Life, 1928-10-05 · page 28 of 48
Life — October 5, 1928 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page from Life magazine (circa 1928, based on references) consists primarily of brief gossip items and social commentary from major American cities, interspersed with advertisements for a **Will Rogers for President radio rally**. ## The Main Cartoon The illustrated cartoon by Alice Harvey depicts two figures in winter clothing sitting on a bench, appearing cold and miserable. The caption reads: "Mother dragged me to Rome again this summer, and it was terribly tiresome. I mean you get sick of looking at the same ruins." **The satire**: This mocks wealthy Americans who travel to Europe and find historic sites boring—a jab at the privileged class's indifference to cultural treasures and their entitled complaints about leisure travel. ## Context The repeated mentions of **Will Rogers for President** radio broadcasts (on stations WNAC, WCAU, and WOR) indicate this was a contemporary promotional campaign, likely humorous given Rogers' reputation as a political humorist rather than serious politician. The scattered social notes are typical Life content: gossipy tidbits about society figures, academics, and local personalities mixed with light mockery of contemporary life.
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LIFE Se — — —— ——————————————————————————————————————EOEOEOEOE precy slack in the safety pin and rubber boot usiness for the same reason, too. &% Joseph Lincoln, the writer, will have a Cape Cod character in his next novel. ***Harvard has started on its 2g2nd year of manufacturing Back Bay accents and bond salesmen. ***Howard Gould found a 74-pound visitor on his doorstep Sunday morning. It was the New York Times. &% Those who fail to listen in on the Will Rogers radio rally next Wednesday eve. from Station WNAC needn't complain that we failed to warn them of a rare treat.—Adet. Neal O'Hara. PHILADELPHIA Miss Marjorie Oetricns, one of Father Knickerbocker's most highly accomplished and charming young daughters, has been visiting in our midst as the guest of Mr. and Mrs, C. Eger- ton Warburton. Our fair visitor recently was sketched for a prominent magazine, and no won- der, is our comment! ***Coach Lou Young _ is having his te; troubles these days with the Penn football team, several important defections having been experi- enced, including Barney Berlinger, Olympic star, who will devote himself to track work. Penn's colors will still be Red and Blue this season, ***Miss Judith Jennings, one of our town's most popular society maids, has a new dress. But that's not news, she always having a new dress. © Attention, patriots! A Rogers-for- President rally will be broadcast from Station WCAU next Wednesday evening.—<Advt. John Forbes. DETROIT Tue Arcana ball room has opened a smoking room for women, the same being the first in Detroit. This definitely puts us in the big city class, a breakfast food salesman from Battle Creek remarked to the writer this morning. ***Annc Campbell read her poems for a whole week over the radio at Philadelphia. Anne is a real bright girl and, as her husband said when he saw her off for a Chautauqua lecture tour, “she will go far."* **°"Hell Discovered Eighteen Miles from Detroit,"” was the subject of a sermon by a visiting evangelist lately. Bet you a seegar it Tue Erernat City . “Mother dragged me to Rome again this summer, and it was terribly tiresome, I mean you | like an old fool. fet sick of looking at the same ruins.” will want the use of our water system, and will vote for annexation at the next election, *°*'Tis rumored that Coach Fielding H. (Hurry Up) Yost, football mentor of the U of M., will retire this year after building up a champion team. He always does, **°The report is that wreckers will tear down the ‘*New Detroit Opera House’’ instead of just taking out the props and letting it fall down, «% Don't let fine weather keep you out. of-doors next Wednesday evening, or you'll never know how efficiently station WGHP relayed the Rogers-for-President radio rally.—Adet. Elmer C. Adams, NEW YORK Son No. 4 is thriving nicely at the Trubee Davisons, ***The leaves are turning from green to gold And October's here, it being pretty cold. ***Don't forget the Rogers-for-Pres. rally next Wednesday.—Ader. & Lee Keedick of Weston was out work- ing on the roads last month, much to the better. ment of same. Every time October impinges on the horizon we get mad that we didn't wait until then to take our vacation but in July we get weak from work. ***Stand by Station WOR Oct. 10. Rogers-for-Pres. *°*F. H. Yost of Nashville motored to Ann Arbor, Mich., last month in his swell silver-initialed car which the alumni gave him. ur Will Rogers for President Oct. 10, Sta. WOR. it Oct. §. ***"I’s a funny world,” said a nameless politician yesterday morning. The weather gets cooler as the campaign gets hotter.’* Only a moderately funny world, say we. *Fred Gauss the popular Dean is back at Princeton working harder than ever. Fred is a Michigan grad and will have a lot of fun with the Princeton boys next year when Michigan plays Harvard. ***Mr. and Mrs. Sherburne Becker of E. 61st Street are home from Fox Point, Wis. Sherd used to be Mayor of Milwaukee. John Hylan is another ex-Mayor who lives in N.Y. ***Our butchers and grocers report busi- ness as looking up what with so many people being back in town after being in the county. The country butchers report a falling off in busi ness but what is one butcher's meat is another man's loss. ue Every U. S. resident Will Rogers for President Of this great nation Oct. 10, WOR is the station, F, P. A. THE CAT’S MEOW Myatte: Believe me, there’s no fool JuptrH: What have you done now? comicbooks.com