Life, 1928-03-22 · page 23 of 34
Life — March 22, 1928 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains several pieces of social satire typical of the 1920s-30s era: **"Just Between Us Girls"** (top): A woman complains at length about dinner party logistics—a visiting boy makes the guest count odd (13, considered unlucky), requires moving furniture, and causes household chaos. The satire mocks upper-class women's superficial concerns and their tendency toward dramatic, rambling complaints. The exaggerated capitalization of random words parodies affected speech patterns. **"Almost"** (left): A brief joke about radio static—the humor lies in the absurdity that someone would make three more payments on a radio just to receive slightly clearer reception. **Dog cartoon** (center): A clever visual gag showing a dachshund with a stomach protector and ball-bearing rollers, solving the problem of long-bodied dogs scraping their bellies on high curbs. **"One-Sided"** (bottom): A brief exchange joking that a girl's rosy cheeks indicate good health—implying she's healthier on one side of her face than the other, a subtle medical joke.
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Life Opportunity for Philan- [ SUST PEIWEEN US GIRLS thropist With or Without References ALWAYS fight a strong desire, Particularly in the spring, To leave my job, and just retire And wait around for luck to bring My spinach and my rent to me In such a hospitable way, That all I'll have to do will be To take them from a silver tray. I'd be inclined to try it, too, ont wworking;does become e.bore, “MX dear, Hm all-ofa-TWIT! 1 said I'd simply aDORE to have him Miecouse 1 tcied it once before mean I ACtually couldn't BE BRING this boy and all only I coause iG waver Fili ee more at an ODD-and-END at this simply COULDn’t have anOTHer Margaret Fishback. joint because I'm giving a DINner MAN, my dear, because it would party before the MeTAVish DANCE make thirTEEN and I mean it's Almost next SATurday, my dear, and this S$ y imPOSsible to even get JPLOBA: The static is just awful YOUTH I know TERribly WELL |TV E. in our odd DINing-room on our radio set. Is yours clear? and all said he couldn't COME to without sort of MOVing the SIDE- Doxa: Oh, no—not yet. We've my dinner because he was going to board into the BUTler's pantry and got three more payments on ours. have this BOY visiting him and I having the FOOD sort of CARried IN through the front DOOR and, — anyways, my dear, the LAST time this odd YOUTH came to dinner he got TERribly RAUcous and DADdy had some FRIGHT fully old PORT ( THING or something he was sort of TREAS- { “QUEL tN f , uring FONDIy and this youth sort BEER THAN / of eer it and ear an entire deC/ er anc he ~=kept TAKING THEM | making VIolent LOVE to me tnd RAW, J | one of the MAIDS put cham- PAGNE in the SOUP instead of SHERry, my dear, and MOTHer aid she'd simply NEVer have this odd BENny in the HOUSE again because I mean she sort of BLAMED the whole THING on HIM, which was FRIGHTfully un- JUST because I mean he’s an AW- fully sweet BOY, my dear. GOSH, my dear, I wonder what I ought to DO about the situation? And would you wear that YELlow dress if you were me, my dear? I mean I WISH to heavens I knew if this BOY who's been rushing me MADLY were go- ing to send me ORchids or garDE- nias—I mean I ACtually DO!” Lloyd Mayer. One-Sided | DAGHSHUNE HAD GREAT BESCULY GET TING Ores USTY: Aren't rosy cheeks a sign GH CURBS, HAS PROVIDED HIM WITH A STOMACR of good health? see ae WITH BALL- BEARING ROLLERS ON (T Rusty: I should say they are. Dusty: In that case, I saw a girl the other day who was a lot healthier Docs with Lonc Wieetsases Sac in THE Muote! on one side than on the other. comicbooks.com