Life, 1928-08-09 · page 29 of 40
Life — August 9, 1928 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate satirical pieces typical of 1920s Life magazine humor: **"Geography Lesson"** mocks Abyssinian (Ethiopian) culture, contrasting their leisurely pace and lack of automobiles with American car-obsessed culture. The satire targets American materialism—Americans "must take our fun on the red-hot run" because they have nowhere to stay, implying restless consumerism. **"Wrong Turning"** and **"Monarch of All"** are short anecdotes satirizing American social dynamics: one about street harassment, another about a traffic officer's absolute authority over drivers. **"The Man Who Never Crushes Out His Cigarette"** ridicules a social type—someone who demonstrates poor etiquette by leaving lit cigarettes unextinguished, creating smoke and ash around guests. This reflects 1920s social anxieties about smoking behavior in shared spaces. The page also contains period advertising for the Nevasmok ash receiver, a decorative container for cigarette disposal. The humor relies on recognizing social types and behavioral quirks familiar to contemporary readers.
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GEOGRAPHY LESSON Tut sex of Abyssinia ‘Are leisurely indeed; They sce no crime in taking time, They have no use for speed. When business calls them elsewhere, They travel on the back Of that patient beast of the far-off East, The Abyssinian yak. The girls of Abyssinia Are handsome, in their way, But never strive to own and drive A snappy sports coupé. Just one in 90,000 Considers it a joy To burn up gas to prove her class To an Abyssinian boy. bith teaia Retribution The folk of Abyssinia dre backward folk and slow; “Confound you, sir! What do you mean by They do not chase all over the place, allowing me to elope with your daughter?" For they have no place to go. Seren Boor Axo Painters’ Pir. And this is where they differ ———_ From tis 6f/ the. S).iA-» Tue xaw president of the Hotel Greeters Who must take our fun on the red-hot run, | of Chicago says: ‘The rest of the world is just a Since we have no place to stay! bit afraid of Chicago."* He puts it mildly. 5S. K., in Spokane Spokesman-Review. —Milweukee Sentinel. 27 MONARCH OF ALL Prosasty not since the proud days of Louis XIV has there been a more imperious gesture than that made by a traffic officer at Forty-fourth Street and Seventh Avenue. Two suburban ladies in a sedan halted there when the lights turned red. When the signal changed to green they started up promptly. They were stopped by shrill toots of a whistle. The policeman, large and | fierce, ran over and demanded to know why they had started their car before he had blown his whistle, The lady who was driving explained that she had been watching the lights and had seen them change. At this the cop thundered, “Lam the lights!" —New Yorker. Wine jelly when flavored with Abbott's Bitters Is made more delightful and healthful. Sample Bitters by mail, 23 cts. In stamps. C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. WRONG TURNING Sue's a beauty if there ever was one. This fact in- cident she tells herself. Walking down Broadway she was followed. A persistent tracker, that no amount of dodging could lose. He finally got in car range and whispered, ‘*Hello, cutie." Lady as she is, she turned on him with: “Go to hell!” “I'm doing my best, Miss,"" he replied, hope- lessly.—New York Evening Journal Aut jack and no work always makes play. —Louisville Times. Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, addressed enclope, Lave does. not hold itself responsible for the loss or Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. non-return of unsolicited Patent O! The tert ond illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights contributions. in Greet Britain ongly to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior Lene, London, E. England. The foreign trade supplied from Lires © the date of issue to be affected. All communications should be Leadon Office, Rolls use, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. addressed to LIFE, $98 Madison Avenue, New York. | No contributions will be returned unless accompanied By stamped ond Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). PERSONS YOU'RE SIMPLY MAD ABOUT The Man Who Never Crushes Out His Cigarette 3f you don't find Don't you love those merry jokers, Nevaswox at your Who at bridges, teas or pokers, favorite smoke shop Consider it the creamiest of jests Just send ne S370 To lay down smoke barrages, pope cigs | Like the reek of ten garages, ” To the slow asphyziation of your guests? T° foil the diabolical pleasantries of this familiar pest the Nevasmox was devised. Nevasmox is a small but capacious ash receiver which induces the most stubborn cigarette stub to die like a gentleman—without calling undue attention to itself. In addition to efficiently smothering ‘cigarette ends Nevaswox has other excel- lent qualities. Tip it over and it bobs up serenely without spilling a flake of ash. To empty, just open and dump. Oh, quite the latest and smartest thing. Lastingly enameled in a variety of colors—Moscow Red, Prohibition Blue, Creme de Menthe Green, etc. YANKEE METAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION, 507 W. 50th St.. NewYork Specialists im artistic smoke accessories = NEVASMOK 2. “yee ‘3 — Smokeless and Odorless Ash Receiver Comyn comicbooks.com