Life, 1928-04-12 · page 17 of 42
Life — April 12, 1928 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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**Main Cartoon:** "Care to try my preparation, sir—for superfluous hair?" depicts a barber or salon worker offering a customer a dubious beauty treatment. The humor relies on the customer's obvious baldness—the irony being that someone with no hair is being sold a product to *remove* hair. This satirizes aggressive sales tactics and the absurdity of beauty industry marketing. **Text Sections Below:** - "Trying to Get the Correct Time from a Radio Announcer" mocks radio announcers' verbosity and tangential storytelling when asked a simple question - "Literary Note" dismisses dull literature as worthless - "The Highway Mile" counts roadside features in measured distances - "Interrogative" presents a brief domestic exchange about a man named Jack The page exemplifies *Life* magazine's light satirical humor targeting everyday American annoyances and social pretensions.
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Trying to Get the Correct Time from a Radio Announcer My train leaves in a few . By the way, have you got ct time?—I'm a little fast, T think.” “I will give you the exact time through the courtesy of my Howar- ton watch.” “All right, Tom; what is it?” “I will give you the time in Enst- ern Standard, which is one hour later than Central Standard tim “Hurry, Tom! I'm afraid I'll miss my train,” “Take it easy, now. When I say ‘dong’ it will be exactly one minute after nine o'clock.” “T'll never make it, Tom!” re you ready?” s, for Lord’s sake! Let’s have “W ELL, Tom, I've got to beat “Dong!” Thanks, old man. I’ve got just two minutes to make it....S’long!” “Hey, there! Wait a minute—I haven't finished yet....I hope that you will make this service the stand- “Care to try my preparation, sir—for superfluous hair?” Interrogative HE: How is Jack for veracity? He: I don’t know exactly what that is, Sue: I know it — I asked how Jack was for it. ard for setting your timepiece.... The time has been given through the of— Hey! Wait a minute, K Jack Cluett. Literary Note N author who writes such a dull book or play it’s A little this side of gro- tesque Need not throw it awa bet some will say A charmingly subtle bur- lesque ! The Highway Mile 528—telegraph poles, 176—billboards. 32—gas stations. 18—hot-dog stands. “T)O you remember where you put that book?” “No; I'm a little Will Hay- Furious Sue: Don't you talk to me, you—— sic about it.” you uncompanionate bride! comicbooks.com