Life, 1929-04-05 · page 18 of 56
Life — April 5, 1929 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two humorous dialogues about returning from a European trip and a seaside mishap. The upper section, "It Was a Wonderful Trip," depicts friends discussing travel experiences—mentioning European weather, shipboard food, a new cook, and a "boozelogger" (bootlegger, referencing Prohibition-era alcohol smuggling). The speaker boasts about European girls. The lower cartoon, "Sunset Limited," illustrates a captain who's put out to sea without his breeches. The visual joke shows children gathered around a soap box on a dock, with the embarrassed captain visible in the distance on his ship—a slapstick scenario about accidental undress. Both pieces are lighthearted domestic humor typical of 1920s Life magazine satire, focusing on travel mishaps and social embarrassment rather than political commentary.
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16 “It Was a Wonderful Trip” “Hello, there, Bings! Didn’t know you'd returned from Europe. How did you enjoy it?” “Simply marvelous. We enjoyed “You certainly missed some gor- geous weather. Every day was per- fect; not a bit of rain. How did you enjoy the food on the boats?” “Excellent. The meals they serve on— “Oh, I forgot to tell you that we've got a new cook. You wouldn't be- lieve me if | told you how good she is. Yum! Tell me, how was the booze abroad?” “Say, I sure felt poor—” “That’s a good one on you. We've got a new bootlegger who gets the stuff right off the boat. Boy, but it’s the berries. And the beauty of it is that the price has come down, Oh, by the way, what do you think of the girls in Europe?” “IT saw some stunning girls sorry for you in every—" “That reminds me; the lodge put on a stag party while you were gone and it Life was a lallapaloosa, You'd have given your right eye to have been there. If our wives ever heard about it there’d be the devil to pay. H the radio programs over there “Well, [ heard some—" “I've got a new set I want you to hear. Come over at midnight tonight. Tl get you some DX that'll give you a kick. I’m. still nuts about distance. Well, I've got to be going. Glad you had such a wonderful trip. S'long.” Be Nonchalant... Light a Murad “My Gosh! I've put out to sea with- out my breeches-buoy!” exclaimed the captain to his son, A motor mechanic never fails to hear opportunity knocking. “Sunset Limited.” “Golly! They even had rumble seats then!” comicbooks.com