Life, 1929-03-15 · page 8 of 44
Life — March 15, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains three satirical cartoons mocking contemporary social behaviors: 1. **"The Big Business Man Takes His Stenographer to a Bridge Game"** — satirizes wealthy businessmen's pretentiousness, suggesting they flaunt their employees/status symbols at leisure activities. 2. **"Trying Times"** — depicts men drinking and socializing during Prohibition (evident from the bottles and glasses), mocking the era's hypocrisy and "trying times" of illegal alcohol consumption. 3. **Text sections** titled "The Symptoms," "Economy," and similar headings contain brief jokes about marital discord, entertainment industry gossip, and penny-pinching behavior. The cartoons reflect early 20th-century *Life* magazine's style: satirizing upper-class pretension, Prohibition-era drinking culture, and domestic/social absurdities through sharp observational humor and quick comedic quips.
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The big business man takes his stenographer to a bridge game to keep track of trumps played. Trying Times. The Symptoms “Is your wife a good cook?” “Oh, yes. She’s always threatening to leave me.” We're all ready for the big prohibi tion agent novel entitled, He Who Gets Slipped. If an actor bites a dog it’s not news. it’s publicity. Economy “Why did Scotty MacLaughlin have every one of his teeth pulled?” “He wanted to save all his tooth paste money.” comicbooks.com