Life — July 26, 1928 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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' PR © URea in IT’S ALL WRONG equrar used to be a fellow in my town,” said a delegate to the convention here, ‘who tried for years and years to beat another chap playing poker. This second chap was no good at any- thing except poker—he was a deadbeat, a drunkard, erfatic and frequent in his love gfhirs, and generally a civic liability, but he could play poker. The first fellow was a good tesiness man, generally speaking, and went to ghurch and loved his family. But he kept on uying to beat this bum untl he lost his store, his money, and most of his standing in the community. “LT can't understand it,’ he said, the day the bank took over his store. ‘I don't see why the good Lord lets that fellow win, he’s so damned immoral.’ ''—Kansas City Star, NEXT WEEK: *‘A DOLL'S HOUSE"— BRING THE KIDDIES Accosixe to an East Side neighborhood movie house, there is a new cinema satellite in the field, to quote from the marquee caption: “Vicrok Hvco iw ‘Les Miserascts’ "* —D. A. C. News. Wits a woman really loves a man, he can make her do anything she wants to do. —Pearson’s Weekly (London). 27 A CONSTANT REMINDER A apy ran away from her husband and went to live in a hotel. After several days she went back to him. She said she couldn't stand looking at the sign on the hotel door every time she went out; it troubled her conscience. The sign was: “Think; have you left anything?” —Weekly Telegraph (Sheffield). Glass Ginger Ale with tablespoonful Abbott's Bitters Hgbtful tonlo and palatable, Sample Hitters by mail, 35 cts. In stamps, C. W, Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. MONOTONY As the fire-engines dashed by, and smoke ap- peared far off against the sky, one of those men who lean over barricrs to watch the electric drill at work said to his companion: “I hope it's not the big building at the corner again. I've seen that twice.""—London Daily Express. 1st Siupwrtcken Sartor: Anything left? 2xp Do.: Nothing but this old shoc. Heh! heh! “And how do you pass the time up here?” 1st Do.: Well, let’s get down to brass tacks. “Waiting for the aviators to discover us." | Heh! heh!—Yale Record. —L'Esquetta pe La Torrarxa (BARcetona). We read in the papers of the beginning of a Beautiful Romance: **He entered the dark- Witar is the plural of ‘it'?"* ened movie and sat down in an occupied seat."* “A chorus.""—Ladies’ Home Journal. —Detroit News. Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United Stat addressed envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or vu. Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in Patent Office. non-return of unsolicited contributions, . id ill ii ir ri ‘ighted. F Reprint Rights ww Great Britain. apply to ire Rolle House’ Breams Badivag, ister Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior Lene London, E. C,, England. The foreign trade supplied. from Lirn’s 0 the date of issue to be affected. All communications should be London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. addressed to LIFE, 598 Madison Avenue, New York. No contributions will be’ returned unless accompanied by stamped and Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). the walking.” without cleats.” “Out of deference to the Greens Committee I suppose next time we really ought to have these horses reshod ESTAGLISHED 1818 cabs Dirithens SCLOTHINGS lemensx Surnishing Goods, MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET, N.Y. “This removes the only objection I ever had to golf— Clothes for Vacation Send for Price List of Suits BOSTON PALM BEACH NEWPORT LITTLE BUILDING PLAZA BUILDING AUORAIN BUILDING oon. ‘Taemont con. Bensven Count 220 Beucwe Avenve comicbooks.com