Life, 1929-06-28 · page 14 of 37
Life — June 28, 1929 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents **"Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers,"** a satirical feature pairing cynical quotes from notable figures (H.L. Mencken, Beverley Nichols, Henry Ford, etc.) with humorous illustrations. The **top cartoon** shows a farmer surrounded by chaos—his animals misbehaving, children playing—while someone asks for his dog's tailor's name, mocking rural life and vanity. The **bottom cartoon** depicts a car accident with the caption "Why not a little 'death control?'" — a dark joke contrasting with period discussions about birth control. It satirizes reckless driving and suggests ironic solutions to overpopulation. Together, the quotes and cartoons mock pretension, agrarian stereotypes, and contemporary social anxieties through absurdist humor typical of 1920s-30s satire.
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Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers No one ever heard of a real farmer who had anything even remotely ap- proaching public spirit. —H. L. Mencken. {am quite certain that I am smok- ing myself to death but I don’t care. —Beverley Nichols. Henry Ford is a physical-culturist. He eats no breakfast. —Rernarr Macfadden Human beings must be full-grown hefore they can enjoy “mush.” —Aldous Huxley I am opposed to intolerance. —Senator Heflin. The sod is more permanently useful on a graveyard than on a golf-course “My dear, 1 must get the —Arthur Brisbane. name of your dog's tailor!” 1 am too happy to think of getting married again. —Peggy Joyce. The millionaire gets far more real satisfaction by hobnobbing with old companions who are not on his finan- cial level than he derives from his as sociates of equal wealth. —Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. One of the main reasons why more women do not drive farther is the fact that they do not hit the ball hard enough. —Glenna Collett. Why not a little “death control?” comicbooks.com