Life, 1927-10-27 · page 9 of 36
Life — October 27, 1927 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine humor: 1. **"Two Lonely-Heart Column Readers Get Together"**: A dialogue between a man and woman responding to lonely-hearts advertisements, each describing themselves in idealized terms (refined, cultured) while revealing contradictions—he claims refinement but likes dancing and billiards; she wants sincerity but seems superficial. The satire mocks how people misrepresent themselves in personal ads. 2. **"The First Club Breakfast"**: A cartoon showing a small figure confronting an octopus-like creature, likely satirizing early club culture or social pretensions with surreal absurdity. 3. **"He Cuts a Different Figure"**: A story about a man who transformed from a boisterous, crude fellow into a refined "ladies' man" and barber—satirizing social climbing and affected manners. The humor targets romantic pretension, social aspiration, and personal reinvention.
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Two Lonely-Heart Column Readers Get To- gether H How do you do, miss? I am looking for a sincere, refined girl. Sue: And how do you do, sir? 1 um looking for a refined, sincere man, He: Would I do? I am tall with dark eyes and am a refined Ruma nian gentleman of good habits. sie: Are you serious-minded and at appearance? He: I am, And I am also of a { cheerful disposition and a steady worker. Sue: That helps. Do you play the piano speak several lan- guages fluently? He: No, but I am fond of dancing and billiards. I am a refined house painter by trade, interested in art, , and the great out-of Then you might do. I am a refined Swedish lady with blue exes and a jolly disposition. He: I hope you are of the old- Just a Bird in a Gilded Cage Ato doors. lutely nothing constrained about him. His langu he was boisterc e was forceful and sly jovial. With low-well-met. He was one of the boys But what a change! Now, he has assumed a dignified manner. He is quietly soft-spoken, and no word of profanity passes his fashioned type.” Flappers and gold He: TUAT CUCKOO DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE ANY Notse. diggers need not apply. Shez ou, 1 KNOW, MY DEAR—IT'S BECAUSE THE POOR LITTLE THING NEVER 5 Sie: I am. I am quiet, sensible GETS ANY PRESIL AIR OR SUNLIGHT. ' and home-loving. He: Are you fond of wholesome Sue: I do. I will be a sincere, He Cuts a Different amusements ? refined pal to the right man. : Sux: Very fond. I like*swim- Hr: Good. Then let's get to- Figure ming, skating and all outdoor sports, gether and take in a movie. H FE. was formerly a regular fel- and am interested in the finer things W.W. Scott. low, an honest-to-goodness of life. man’s man. He knew how to appre- } He: Do you know the value of a HE tabloid reporter covers a ciate a good story and he could tell true and loyal friend? multitude of sins. one in fine style. There was abso- him, it was hail lips. He is courteously gentle in his every action—subdued. His for- mer ribald laugh has been replaced by merely a pleasant smile. His rough-and-ready air has ven way to unimpeachably decorous behavior. He has become a ladies’ man, He is a barber. Marion E. Burns. EACHER: Johnnie, what do two pints make? Jounnie (bootleqger’s son): THE FIRST CLUB BREAKFAST Three gallons, miss. comicbooks.com