Life, 1929-03-15 · page 30 of 44
Life — March 15, 1929 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes Charles Lindbergh's engagement to Miss Morrow by presenting a fake interview where he repeatedly avoids answering questions about women, marriage, and modern girls' morality—instead launching into non-sequiturs about aviation expansion and airport development. The humor lies in Lindbergh's evasiveness: asked "Do you believe American girls make good wives?" he responds with facts about landing fields. Asked if modern girls are immoral, he discusses mail routes. The satire mocks both Lindbergh's celebrity status (the magazine notes this is his "first interview" on the subject) and the disconnect between public curiosity about his personal life versus his single-minded focus on aviation. The Wilson Sporting Goods advertisement on the left is unrelated to the satire.
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