Life, 1929-02-01 · page 38 of 40
Life — February 1, 1929 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines advertisements with a "Little Rambles with Serious Thinkers" column—a satirical feature presenting quotations from famous figures (Arthur Brisbane, Sherwood Anderson, Senator Goff, John D. Rockefeller, Benito Mussolini, and others). The satire likely works through **juxtaposition and incongruity**. The column mixes genuinely thoughtful observations with absurd or contradictory statements—for example, Mussolini claiming "money is detestable" creates obvious irony given his political position. The opening anecdote about Mohammed exaggerating angels' eye sizes sets a tone mocking grandiose claims. The cartoon at bottom shows a figure asking "Say, Joe, do you happen to know a good place to eat?"—likely satirizing the era's casual social interactions or perhaps advertising-speak itself. Surrounding content includes ship advertisements and a short-story contest with $5000 in prizes, reflecting 1920s Life magazine's dual function: sophisticated satire mixed with consumer advertising.
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Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers Monammen told his followers that when he rode to heaven on his white horse, he saw angels with eyes many miles apart. Each eye would be bigger than a big lake. That was exaggeration. Arthur Brisbane. Tro of them sail from Qué. bec...via the other seaway to Europe. The Empress of Australia... with her marble baths... her spreading, spacious cabins and lounges ... her 21,850 gross tons. The Empress of Scot- land...standby of those who appreciate the last refinement in comfort...25,000 gross tons. 14 other famous passenger ships, including the four Duchesses (20,000 gross tons each), last word in cabin-class. The most modern ,tourist- third. 3-to-5 sailings a week, May to November. Do you know that Canadian Pacific has the largest ship- building program in the world? Those who know their Atlantic are traveling this route in ever greater numbers, vu It is not easy to love or to like those who are not lovable or likeable. Sherwood Anderson. There is a realm, we all believe, where the rainbow never fades, where the guid- ing stars spread out around us like the islands in the sea, and where the beautiful things that pass before us like shadows from the spheres will stay forever in our presence. Senator Goff of West Virginia. The woman who has mellowed and gained mature loveliness from life’s sun- shine and showers has a charm which the flapper cannot boast. To her and to the veteran toiler age is a badge of proficiency, not a flaw. These are the happiest thoughts for 1929. Albert Payson Terhune. I have always loved stones and rocks, George Matthew Adams. No one likes a critic. St. John Ervine. Friendship is one of the greatest things in life; acclaim is more to be desired than riches. John D. Rockefeller. To me, money is detestable. Benito Mussolini. As in humans, the Personality of a great hotel is difficult to define... At The Roosevett one senses this subtle quality in the character of its sur- roundings—the spirit of inter- ested attention—the nuances of service—which have won such favor among cultivated people. 1100 Rooms—Single or En Suite Madison AvcERe | at 45th Street New York, N.Y. EDWARD CLINTON FOGG in I assert that the growth of Rotary in| Great Britain, where it already has hun- dreds of chapters, is more important for world tranquillity than all the campaigns of the reformers put together. Sinclair Lewis. Montreal and Québec to : England, Scotland, Ireland, PRIZES France, Belgium, Germany, $3000 SECOND>PRIZE THIRD PRIZE Information and booklets...if you have a good travel-agent, ask him. Otherwise write any Canadian Pacific office: New York, 344 Madison Ave. ... Chicago, 71 E. Jackson Blvd.... Montreal, 201S¢. James St....30 othercities in U.S, and Canada. ST. LAWRENCE- Canadian Pacific. No doubt some young people are going to hell today. But then you know some young people are going to hell all the time. Pussyfoot Johnson. I distrust the geniality of fat men. George Jean Nathan seaway to EUROPE Cosmoroutan Macazine “Say, Joe, do you happen to know a good place to eat?” 3500 $1500 JUDGES MERLE CROWELL Editor Amenican Macazine RAY LONG ROBERT BENCHLEY Associate Editor, Live Tue Editors of Lire will award $5000 for the best short stories published in Lire during 1929. They may be light fic- tion, timely burlesques, detective or mys- tery. stories, or humorous stories, but they must be short: six to seven hundred words. One story will appear each week and regular rates will be paid, on acce; ance, in addition to the award, for a story published. Any number of stories may be entered by any one writer, and all will stand equal chance in the final awards, Manuscripts must be typewritten, on one side of the paper, the pages numbered, with the name and address of the author on every page, and should be accom- panied by return postage. : Address manuscripts to SHORT STORY EDITOR LIFE, 598 Madison Ave., New York City comicbooks.com