Life, 1928-09-14 · page 24 of 40
Life — September 14, 1928 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page from Life magazine contains regional gossip columns from Chicago, Cincinnati, Toronto, and New York, typical of the publication's satirical format. The main cartoon depicts a race starter preparing a three-minute boiled egg for breakfast—a visual joke about precision timing. The absurdist humor reflects Life's comedic style. The text items are brief, gossipy observations about local figures and events. Notable references include Samuel Insull (appearing to be a wealthy businessman whose power persists even while abroad), and the Prince of Wales's absence from town supposedly disappointing wealthy socialites and newspaper reporters. Several items mock minor scandals or pretensions: a false claim about someone being a "fugitive from justice," sarcasm about a civic theater's reorganization, and humor about debts on consumer goods (cars, radios, refrigerators). The overall tone is lighthearted mockery of small-town and urban society figures, emphasizing vanity, social climbing, and minor scandals—characteristic of Life's satirical approach to American life in this era.
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22 LIFE SS Eee niewski to retire, reports Robt. M. Toms who goes abroad there frequently. ue With this issue ye scribe starts on his vacation, and will be stepping high and hand- some in’ some big cities of the East. ‘Don’t let them charge you more than $1.00 for a room," everybody <say9- Elmer C. Adams. CHICAGO Now that Mrs. Maj. Frederick Irene Castle McLaughlin is back from Paris and can mind the baby, the maje has more time for golf at Old Elm. ***Mrs. Florence Couthoui, the eminent theater-ticket broker and hotel-newsstand mo- nopolist, who sells more copies of Nicuvoriooo News than any other newslady in town, has returned from Europe with such a rich coat of tan that she can powder her nose with nothing but “s talcum for men, *°*Martin J. Quigley, publisher of Ex- hibitors’ Herald-World, the Chicagoan, Polo and other sporting sheets, was home from New York for a day last week. Come again, Mart! *°*Dr. L. L. MacArthur made a fine set of a couple of arms last week. «~* His many musical friends will be happy to know that Prof. Albert A. Michelson— brother of the widely-known Charley Michelson, Washington correspondent of the N. Y. World— has sufficiently recovered from his illness to be able to fiddle ‘*Humoresque"’ as lively as he did the day he got the Nobel Prize. Attaboy, Al! *°°Samuel Insull may be still abroad, but somebody seems to be doing his work for him, as our light bill comes just the same as usual. Ashton Stevens. CINCINNATI Tue 3 R's are the 0. 0. t. d. ***It is not only false but a base cai that Charlie Sampson of here and Balt., Md., is a former fugitive from justice. It's true that “Red"* recently had a story in the American Mercury, a well-known mag. which is said to be published at Folsom Prison (Cal.), but nobody can hold that against him, &® Several installments were paid here re- cently on autos, radios, elec, refrig'tors, o’coats, spring dresses, etc. ***Coach Babcock issued a call for foot- ball players the other day. A large no. of students responded. Better luck next year, Coach, Cranberries are coming. **°Our Civic Theater has been reorgan- ized with new committees, evening gowns, and all. The kind of tea to be served this yr. has not been announced, but our guess is, either Orange Pekoe, green, or Ibsen. Tupper Greenwald. TORONTO Exizasetn Scort, née same, will be get- ting married to Eric Warren, both of these parts almost any time now and will hurl a swell wed- ding, says Dame Rumor. Tue Race Starter Has A THree-Minute Eco Boren ror Breakrast *°*If the timid guest who left almos a bottle of rye in that eighth Boor room cha King Edward last week will send his to Nuictiportioop News he can hav. back.—ddet, re Ose *°°Mrs. Dave Dunlap and son, Dave, a back home after crossing. the Adantic both wp by boat and seemed to think the old town "g looking pretty good. ***Joe Wright, Jr., of hereabouts is the subject of a flattering piece in one of the map. zines on account of Joe having rowed a bo pretty fast in a race on the River Thames which We believe, is in England, , ***The Prince of Wales has not been ia town this summer, which fact has been tough oe our nouveaux and other rich, newspaper reporten and automobile livery stables. ***Arthur Chambers has renewed his annual buying permit with the Liquor Board, Leslie Roberts, NEW YORK Autumn begins a wk. from tomorrow. *°°°Mr. Ringold W. Lardner was in town to the theater one night last week, he coming all the way from E. Hampton. **°Thanks for putting in my name in Nuictortiooe News,” said a certain party to w last week. That is the spirit of cooperation that makes this country what it is. & Mrs. F. P. Adams of Lyons Plains is busy with her flowers, and can be heard singing every evening as she weeds. Just now her song “In the gloaming, oh my dahlia." *°*EImer C. Adams and ye scribe have been invited to attend the Harvard-Michigan foot ball game a year from next November by Rob Benchley and Rob Sherwood, the latter being Harvard alumni, and it is hoped by the former, gamblers. *°*Kin Hubbard sent ye scribe some maple syrup a year or so ago and it is stil ia our office on account of it being a lot of trouble to carry all the way to R. F. D. No. 11 West port, Conn., or ‘alter Oct. 1, 124 West 134 Street, New York. ***Calvin Coolidge had the White Hous all fixed up with new wall paper and the Soo lished, and all, and whether he will receive a letter of thanks from Mrs. Hoover or Mrs. Smith is on the knees of the gods, meaning no sx- rilege, that being just an expression. @& Well the road commissioner told Webb Waldron that the rotten road to his howe was not the fault of Weston but of the Sut Highway commission who were waiting t what the best and cheapest way to pave the roal was. What delays them in finding out we don't know, but if it is our permission, same is granted hereby. How about it Gov. Trumbull? F. P. A. SCHEDULE Fatuer (calling downstairs): Is that young man here yet? Davcuter: No, Papa. This is another one. comicbooks.com