Life, 1929-06-21 · page 16 of 40
Life — June 21, 1929 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a series of brief, unrelated jokes and observations typical of Life's satirical humor section. The content includes practical quips about auto touring, radio programs, state laws about cattle tail lights, and parenting tips. The illustrations depict fishing scenes and domestic life vignettes. One cartoon shows people fishing from a boat in clouds (likely a heavenly or fantastical setting), while another illustrates a child fishing. The bottom-right corner shows a figure doing exercises or diving. The humor is light and observational rather than politically charged—poking fun at everyday situations like getting children to eat spinach, window dressing displays, and fish bathing habits. The tone reflects early 20th-century American magazine satire focused on domestic life and social customs rather than contemporary events.
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14 If you are planning an auto tour this year, get a large road map. It will tell you every- thing you want to know, except how to fold it up again. Don’t put all your eggs in one bas- ket or all your gin in one guest. There’s one good thing about a radio program. It has no world premiére. Many states have a law that cows must carry tail lights if they are out after dark. I can imagine a firefly saying to a cow, “Don’t go yet; I'll see you home.” How to get Junior to eat his spinach: Let him play in the sand pile that was washed out of it. “It must have caught on something, Fred. What- ever it was I've shaken it off, thank heaven!” If an impression- istic window dresser wants a new idea, he could discard the dummies and dis- play the summer frocks on rhubarb stalks. Tir For THE Book-or-THE- Montn Gutip: Send blank books for July and August and give the subscribers a vacation. Truth is stranger than fiction, and publicity is stranger than either of them. The best way we can figure it is that the only opportunity a fish has to take a shower bath is to jump up when it rains. “I know her. She's a pancake- turner at Child's. comicbooks.com