Life, 1929-05-31 · page 31 of 36
Life — May 31, 1929 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical anecdotes typical of *Life* magazine's humor section, plus a vintage advertisement. The main cartoon depicts an **Old Lady on a Channel Steamer** scolding a young man for smoking a cigar near her, asking him to use her ear trumpet as an ashtray instead. The joke plays on the absurdity of her complaint—she's objecting to cigar smoke but offering an alternative that's equally ridiculous. The printed jokes below mock social pretension (a snobbish violinist negotiating lower pay to avoid mixing with wealthy hosts) and offer deadpan observations about finding spinach rather than gold in sand. The **Dentyne chewing gum advertisement** occupies the lower half, featuring a smiling man in a hat promoting three reasons to buy: expert approval, flavor superiority, and teeth-whitening properties. This represents typical early-20th-century advertising claims before modern consumer protection regulations.
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29 Gilbert Swan reports the one about the celebrated violinist who was urged to play his fiddle at one of those snooty affairs over on Park Avenue. “How much would you want?” they asked him. “Five hundred dollars is my price,” he replied stiffly. “Of course you understand,” said the hostess, “that you will not mingle withthe guests.” “Oh, in that case,” was the retort, “T'll do it for four hundred.” —New York Evening Graphic. Tablespoonful Abbott's Bitters, in sweetened after meals, is great ‘aid to digestion. Sane! by mail, 25 cts. in stamps. C. W. Abbott & Co, Balto, Md Gold is frequently found in sand, says an expert, but all we ever find in sand is spinach. —New York Evening Post. Wire: George, dear, are there any Ovo Lavy (on Channel Steamer): Young man, 1 suppose | can't prevent you fashions in that paper? smoking that vile cigar, but will you kindly refrain from Georce: Yes, but they're out of using my ear trumpet as an ash-tray! date—it’s the morning paper. —Passing Show. —Pearson’s. Lire is published every Friday, simultancously in the United States, addressed envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in non-return of unsolicited contributions. U.S. Patent Office. tezt and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights Britain apply to Live, Rolla House, Breama Buildings, Fetter " wwe weeks prior ndon, E. C., England. The foreign trade supplied from Live's i . All i hould be Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. Madison Avenue, New Yor contributions wil be returned unless accompanied by stamped and Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60.) It keeps teeth white 3 reasons why you will pick DENTYNE! Chicle experts say it’s the finest gum on the market. Thousands of people say that no other brand comes within a mile of its delicious flavor. Dentyne keeps the teeth WHITE. he comicbooks.com