Life, 1928-06-28 · page 29 of 35
Life — June 28, 1928 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief satirical pieces typical of Life's humor format: **"Mammalogue"** depicts a Jewish immigrant mother (identifiable by dialect and name) scolding her daughter Rachel for playing with "bad little girls" and hearing "nasty stories," then immediately contradicting herself by sending Rachel back to play with them. The satire mocks parental hypocrisy and anxiety. **"Just the Boss, That's All"** jokes about an executive so indispensable he cannot escape jury duty—satirizing corporate self-importance. **"The Rookie of the Family"** mocks parents who see their son's only value as a baseball player, worth trading like a commodity. **"Her Error"** reports a society lady (Mrs. Stuyvesant Pearsay Wood) robbed in her home, who thought the intruders were conducting a "cigarette test"—likely a reference to contemporary advertising claims about cigarette quality. The humor lies in her comical misidentification. The page also contains advertisements and miscellaneous jokes about college life and definitions. The content reflects early 20th-century American humor, class attitudes, and period concerns.
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MAMMALOGUE “Racnet, come right over here, dis minute. Do sou hear me? Dis very minute. How many times | told you not to play mit dose bad little girls on de corner, ha? Nasty sturries dey should telling you, I'm surprised from you, Rachel, you should play mit dose bad little girls and listen to de nasty sturries. Once more let me catching you— Well, well, look who's here! How are you, Mrs. Birnbom? How's de children? Mr. Birnbom's working? What's? Mrs. Robinsky run away mit de cleaning store man! You dun’t telling me! So what was? Just a minute, Mrs. Birnbom. Rachel, go play mit de little girls on de corner.” —Al Klein, in New York World, JUST THE BOSS, THAT'S ALL |. Pitapoxt Mocan recently canceled his steam- ticket and postponed a trip to Europe in order to serve on a jury. That's the trouble with being so high up in a company that you can’t get anyone to write you an excuse, saying you are indispensable to the organization, —Detroit News. Dailies Vere THE ROOKIE OF THE FAMILY Monier: 1 don't know what we're going to do with Oscar; he isn't good for anything except pitching on his college baseball team. Feriters Well—maybe we can trade him for a couple of outfielders Saturday Evening Post. CotLrciate when the subject is loved." Misrress: Is there anything else I've got to get in town? 1 don't think the dishes will last out over Sunday. —Kasper (Srocxnots). howler: "—Churchman 27 HER ERROR Mrs. SruyvesaNt Pererssy Woox, well-known society leader, was found in her apartment bound and blindfolded today. Four men came in, put her in a chair and tied a towel over her eyes, she said, after which they ransacked her home. Mrs. Wook admitted to the police that she submitted without a struggle and made no out- cry until the robbers had completed their work and left. “1 thought,” of those cigarette tests! she explained, ‘that it was one "New York Sun. Bitters on halt Gi Sample Bitters DEFINITION A cotttcr man is one who can have a success- ful week-end on a quart of gin, a bottle of Lis- terine, a shoe-shine, and perhaps a clean shirt. —Lafayette Lyre A Paixcerox. professor thinks radio may be used to drive away germs. But how are they to be sure that the germs are listening? —Milwaukee Sentinel. ‘A Society desires to find Homes for slightly Mental Defestives.”—Adet. in Kent Pape Oxt mects many such cases on Monday ings.—Punch A passive verb. is the sufferer, as ‘I am morn: Lire, is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. Patent Office. © text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights apply to Lint, Rolle House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lan England.” The foreign ‘trade supplied from Live's [onlin Ome, Ralls “House, Breams Bulldings, London Ee. contributions twill be Feturned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Live does hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contribution Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. All communications should be addressed to LIFE, $98 Madison Avenue, New York. Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). “Here you are, gents, here you are! The little old sniffer- snack! Guaranteed to stampede da Convention!” ESTABLISHED 1818 Lord THIN INC Re a Cask Furnishing Gouds, MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET, WN. Y. Clothes for the Yachtsman Send for Yacht Booklet BOSTON PALM BEACH NEWPORT RITTLE BUILDING PLAZA BUILDING AUDRAIN BUILOING ‘Tatmont co. Boristen Country Reso 220 Brucwe Avenve comicbooks.com