Life, 1929-03-22 · page 7 of 36
Life — March 22, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains humor pieces and cartoons satirizing early 20th-century American life. **"The Important Question"** mocks gender roles: a suitor asks a father if he can support a daughter better than her three brothers—implying women's economic dependence and reducing marriage to financial calculation. **"What? Only Two?"** jokes about a car laundry's poor work (missing horn and starter buttons), poking fun at both automotive technology and service quality of the era. **"The farmer does his spring planting"** cartoon shows a farmer operating a plow near roadside vendors (hot dogs, pies, cones), likely satirizing how commercialization and tourism were encroaching on rural America. The pieces collectively ridicule outdated social conventions, technological incompetence, and modernization's disruption of traditional ways.
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“Here's a note for Mr. Jones.” Cycione Victim: The Important Question Scrror: 1 would like to marry your daughter, sir. Mopern Fatuer: Can you support her better than her other three hus- bands did? One advantage of the flivver over the airplane is that when the flivver’s engine stops, so does the flivver. What? Only Two? “This the auto laundry?” “Yes.” “This is Phillips. You washed my car yesterday.” “Oh, yes, Mr. Phillips. We hope the job was satisfactory.” “It was, with one exception. I find the horn and starter buttons are miss ing. He: My brother plays the saxo- phone. Site: That's nothing, my brother's a musician, And Then Some Morro ror a Tastotp: All the knees that’s fit to print. Avwright, just slip it under the door. Solution A woman driver ran into an em- bankment and bent a fender. It wor ried her. So she went to a garage and asked the mechanic: “Can you fix this fender so my hus- band won't know it was bent?” The mechanic looked at the bent fender and then at her and said: “No, lady, I can’t. But I tell you what I can do. I can fix it up so that in a few days you can ask your hus. band how HE bent it.” P.M. Happy Ending When comes my time to leave This world on some tomorrow, I pray you will not grieve Or sound a song of sorrow. My final earthly breath I choose to spend in chaffing, So tickle me to death And say that I died laughing! A. L, L. Right Revisep: Ask dad—he owes. Sue: My father is a futuristic painter. He: Izzat so? Sue: Yeah, he paints futuristic furniture. First Srupent: Could I borrow your tuxedo tonight, old man? Seconp Stupent: Sure, if you'll re- turn it to Joe Brown and tell him to be sure and give it back to Tom Jones. Mrs. P.: All the closets are full. There’s no room for my clothes any- where. Mr. P.: There's plenty available space on you, darling! The farmer does his spring planting. | comicbooks.com