Life, 1928-04-19 · page 8 of 43
Life — April 19, 1928 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate humorous pieces typical of Life's satirical content: 1. **"Two Financial Reporters Get Together"** (top right): A dialogue mocking stock market traders during what appears to be market volatility, with specific price points (99.2, 95.2, 102.8) referenced. The joke centers on their obsessive, rapid-fire discussions of minute market fluctuations. 2. **"The Sweet Girl Grad You Hate"** (center): A conversation satirizing college-educated women who claim intellectual pursuits but attended primarily for socializing. The humor targets the gap between stated educational motives and actual campus priorities. 3. **"The Pedestrians' Straphanging League Puts One Over"** (bottom): A cartoon depicting crowded public transit chaos, likely satirizing urban commuting conditions or transit authority policies of the era. The overall tone reflects 1920s-era middle-class anxieties about markets, education, and modern urban life.
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“Man, you certainly work fast in your love-making!” “I have to—I'm a commuter.” The Sweet Girl Grad You Hate E: You graduated from Smith, didn’t you? Sue: Yes, my dear—can you bear it? He: Why, I think that’s great. I think it’s a fine thing for a girl to go to college. Sue: But don’t you think most college girls are awful frumps? I mean I think most girls just go to college because they aren't popular at dances. He: I’m sure that wasn’t your reason. Sue: Well, I really went just for fun. I mean I got simply just too tired of roaring round to parties and things all the entire time, do you know what I mean? He: What courses interested you especially ? Sue: Honestly, my dear, you simply slay me! I mean you never have to study to get through if you have any sense. But I had the most screaming time in this chemistry course effect because this professor kept making violent love to me and did all my experiments for me—can you bear it? He: Really? Sue: Yes, my dear, it was simply howling! I mean I had a terribly good time at college, because I sim- ply never took anything seriously, do you know what 1 mean? He: I see. Sue: I mean I think that's the whole reason most college girls are so frightfully unattractive and all because they take it all so seriously, sort of, they lose all their feminine charm or something, do you know what I mean? Lloyd Mayer. Two Financial Reporters Get Together “LITEAR you've been sick is that a wild rumor? “No, Joe—had a bad cold or some. thing. Wednesday morning was ies. tured by an unprecedented fluctua. tion in my temperature.” “What did it open at?” “It opened at 99.2, then broke vio descending to new low ground . I covered.” 0 upswing?” “Oh, yes—a substantial rise. Fe verish activity set in and at noon, record high was reached with 102 It held firmly, with no signs of » reactionary trend. The day's clox was 102.4.” “Weak, eh?” “Yes, and restless all night. One rapid turnover after another and the damned blankets were short. The next morning there was a partial re covery at 99, but by 1 p. a. the level was 102.8, comple wiping out the earlier improveme: “No resistance?’ “Not until the following dar Then I rallied, showed signs of strength, and hardened. The day's final was 98.8.” “Well, I'm certainly glad to se you up to par again, Bill.” “Thanks. I feel bully now.” Tup. Bill W OMEN drivers refuse to take the straight and narrow path Tue Pevestruans’ StraPpHANciNG Leacue Puts One Over comicbooks.com LN ! Ju