment. The adjacent "Mrs. Pep's Diary" offers upper-class domestic observations (attending theater, buying wedding gifts, reading *Peregrine Pickle*), creating sharp class contrast. Below, a brief joke about two Irishmen stealing from a church collection box reveals period antisemitic and ethnic humor—the humor relies on recognizing "Lon Chaney" (the actor famous for disguises) as a coded reference. The page is primarily humorous content with advertising, reflecting Life's satirical approach to American culture and class divisions.

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Life Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 13) and substance, but so heavy that I was minded of the young woman in Lire who stopped reading the Sat- urday Evening Post in bed for fear that it would fall upon and kill her should she doze off. A -GROSELEY | advertisement as it might be written by Milt Gross A CRUSSLEY BOUMBOS Hm—Mnr.. Feitlebaum sotch a ridios! Sotch hindsome. Sotch wolume. Sotch a preece. \ Crussley Bimbox. Sth Sotch eggsitement wid de Dam See Toonick on da ridio. Mine Looey, dat dope, breengs home| out so much for summer apparel dees Bimbox. Witt 25 already ridios in de flit | 7 , which id have no chance to wear, he hich from the roofs the Eli Fli ich I did have no chance to wear T tott of youre ridio Mrs, Feitlebaum diss was| but I suppose that if the concession wass so deeffront. All de brudcustards was po-| naires at the various beaches can lites. We lissen to de worse off Sent Looey| bear up without suicide, it does be- widout heering no, Newyorak Stashions like! Hoove me to do the same. My hus- your ridio Mrs. Feitlebaum. Sotch slick tif- ‘ i = band, poor wretch, full of untimely Mauriss. conversation this morning, wherein, October The weather unseason- ably warm, putting me in a fury for having laid remembering the exhortations of the Rev. Randolph Ray, I did humour him, albeit my true interest lay with the personal intelligence columns and the adventures of Little Orphan Annie, and he did range from cra- | vats to culture with no difficulty so- | ever, remarking, latter, that, taking concomitant [noey heaplains hit to his fadder who looks | things into consideration, his idea of but cant lissen. a cultured man was one who had Sotch shilding witt s—wit corn dancers—| read “Peregrine Pickle,” adding. wit wires. Sotch balunce—a ril nootrodime.| one too modestly, “And I hat Wit wan dile it turns, ha! fs dat dope, he get de weef stashion,| Up, doing on my dark blue georgette Sotch nimes day geeve dees ridio stashions.| against the humidity, and out to buy Wo can spik dem. a wedding present for George Cam- ming, whom I detest so honestly that I should like to send him a set of log furniture, with Sam requires us to give him apropos of the but whose connection something considerably better than a mustard pot. Walked home through the town, bravely crossing all the streets with traffic lights and police- men, but when I did reach Lexing- ton Avenue the prospect was too sly hail t ansport me the remaining half square. A fine home dinner this night of caviar and canape, beefsteak hash, mushrooms with rice and green p nd then ta the playhouse to se Trial of Mary Dugan,” which is splendid theatre for all who can forget the premises on which it is based, which, thank God, I am always cheerfully able to do. Sotch more stashions it gets—witt Bosting witt Speetsburgh witt Sensen Attic with Xhecocoa sotch brudcustink | Und the illuminum dile from the darkness in de corners perhaps fur sotch carryinks on wid , so T did shame tomato T'sad Looey”und get de down payment beck— we can’t afford sotch hexpensive ridios. Baird Leonard. Be myselfish sad Looey aint it cost bot $55. From sotc Feitlebaum your ridio is | wort must Final Version T seems there were two Irishmen named Ole and Sven, who had just seen the widow drop her mite in the collection box, Ole started to appropriate it, “Bedad an’ bad cess, lay off,” counseled Sven. “Thot mite be Lon Chaney.” ate opp all de Crim from whit. So, MACK) you become a ridio hopper hater with a hammer. (SMACK) Write Dept. $1 for descriptive literature. THE CROSLEY. RADIO CORPORATION Powe Crosley, Jr, President Cincinnati, Ohio” Crosley is licensed to manufacture under patents of The Radio Corporation of America and associate companies, also The Hazeltine Corporation and The Latour Corpora- tion, only for Radio Amateur, Experimental and Broad- cast Reception P Montana, Wyoming. Colorada, New Mexico and West, peices stightly higher. DDIE GUEST says: “The verse with the smile wins.” S | | | ENS Ive fragrance A gift of fragrance at Christmas is more than just a present; for the fragrances of Christmas are inseparable from its F sentiment. Le Jade Especially appropriate for Christmas are Roger & Gal- let's Gift Boxes and Per- fumes. Works of art in , in beautiful boxes, modern in French color fragra ultra. and des Priced fre Three sizes. n $6 to $12 Offered in the fr es of | Pavots d’Argent Le Jade Fleurs d’Amour Single articles of f fumes. Each in comicbooks.com