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This page contains several brief humorous anecdotes typical of Life's satirical style, plus advertisements. **The Main Jokes:** 1. **Eugene O'Neill's "Strange Interlude"** — A joke about the play's notorious length (it ran over five hours). The humor: a Scottish playgoer supposedly made his reservation "by now," suggesting even before seeing it he'd need advance notice for such a time commitment. 2. **Lindbergh's Tourism** — Mocks Charles Lindbergh's tendency to witness national spectacles wherever he travels (bullfights in Mexico, revolutions in Central America), presenting him as a curiosity-seeker following the local "sport." 3. **The Parent-Child Conversation** — Satirizes ultra-fashionable parents and their overly formal, appointment-driven interaction with their nine-year-old daughter, who responds with equal formality rather than childlike spontaneity. 4. **The Seven-Year-Old's Exaggeration** — Gently mocks a boy's tall tale about fighting off wolves with steel traps, concluding he'll make "an accomplished husband" (ironic understatement). The advertisements for Wetzel clothing and Kermath boat engines occupy the lower half of the page.

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Lengthy noe [nteacupe,” Eugene O'Neill's new play, runs for something like five hours. Gags on it are already beginning to pour in—one gentleman suggesting that every Scottish playgoer in New York has probably made his reservation by now. But the best of them all comes from Jack Osterman. Osterman was stopped on the street the other day and asked by ‘a friend how he enjoyed “Strange Inter- lude.” “Great!” responded the comedian en- thusiastically. “I enjoyed every day of it’—New York Daily News. 3 In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE Ambassadorial Whatever country Lindbergh goes to, he rewards the national sport with sym- pathetic attention. Thus he witnessed a bullfight in Mexico and a revolution in Central America, —Spokane Spokesman-Review. Pavt Brock, the publisher, refers to Sénator Heflin as “the 212-pound mental idget.” Just a great bigoted boy! —New Yorker. “witat! YOU'RE BATHING YouR YEET WITH YOUR SOCKS ON?” “V'VE GOT TO—THE WATER'S 80 COLD.” —Le Petit Blew (Paris). “Ye shall know the truth,” says Aldous Huxley, “and the truth shall make you mad.”—Christian Register. And Thus Only the Conversation Was Switched Tue effect of listening to ultra-fash- ionable parents is shown in the following conversation: Fatuer: Doris, your mother has told me you have been misbehaving. I shall have to punish you to-night. Doris (age nine): Not to-night, Father. I shall be too busy with my dancing lessons, but speak to me again to-morrow regarding an appointment. —Chicago Daily News. Cellarette. sideboard or ocean steamer kit 1s Incom- plete without Abbott's Bitters Alds digestion. Sample mall, 23 cts. CW. Abbott & Ca, Baltimore, Md. Natural Talent A stvex-vean-oun boy recently told his parents he was pursued home by a big pack of wolves and he finally fought them off by throwing his steel traps at them. The Case County Democrat concludes this boy will make an accomplished hus- band. —Missouri Notes, Kansas City Times. He: Which are your favorite movie actors? Sur: Lon Chaney.—Chicago Phoeniz. —= = Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Patent Office. ossessions, The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights G i to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter ‘trade supplied from ia G don, # Britain. apply Office, " » England, The foreij Lor . Rolls House, Breams Buildings, No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. itle registered in U. Notic Lire’s London, E. C. Live. does not hold itself non-return of unsolicited contributions. responsible for the loss or change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be addressed to LIFE, $98 M. Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). affected. All communications should be jadison Ave New York. Wetzel Esrablished 1876 and ¢ E Forty-Fourth Street NEW YORK tions of a distin- guished clientele is Wertzet's ability tocreate good-will, | and to retain it. Powerful — Compact Sturdy You who are about to buy a new boat engine have served three genera- ance. evidence of —we'd like to talk to you about Kermath. Here isa powerful, sturdy line of highly ef- ficient motors built by an organization of engine experts. Thousands in use. Let us refer you to satished Kermath users right near you. Low first cost. Write for catalog. 3 to 150 H. P. — $135 to $2300 Kermath Manufacturing Company $870 Commonwealth Ave., Detroit, Michigan 90 Kina Sr. West, Toronto, Caxana Low mainten- comicbooks.com