Life, 1928-12-14 · page 5 of 48
Life — December 14, 1928 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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**Main Cartoon:** The illustration shows two women in conversation, with the caption: "Father offered me five thousand dollars if I wouldn't allow anyone to kiss me until I was twenty-one!" / "And what would you have done with the money?" This is a joke about courtship customs and women's autonomy. The humor relies on the implication that the second woman would have spent the money rather than accept such restrictions—suggesting that financial independence matters more to modern women than parental control over their romantic lives. It's satirizing both paternal authority and changing attitudes toward female independence during the early 20th century. **Other Content:** The page includes brief society notes and gossip items, typical of Life's satirical social commentary section.
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SS WSS SS ss —— SSE SSS NY SSS BS SSS “Father offered me five thousand dollars if I wouldn't allow anyone to kiss me until I was twenty-one!” “And what would you have done with the money?” THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION | AT A GLANCE As far as is now known, Mr. Calvin Coolidge will not accept any of the fol- lowing jobs after March 4 (incidentally, we might remind our readers that this is a complete list of the jobs which have not already been rumored as being under consideration by Mr. Coolidge): Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. . Manager of the Philadelphia Nationals. Fuller Brush Co. salesman for the Dis- trict of Columbia. Press agent for Clara Bow. Nite Club Editor of Variety. City Clerk of Northampton, Mass. One of the four Marx Brothers. Our next heavyweight champion. . A Svocrstep sound effect for the Vitaphone—Adolphe Menjou crackling his shirt-front. . WHISPERS Tuere is some doubt whether Santa Claus will be allowed to enter Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Texas this year. Someone started the rumor that the old gentleman isn’t a Protestant. Mrs. Rass: Do you and your husband exchange gifts at Christmas? Mrs. Gass: Last year we had to ex- change practically everything we got. comicbooks.com