Life, 1929-06-07 · page 13 of 48
Life — June 7, 1929 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several short humorous anecdotes and one larger cartoon. The main cartoon depicts a chaotic scene at what appears to be a public gathering or venue, with figures scattered around a ladder or stand, illustrating the caption: "The champion who tried the standing, sitting, standing, jackknife dive got all balled up." The surrounding text includes brief satirical snippets mocking various social types: a Southern Californian boasting about bus travel, a complaint about men who make themselves "conspicuous in public," a suggestion for unemployed college graduates to start cigarette factories, and a Gold-Digger's cynical definition that "Every rock is a boob." The humor targets early 20th-century American social pretensions and stereotypes, using exaggeration and wordplay typical of Life's style.
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