Life, 1928-09-06 · page 33 of 44
Life — September 6, 1928 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **humorous short anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The humor pieces mock various social absurdities: a businessman denies caring about beauty while having dyed his whiskers (hypocrisy); a man claims poison ivy poisoning qualifies as an "accident" for insurance purposes (legal/logical absurdity); a waiter refuses to search for a guest, saying he's "not a bloodhound" (class commentary on service industry dignity). One anecdote references **Wilson Mizner's racing tip bureau** in New York, which advertised humorously that even horses were amazed by their selections—a joke about dubious business practices. The major advertisement promotes the **Nevasmok ash receiver**, a device designed to contain cigarette smoke and ash indoors without spilling. The copy emphasizes it prevents guests from leaving ash on furniture—reflecting **1920s anxieties about smoking etiquette** in homes. Overall, this is a general-interest satirical magazine page targeting middle-class American readers with jokes about social pretension, business fraud, and domestic propriety.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THE HIDDEN SPRING Actuate on art spoke before a group of men in an industrial city, urging upon them the duty of trying to put more beauty into their surround- ings. At the close of the talk, a leading citizen fame up to have a few words with the lecturer. | enjoyed your remarks,”” he said, “‘though | didn’t agree with you. The fact is that we have no time here for beauty. The prosperity of this town is due to hard-headed, practical men." “Yet,"" retorted the lecturer, smiling, “you yourself are seeking beauty, according to your lights. You may not have found it, but 1 know you are aiming at what you think makes for attractiveness."* No, you're wrong,”’ insisted the hard-headed man, “I'm not interested in beauty."* “Then,” said the lecturer, “if you don’t mind my being so personal, will you please tell me why you have dyed your whiskers?" - —Memphis Commercial Appeal. greater IN PASSING “Next to an ole, deserted, rusty sheet-iron fac- in’ with th’ windows knocked out, sa town as quick as a cup of slate- colored coffee."* —Abe Martin, in Indianapolis News. “The United Stares of America.”—Daily Paper. Tuost American tourists|\—Humorist (London). Warren (at old-fashioned inn): “Tell the gentle- man ‘is breakfast is ready," says the guv'nor. “You'll find ‘im somewhere in the garden.”* Somewhere in the garden! I'm a waiter, | am— not @ blood’ound! —Tir-Brrs Suter Axxvat. TRY IT ONCE We never tire of L. A. story of the man who tied to collect on his accident insurance policy after having been laid up with ivy poison- ing. “But, my dear sir,’ said L. A. S., “poison ivy isn’t an accident. “The hell it isn't!"* yelled the sufferer. you think I did it on purpose?" —Kansas City Star. “Do Teaspoonful of Abbott's Bitters on half Grape Frutt, biful breakfast Sample Bitters by mall, in stamp it & Co, UNIDENTIFIED A man whose face was a mass of whiskers, mus- taches, eyebrows, etc., was shown into an office. “My name's Arthur Smith,"’ said the man. “Ah, yes," said the manager. ‘Your name sounds familiar, May I ask—er—what's your face?""—London Daily Express They say that when Wilson Mizner ran a racing tip bureau in New York, he advertised with this sign: “Our selections even amaze the horses!""—New York Graphic. Tus far we have not heard of a Ye Olde Boiler Shoppe.—Detroit News. Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Title registered in U. S. Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Patent Office. The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights to Lire, Rolls House, Breams in Great Britain ongly dow, E. C. England, The foreign trade supplied from Live's fice, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. nbutions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and Buildings, Fetter Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks to the date of issue to be affected. addressed to LIFE, 598 Madison Avenue, addressed envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. rior All communications shoul New York. Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). The Amateur Incendiary It’s bad form to get excited When a cigarette still lighted Leaves the finish on the baby grand a wreck, But it's eminently proper To take the fag and drop her If you don't find Nevaswox at your favorite smoke shop Just send us $2.50 and we will ship you one postpa Nonchalantly dowa the guilty party's neck. \7O one, more than ourselves, appreciates that hospitality which bids a guest feel at home, But really there is no reason why guests should amuse themselves by leaving lighted cigarettes on real Colonial mantelpieces or concealing them in hand-painted ‘waste baskets, To discourage this barbarous practice we invented the Nevasmox. This little device, with more than human intelligence (which isn’t saying much) smothers a glowing cigarette end without giving it a chance, And Listen! Nrvaswox is guarantecd smokelessand odorless—and, girls, we don't mean maybe- Furthermore, Nevasmox never spills a flake of ash. It can’t tip over and it's absolutely cdorless. And, furthermore than that, terribly good looking. YANKEE METAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION, $07 W. 50th St.. NewYork Specialists im artistic smoke accessories New York Showroom: uilding 200 Fifth Aj Room 1121 NEVASMO) Smokeless and Odorless Ash Receiver Showroom: American Purniture Mart ‘Space 618 666 LakeShore Drive comicbooks.com