Pulp Fiction, 1938 · page 33 of 64
10 Story Book, August 1938 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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# Page Content Analysis This is a text-only page (page 35) from a pulp magazine containing satirical humor content. The page features "A Tabloid Newspaper Glossary," a comedic reference guide that defines journalism and tabloid jargon with cynical wit—for example, defining "HOUSE" as any dwelling with an elevator, and "STORK" as something always paired with "love nest." Below the glossary is a brief humorous anecdote titled "Line Forms to Right, Doughboys!" from the Elton, New York Eagle, concerning a hotel telegraph operator's instructions to American Legion guests. The page demonstrates the magazine's focus on satirical commentary about contemporary media and society.
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INTRIGUING STORIES, SPICED WITH PRETTY GIRLS! A TABLOID NEWSPAPER GLOSSARY (Continued from page 12) HOUSE—Any dwelling which has an elevator. STORK — Must always be used in conjunction with “love nest,” which see. HIGH—Adjective which must be pre- fixed to the noun “noon” in the account of a fashionable wedding. SNUG SUM—Any amount of money over a hundred dollars. LOVE NEST—Any modest apartments displaying lace curtains. CHEAT — What illegal practitioners invariably do to the well-meaning stork. SHOTGUN — Word prefixed to all marriages where the bridegroom is re- luctant, or “obstinate.” TOT—Any child under seven. In a pathetic kidnapping story the adjective “tiny” must always be prefixed. TODDLE—Verb applied to the walk of tiny tot. See under “tot” for correct usage. 35 PSYCHOLOGY — All editors have this word on the tips of their tongues; an excellent word to throw around on a bad morning when nothing else occurs. POST WAR—Designates any period during the great prohibition experiment. TRUST—Any money not owned by the proprietor. JUGGLE—What is always done with the funds of a bank or other institution. OIL MAGNATE—The late John D. Rockefeller. DEAL — Any business transaction which involves more than one thousand dollars. DICTATOR—See Benito Mussolini. NEW DEAL — Applied to every new change of government policy to hoodwink the public. BURLY—Adjective always applied to male negro. ASSAULT—tThe wrong man. SCREWY — Inevitable mental condi- tion afflicting all tabloid editors after twenty years on the same paper. The End x LINE FORMS TO RIGHT, DOUGHBOYS! (Elton [N. Y.] Eagle) Miss Jessup, the hotel's chief telegraph operator, was in- structed by the management to allow night mates to all Amer- ican Legion guests sending day telegrams. NG CoOmicboool< C@