Life, 1928-01-19 · page 35 of 38
Life — January 19, 1928 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and light humor** rather than political satire. The short humorous pieces—"Nightmare," "A Ballade of Mr. Samuel Pepys," "The Renegade," and the Greenwich Village ball advertisement—are gentle social observations typical of 1920s American humor magazines. They mock academic absent-mindedness, the repetitive routines of daily life, pedestrian safety concerns (a timely joke about automobile accidents), and bohemian culture. The advertisements dominate: Ward Line cruise promotions to Havana, Golden Wheel lighters, Craven Mixture tobacco, and Jewelry craftsmanship. These reflect period consumer culture and leisure travel. **No significant political content is present.** The page represents Life magazine's standard format: mixing satirical vignettes with commercial advertisements aimed at affluent readers interested in travel, luxury goods, and witty commentary on contemporary manners and modern life.
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Li Nightmare Tue professor had for some time been profoundly occupied with problems in higher mathematics, He had therefore richly deserved the noontime nap he had taken. But shortly after falling asleep, heart- rending cries were heard from his bed- r His wife rushed in and found him in a half-awake and bewildered con- dition. “But what's the matter with you?" she inquired solicitously. “Ah! whew!—I've just had such a dreadful dream. I dreamt our little Pete was a negative fraction under a cube-root sign, and [ couldn't get him from under!” —Verden og Vi (Copenhagen). A Ballade of Mr. Samuel Pepys “Ur, to the office, and there till four"; “Up, to the office, and to the play: Thus Mr. Pepys in the This is the sum of his earthly day. Early he rose, or long he lay; Douned his stockings and ate his bread, Went to court in a splendid s “Up, to the office...and so to bed. “Saw the ships as they left the shore “Met with Nelly...iny wife distrai “Kissed Mrs. Knipp...but 1 vowed no more.” This is the sum of his earthly day. “So to church for an hour, to pray; So to a barber's, who trimmed my head. Met with Mercer, who said me nay, Up, to the office...and so to bed. “Donned my surtout T had never wore; So to the office, accounts to _ Met with Nell, which I do dept This is the sum of his earthly day. “So to the playhouse, and thence away Home, and a volume of Potter's read. Played my flute, and was merry and Up, to the office. ..and so to bed.” L'Exvor Gather ye rosebuds while ye may— ‘This is the sum of his earthly day And, when the whole of it's done and said, “Up, to the office...and so to bed.” —F. P.A., in New York World. The Renegade “My Gawd,” breathed a woman in the crowd that had gathered to witness the removal of a would-be street-crosser who had been run down by an automobile, “and him once a_ pedestrian himself, te Then she directed a look at the offending driver that put anything of ¢ verbal nature into the custard class. —Portland Morning Oregonian. Frost the V. Y. U. Daily News comes the frankest advertisement of the year, that of the Greenwich Village ball, in which all prospective customers are as- Sured that there will be dancing “From 10 py, at. until Down.” —New York Evening Post. e 33 f ‘have ever seen” \ N ENTRANCING trip of fascinating interest Aw a gay and scintillating foreign capi- tal. All the bubbling zest of Latin life and laughter in a matchless Southern climate. CRUISES 10 TO 17 DAYS Including 8160 all expenses afloat and ashore up Express Sailings Tuesdays and Saturdays. Regular Fare: One Way $85 up. Round Trip $160 up. Miami via Havana $100. WARD LINE Foot of Wall Street Tel. John 4600 New York Or any Authorized Tourist Agency | craftsmen make it as precisely as the finest watch is built. Iecarries a lifetime guarantee. Select whatever charming model most appealsto you. Any smart shop can your memory as you draw on a pipeful of show you many. You will find each CRAVEN MIXTURE—the chosen tobacco of ELL-LOVED London scenes come back to | discriminating pipe-smokers all the world over. a perfect example of all a really fine The trifing additional cost should never deprive lighter should be. you of the pleasure of smoking this wonderously fragrant imported tobacco. “Sure sv ly CRAVEN MIXTURE Le ed at the command “1g you Kuo an now be hao at thing) / and Canada, t00. G IDEN WH ps to Carrens, La Deve 4 psig yer vies The Lighter with the Lifetime Guarantee V e I i MIXTURE HENRY LEDERER & BRO., INC. Providence Rhode Island pores from andor comicbooks.com