Life, 1928-09-14 · page 34 of 40
Life — September 14, 1928 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Emotional Moments in the Life of a Flapper"):** A stylized illustration shows a young woman receiving a marriage proposal from a wealthy older man. The joke: when facing bills and financial troubles, she considers marrying him—the caption suggests lighting a Murad cigarette to calm her nerves. This mocks 1920s "flapper" culture and women's economic dependence on marriage. **"Inside Dope" Column:** Political gossip about the 1928 U.S. presidential race between Herbert Hoover and Al Smith. The satirist lists absurd, contradictory rumors: Hoover has German descent/is too pro-English, Smith has Jewish blood, both are supposedly receiving illegal campaign funds, Hoover joined the KKK, Catholics are stockpiling weapons, etc. The satire mocks how baseless political rumors spread and how voters believe unverified "inside information." **"On the Job" Joke:** A Prohibition-era quip about a woman living above a nightclub because her husband, a federal Prohibition enforcement agent, needs proximity to his work—implying he raids illegal speakeasies. The page is primarily advertising (ocean liners, cigarettes).
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EMOTIONAL MOMENTS THE LIFE OF A FLAPPER When the morning mail contains noth- ing but a lot of annoying bills except a proposal from an aged and rich beau, and you are at your wits’ end to solve your problems . . . Light a MURAD. © P. Lorillard Co., Est, 1760 Inside Dope Bixv’s the first cousin of one of the cam. paign managers’ best friends and he told me that it’s a matter of common knowl. edge that Hoover is of German descent and that Smith has some Jewish blood and Hoover will never be elected because he’s too pro-English and a ring of bi bootleggers contributed $1,000,000 to eac of the party campaign funds the minute the dry planks were announced and Hoover was secretly initiated into the Ku Klux Klan last week and the Catholics are storing rifles in the basements of their churches just in case and Vare has been offered the job of Secretary of the Treas ury and Hoover offered Heflin $100,000 to stop making speeches and the Anti- Saloon League has promised to help Smith because he signed a solemn pledge not to do anything against Prohibition if he was elected and Hoover is a heavy drinker and Smith is sure to be clected and Hoover is sure to be elected and don't | whisper a word of it to anybody because it was told to me in strictest confidence | will you? Don Moore. ON THE JOB Woman: What? You say you live over a night club? Why do you do that? The din must be terrific. Stconn Woman: Yes, it’s pretty bad. But, you see, my husband’s a Prohibition agent and he likes to live near his work. To PARIS & ITALY Marseilles, Vienna, Trieste, Italy and Central Europe For a change—try this de luxe Southern Service to Paris, via Mar- seilles. World's fastest motor-ships to Paris, Vienna, Trieste, Rome, the Riviera and Central Europe. The last word in luxurious accom- modations and cuisine. Motor ferry service—drive on here, drive off at destination—no crating or packing: surprisingly economical rates. Send for brochure of interiors, descrip- tions, rates, and sailing dates. Any Steamship Agent, or Direct to PHELPS & CO., General Agents Cosulich Line 19 Battery Place, New York Sail on World's Fastest Motor Ships SATURNIA VULCANIA 24000 Gross Tons —- 24000 Gross Tons — No Smoke or Cinders No Smoke or Cinders PRESIDENTE WILSON Famous for Her Superior Service to Italy comicbooks.com