Life, 1929-06-21 · page 8 of 40
Life — June 21, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical commentary and humor typical of Life magazine's social critique. **Top cartoon**: A Boy Scout warns about fire safety while a man swings an axe—likely mocking overzealous safety culture. **Middle section**: "As Usual" presents humorous observations about modern manners and relationships, including jokes about Hollywood divorce ("Don't shoot! I'll divorce the girl"), the etiquette of romantic pursuit, and absurdist observations (a moth eating a 1929 bathing suit; lazy men claiming transatlantic flight training). **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts an installment collector confronting someone about a debt ("Am dis your dawg which Ah found, Walter?"), satirizing working-class financial struggles during what appears to be the Depression era. The page reflects 1920s-30s American society's anxieties about modernization, consumer debt, and changing social customs.
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“Am dis your dawg whicht Ah found, Walter?” “Discribe him.” Boy Scout: Better be careful, sir. You can start a fire by friction. IN HOLLYWOOD: Don’t shoot! I'll divorce the girl! First Cevesrity: What! you're not going to Europe this summer? Seconp Ceresrity: No, I've got to stay home and get rested up for the indorsing season. Question of Etiquette The installment —_collector— should she ask him in? As Usual You think that all you have to do Is whistle and I'll run to you. You think that if you wave your hand lll come or go as you command. Being a man, you think that all You ever have to do is call And I, as if I had no pride, Will quickly hasten to your side. You may be wrong; you may be right. I'm home, in case you call tonight. —Myra M. Waterman. If absence makes the heart grow fonder the people of New York ought to re-elect Mayor Walker unanimously. This is the season when the lazy man, who sits all day and looks out a window, claims he is doing it to train for a transatlantic flight. A fair sized moth can eat a 1929 bathing suit at one gulp, and with very little danger of choking. The only really nice thing about be- ing a bill collector is that the people you call on don't return your visits. Never leave cobwebs on the ceiling in the dining room. Your guests will notice them when they throw their heads back to drink demi-tasses. comicbooks.com Se 2) sy,