Life, 1929-02-08 · page 36 of 44
Life — February 8, 1929 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine combines humor with social commentary typical of the 1920s-era publication. **Main Cartoon ("Embarrassing Moments"):** A formally dressed man attempts to sneak quietly from a stag party (bachelor gathering). The joke centers on trying to maintain composure while leaving discretely—the ad for Murad cigarettes suggests "lighting one" to appear nonchalant. The caption notes these cigarettes taste the same as 20 years prior, likely mocking advertising claims. **"Companionate Dollars" Column:** Satirizes the "companionate marriage" concept (a 1920s ideal emphasizing companionship over traditional roles). A writer complains that money mysteriously disappears monthly on the 1st and 15th—payday dates—blaming merchants and creditors who seduce one's finances away. It mocks both marital anxieties and consumer spending culture. **Minor Jokes:** Include puns ("core for me"), traffic officer banter, and sanitarium references (likely alluding to mental health institutions or drying-out facilities). The page reflects 1920s concerns: courtship rituals, marriage expectations, financial instability, and consumerism.
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EMBARRASSING MOMENTS When you thought you were slipping in quietly from the stag party... be noncnacant |. . « LIGHT A MURAD. They taste just like they did 20 years ago. LATEST FRUIT DITTY aetric re a gatas SEND ATONE FOR BION CTR! HOOL. hs COV South Pounna Sireets cmicane, You're the apple of my eye— Oh, couldn't you core for me? | First Trarric Orricer: How’s Busi- ness? Seconp: Let’s not talk stop. Catter (trying to be tactful): Didn't your dear husband find the sanitarium grounds delightful? Hostess: Oh, my, about them! yes—he was crazy Tuar whistle at the R. R. Crossing —stop if you've heard it. Tue Stuvent Sxy-WriterR Wuo Hap 10 Stay Arter SCHOOL Companionate Dollars O Denver Judge, you've been so kind In telling mortals how to find Connubial bliss, Here is a problem I now face ; A common problem ot the race, Please answer this: How can I wed a dollar bill To make it stay with me until | Death us do part? For now each first and fifteenth | Of every month it steals away, And breaks my heart. The co-respondents in the case Are merchants of the market place Whose amorous stealth Has from my bed and board allured | Each painful dollar I've procured, Alas, my wealth! Good Judge, why is it that I fail To keep companionate my kale? Why does it flit? Why can I not maintain a hold | On what I (laughing) call “my gold"? Do I lack “IT”? Francis W. Hatch. Tunes we'd like to see—Mencken dunkin’. | Honest Fur Deacer: I’m telling yoo, jlady—I can let you have that caracul cost for two hundred dollars and it’s sheep at any price. RUISES nwt C TO rp tion Cruises of eaten Rowence by the luxurious oil burning turbine ssterdhipe— VOLENDAM or VEENDAM S. S. Veendam Deuary 12, 1929 wana, Santiago, Kingston (amaica acao, La Guayra, Caracas, Th Barbados, Martinique, St. Thomas, San Juan and Bermode— $385 up. 16 Day Cruises by S. S. Volendam From N. ¥. February 16, 1929 Visiting Bermuda, Kingston, PortduPrince (Hast), and Nasssu—$230 up. ry From New York March 9, 1929 Visiting Kingston (Jamaica), Colon (Panama), Howes —$2¥ | carefully arranged and carried out by Prank Tourist | "7" tuserated Booklet 14 sent on request HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE 21-24 State Street, New York Ciries, (2 Pifth Ave, New Tet comicbooks.com