Life, 1928-11-02 · page 4 of 48
Life — November 2, 1928 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and literary content**, not political satire. The left side features a **Tebo Yacht Basin advertisement** highlighting marine reconditioning and repair services for yachts in Brooklyn, New York. The ad emphasizes reliability for wealthy clientele seeking summer cruises without delays. The right side contains: 1. **"We Can Hear Three or Four Games at Once"** — a humorous piece by Parke Cummings about simultaneously following multiple college football games (Yale, Army, Notre Dame, Harvard, Michigan, Chicago). This satirizes the era's radio technology and sports obsession among listeners. 2. **"The Sensitive Soul"** — a poem by Marion Brown Shelton about an emotionally delicate woman. 3. **"Fair Today"** — a brief domestic humor dialogue. The page reflects 1920s-era leisure activities and communication.
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experience in all marine recon= ditioning, repair, conversion,and overhaul operations serving the most distinguished yachting eli. entele on the antic seaboard. A TEBO YACHT BASIN reconditioning, re- fitting or overhaul contract assures yacht owners of an on-time delivery that admits of no delays in starting summer cruises. Tebo’s complete facilities and equipment, plus one point contact, is insurance against last-minute annoyances. This organization has long been per- mitted to serve the most distinguished cli- entele on the Atlantic seaboard. Convenient owner supervision within 15 minutes of lower Manhattan TODD DRY DOCK ENGINEERING & REPAIR CORPORATION Foot of 23rd Street, Brooklyn, New York “We Can Hear Three or Foy Games at Once” “Wet, here we go. It’s Yale's ball on their own twenty-five-yard line, Tha doesn’t sound interesting. Let's get the Army game. . . .somebody just made fou: yards. Notre Dame's ball... he says the score’s three to nothing. I wonder who's ahead. ...Hey! Listen to that cheer; Yale must have scored! “Harvard is going to try a place kid, Well, if Notre Dame raean Wee —say, let's get the Cornell game... . Here it is. They're still taking time out—wel) we can’t wait... .Gosh, he says the Army scored again! I didn’t know they'd scored, I wonder how Yale—what? I guess they must have fumbled that time. ‘ “The Michigan line is playing a whale of a game, he says. . .. Whoosis takes the ball—say, I wonder which game this is .-+-let’s get the Harvard game again, Darn, the half is over! I wonder what the score is. Don't they ever announce the scores? Let's get the Notre Dame game ...+He says that ties the score again. Boy, that must be some game... . Well, here’s the Chicago game—uh, just as the final whistle blows. How do you suppose —say, run out and see if you can geta late football extra, will you?” Parke Cummings, ‘ing! The Sensitive Soul SHE was so very sensitive She built herself a shell, And there she managed to exist Conveniently well. If anyone agreed with her She'd reach a clammy hand And murmur in a honeyed voice, “My dear, you understand.” But should you eye her coldly, Or chance to disagree, The polished surface of her shell Was all that you could see. She was so very sensitive 1 never knew her well; Her soul was soft and slimy and I much preferred her shell. Marion Brown Shelton. FAIR TODAY— Morner: Take that dress off right away. Davucrter: Why? Morir: When you stand in the sua! can sec your whole body. ke Davcnter: Well, it doesn’t look as # it were going to be cloudy today, does In keeping with the new economy movement in movie producing, it 1s ported that,in all future plots triangles will be reduced to parallel lines. June 8, 155.8 LIFE: Published Weekly by A ‘Ave., New York, N. Y. Subscription, $5.00. Vol. 92, No. 2400, Nov. 2, 1928. Ent'd as 2nd Class Matter, , New York Post Office, under tage Ave Nee Yo NY Subecrintin, SS Occ Dept, Canada. Copyright 1938, Life Pub. Co, in U.S, England asd Bo Possessions, comicbooks.com ro gon aAywE ow