Life — January 25, 1929 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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! ‘. y y y, d, i, h CONSIDERING THE CHANCES Tus Bore: When I took up golf the doctor gave me only two months to live. Tus Orner (hopefully): How many months ago was that?—Aukland News. Ix Chicago a plumber was shot while going to work. The best gunmen, however, scorn to shoot at anything but moving target. ° 8 —Passing Show (London). ee teaspoonful of Abbott's Bitters on half Grape Fruit. a Meligetful breakfast tone, Sample Bitters by mail, $ Sahin stamps. C. W. Adbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. Doctor: Do you assimilate your food, Aunt Liza? Aunt Liza: No, Ah doesn’t, sah. Ah buys it open an’ honest, sah.—Path finder. Jones: I see that they hanged that famous murderer the other day. A good job. Jounson: They didn’t go far enough. They should have hanged his ghost writer too—College Humor. A Recent Stock Issue. —Stanford Chaparral. Mortner: You let that man kiss you in the drawing room! Davcnter: Well hang it, mater, you must be considerate; the hall is so cold! —Passing Show. Scarep Hussanp: I can hear footsteps. I tthink there’s a m-man in the house. Discustep Wire: I don't. —Everybody’s Weekly. SPINNING IT OUT! AccorDING to statistics, spinsters live longer than married women. While there's hope there's life!—Everybody's Weekly. “ALL poets write good prose,” says a reviewer. Where so many of them fail is in writing verse.—Punch, Giapys: My boss is so considerate. He always quits necking me promptly at five o'clock.—College Humor. Accorpinc to a weekly paper, the doctor who was summoned to a man who had swallowed a collar-stud has had three tries, but failed to locate it. We fear the patient will have to buy another one. —Punch. Live_is published every Friday, simultaneousl; Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Patent Office. in the United States, itle registered in U. S. addressed envelope, Live does mot hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions, The text ond illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Grect Britain epply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lene, London, E. C., England. The foreign ‘trade supplied from Live’s Leedon C Rolls House, Breams Bui » London, E. C. — No contributions will be' returned unless accompanied by stamped and Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. All communications should be addressed to LIFE, $98 Madison Avenue, New York. Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). Wisi ony tr te the ; Wi AE BARCLAY | f i NEW YORK'S MOST DISTINGUISHED RESIDENTIAL HOTEL T HAS long been agreed that a quite in- imitable charm pervades the Barclay. The \ individuality of its early American décor, the y. \ \ = little more than perfection of its service, the | gracioufness of its atmo/phere combine to make it a true home for a year’s stay ora day. Delightful ike q p iy i fl \ accommodations for tranfient gue/ts, or apart- F ments for short or long term leafes. 111 BA/T 48¢h sTREET New York ont Aunt (as small girl stumbles): Ups-a-daisy! Smatt Giri: Ups-a-daisy be hanged! I'm hurt. —Punch (by permission). WARREN T. MONTGOMERY, General Manager comicbooks.com