Life, 1929-05-03 · page 8 of 44
Life — May 3, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several humorous vignettes satirizing 1920s social behavior and attitudes: **Top illustration**: Shows passengers boarding a "NY-CHICAGO" commercial airplane, with the caption "Now remember, young man—no stunting!" This jokes about early aviation's dangers and reckless pilots performing dangerous aerial tricks. **Middle section**: Contains brief comedic observations about romance and marriage ("If you love me / As I love you / No wife can cut / Our love in two"), alongside an airplane illustration captioned "Lemme see your driver's license!"—joking that pilots, like drivers, should be licensed. **Bottom illustration**: A dark, somewhat crude scene in a car with text about prohibition officers and "snoopie" (suggesting illicit activity during Prohibition). The overall tone mocks contemporary concerns: aviation safety, automobile culture, marriage fidelity, and Prohibition enforcement.
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“Now remember, young man—no stunting!” Keeping the Autograph Album Up Tt will only be a matter of time be- to Date. fore drug stores will be charging a dol- If you love me lar a bottle for White Rock and fea- As I love you turing a floor show. No wife can cut Our love in two. Then there was the bird who was such a low brow that his forelock looked like a goatee. “Cheer up, Ed—think of all th’ cig- arettes we can endorse when we get saved!” “Lemme see your driver's license “C’mon Baby, let’s make snoopic!” suggested the prohibition officer to his young frau. “Old Gold!” bellowed the precocious two-year-old when his father playfully poked a finger into its mouth. Then again, the early bird may have to serve his wife breakfast in bed. comicbooks.com