Life, 1929-07-26 · page 16 of 36
Life — July 26, 1929 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Blotto"):** Two men appear intoxicated near what looks like a car or vessel. One asks "Why didn't y' blow yer horn?" The joke relies on the double meaning of "horn"—both a vehicle warning device and slang for a drinking vessel. It's a Prohibition-era gag about drunk driving or reckless behavior by inebriated men. **"Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers":** This section collects brief quotes from notable figures (Sherwood Anderson, Dorothy Dix, Benito Mussolini, etc.) on topics like gender relations, women's independence, and social morality. The accompanying illustration shows a man hiding in bushes, thinking about avoiding thoughts of his wife and children. The page satirizes both urban vice and contemporary social commentary about changing gender roles and family life.
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Don’t worry if you lock the keys inside your trunk. Mark the tunk “Handle With Care” and it will arrive with the top open, or the bottom, The pioneer who fought for his liberties now has de. scendants who take them. Biorro: Why didn’t y’ blow yer horn? Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers A real writer shows himself a writer in every sentence he writes. —Sherwood Anderson. Perhaps when men think of women as human beings like themselves we shall have less conflict between the sexes. —Dorothy Dix. Utah has banned cigarette advertis- ing from billboards. God bless the Mormons! —Dr. Clarence True Wilson. “The sad woman is the unmarried maiden who longs and craves for chil- dren, and sees little hope. Ready and awaiting the beckoning from reprehen- sible soulless bachelors, she pines in anxious expectation.” —Benito Mussolini. “Free love should not be bodily given over to the oppressors of the poor. We! j It’s far too good for them.” L J L “Now, if I can keep —Heywood Broun. iy 4 Vii, from thinking of his j wife and kids—aw, It takes more than clothes to make igs shucks, I thought of an attractive woman. —Jean Nash. em” comicbooks.com