Life, 1929-02-01 · page 19 of 40
Life — February 1, 1929 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This "Life Abroad" section is a humor column about international news items, not a political cartoon. The content mixes social commentary with satirical observations: **Key items include:** - Irish independence efforts and proposed liberty statue - Romanian women's suffrage announcement - A German scientist's theory about killing germs via radio (labeled sarcastically: "Just bore them to death?") - Shanghai's hire-able murderers for $30 (dark satire about lawlessness) - Former German Emperor's 70th birthday celebration (mocking monarchists' nostalgia) The three sketches on the right ("Crossing the Atlantic") depict luxury ship amenities—the Louis XVI Dining Salon, Metropolitan Ballroom, Pompeian Bath, and Cosy Cabin—likely contrasting opulent first-class accommodations with modest steerage conditions, a common satirical target during the 1920s.
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IRISH FREE STATE—A statue of lib- erty in Cork harbor welcoming Irishmen back to the homeland is suggested in a measure under consideration by the har- bor board. The first step towards pro- hibition, BUCHAREST—The Roumanian gov- ernment today announced its intention to grant municipal franchise to women as the first step toward their political emancipa- tion. Soon they'll be bobbing their hair and taking blindfold tests and recommending Borzoi books. BERLIN—Friends of former Emperor William are working for a fund to be} presented to him on his seventieth birth- day. In a printed appeal which is being circulated privately among monarchist | circles attention is called to the fact that in the event of victory in the World War the ex-kaiser’s birthday would have been celebrated as a national holiday. Had there been anybody left to celebrate it. HAVANA—The first talking movies were successfully introduced in Latin America. Although the speech was in English and incomprehensible to a ma- jority of the Cubans, they seemed to en- joy it. And they do here, too. YORK, ENGLAND—The new Arch- bishop of York, Dr. William Temple, was | enthroned in York Minster today. The | Archbishopric carries with it the title | “Primate of England.” Sounds as if| they've made a monkey of him. SAO PAULO, BRAZIL—Dr. Ageu Cordeiro Leite has discovered the exist- ence of the fungus botritis stephandores, which is an enemy of stephandores cofea hoog. Maybe they called each other names, 17 JENA, GERMANY—A theory that it is possible to kill germs by radio has de- veloped from experiments conducted by Professor Esau. Just bore them to death? MADRID—Times are changing in Spain. A great factory has been set up at Valencia to manufacture mandolins and guitars in series, like the mass production system of producing Ford cars. If it spreads to saxophones it'll be a menace. SHANGHAI—Murderers can be hired in Shanghai for as low as $20 local cur- rency, or $10 United States currency. The killers are Chinese and their victims must be Chinese. They will not contract to take the life of a foreigner. These facts were brought out at a recent murder trial. How perfectly killing. ~ ft | SV Crossinc THE ATLANTIC. comicbooks.com