Life, 1929-05-03 · page 34 of 44
Life — May 3, 1929 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **primarily advertising and entertainment listings**, not political satire. The main content is: **The Cartoon (Left):** A humorous illustration showing a man being violently ejected from a chair while drinking orange juice, with the caption about orange juice. This is **not political**—it's a visual joke supporting the Sunkist Jr. electric juicer advertisement below. The premise: people drink so much orange juice they need an electric squeezer to keep up with demand. **The Listings (Center/Right):** The "Confidential Guide" section simply recommends current Broadway shows, books, dance numbers, and records—typical entertainment coverage for a 1929 Life magazine. Performers mentioned include Helen Morgan and Bing Crosby. **The Advertising (Right):** A Simmons jewelry chains and necklaces ad featuring gift suggestions. There is **no discernible political content, caricature, or satire** on this page. It's standard magazine filler: consumer advertising mixed with entertainment recommendations for a wealthy, urban readership.
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32 “Bill, that about seme orange juice and—2" YOU ot yy (oe orange ie) We YOU have a lot of serious orange | fie drinking to do, do not let your- if be detained by old manual methods | of squeezing the juice. Growers of Sunkist Oranges realized some time ago that they would sell oranges faster if they could get people to squeeze them faster. They held a conference. At this conference» | the idea of Sunkist Jr. was born—a sturdy, speedy, easily cleaned, electric home squeezer at a low price, $14.95, delivered. Weighs 6 pounds; 10 inches high. The desire for orange juice and the realization of orange juice are now synchronized by Sun- kist Jr. That old draggy wait between IDEA and DRINKS is elim- inated, There is now fight tosee who will squeeze the juice— not to see who won't. You no doubt have a financial secretary who clips most of your coupons, ut here’s ONE you should clip PERSONALLY. at all elec trical goods Sunkist Jumior Ul cs E {Mail to distribution office nearest your bomse) Cuiternla Pratt Growers Exchange ONew York Cit Div. 2405, 204 Franklin St. Ohi I, 900 North Franklin St. (Los Angeles, Cal. Div. 2405, Box $30, Station" Sg marasaviots Nemo — -_ Confider tial Guide (Continued J from Page 26) Mipnicut Frotic, New Amsterdam Theatre. Helen Morgan, Chevalier, and a big check. ~°C.$6.60. Mooapor, 51st St. East of Bway. Nice place. No cover charge. Renpvezvous, Winter Garden Theatre. Clay- ton, Jackson and Durante, the funniest birds in town. C.$3.00-4.00. H.Leon. Seactave, St. Regis Hotel, Vincent Lopez speaking. *C.$1.50-3.00. H.Charles. Vinita Vater, 10 East Goth, If you like Rudy. *C.$2.00-3.00. H.Jean. Books Sxivey (Putnam) by Percy Crosby—Adult reading packed with humor and tragedy, laughs and sentimental sobs. Recommended to friends of Skippy, Sooky, et al. | Tue Bistop Murper Case (Scribner's) by S. S$. Van Dine—In which Philo Vance, the Fedora detective solves a series of Mother Goose murders. Esoteric but exciting. Dooswortn (Harcourt, Brace) by Sinclair Lewis—Detailed account of our American business success and marriage failure against a European background. Easy Persvapeo (Liveright) by Elizabeth Deane—The Gentlemen Prefer Blondes of 1929. Tne Craptr op tHe Deep (Simon and Schuster) by Joan Lowell—Fact or fiction, the story of a girl's early life at sea is ap- propriately vigorous and exciting. Dark Star (Bobbs-Merrill) by Lorna Moon —Colorful romantic novel of a girl whose uncertain parentage wrecked her life. Foorprints (Crime Club) by Kay Cleaver Strahan—An intellectual mystery story in which a death is solved twenty-odd years after. Recommended. Liows (Putnam) by Martin Johnson—Words and pictures of African wild life wonder- fully well done. Dance Numbers (Sheet Music) “Yours Sincerely” ("Spring is Here”) “Love Me or Leave Me” (“Whoopee”) “My Kinda Love” (No show) “I Want To Be Bad” (“Follow Thru’) “Button Up Your Overcoat” (‘Follow Thru’) “Raise The Dust™ ("Lady Fingers") “Song in My Heart” ("‘Spring is Here”) “Helen” (No show) “Dream Boat” (“Fioretta”) Records Waxe Up Comt'un Waxe Up—(2) Orn Fasionen Lapy (Columbia) (1) Lazy blues, vocal chorus. (2) Fast fox-trot. Limenouse Biurs—(2) Roses in Picarpy (Columbia) (1) Ted Lewis steps in with a marvelous record of two old favorites. Framinc Youtn—(2) Doin’ Tite Voom-Voom (Victor) Slow low-down jazz, hot and mean. Down Amono Tue Sucar Cane—(2) Titat’s Tre Goon Orn, Sunny Sour (Victor) Two especially good fox-trots. My Kinpa Love—(2) Sweet Seventeen (Columbia) (1) A grand tune with a peppy vocal chorus. (2) Same, plus a good violin obligato. SOME THINGS To GIVE IF THIS JUNE Is REALLY IMPORTANT Aw excellent gift for the young man who is graduating—any man, for thet matter—is a new Simmons Chain. The one illustrated is No. 30711, a white gold-filled Waldemar, at $9. The chain is smartly designed, yet its dignity keeps the modern spirit well within limits of good taste. You're going to have difficulty with the Simmons necklace. To whom among all these June friends of yours shall you give such a delightful thing? This graceful ne&- lace is No. 30508, an effective combine tion of simulated crystals in two shades. The price Is $7.25. . Virtually all the better jewelry stores are able to show you these and other Simmons styles, including bracelets. R.F. Simmons Company, Attleboro, Mass. SIMMONS TRADE MARK CHAINS AND NECKLACES comicbooks.com