Life, 1929-05-10 · page 35 of 44
Life — May 10, 1929 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine collects brief satirical quips and jokes alongside advertisements, typical of early 20th-century humor publications. The main cartoon depicts a car accident where a man asks a woman why she didn't signal; she replies there's "no signal for what I wanted to do"—satirizing reckless or incompetent driving. The surrounding text contains short jokes mocking various social targets: naturalists who anthropomorphize animals; small-town movie theaters; nagging wives; bigamy and marriage; corrupt police who won't inform on criminals; and Mexican attitudes toward life and death. These represent period attitudes—some now considered offensive stereotypes. The lower section shows a Wetzel clothing advertisement featuring a well-dressed man, emphasizing refined taste and style. The jokes reflect *Life*'s formula: irreverent social commentary mixed with consumerist appeals, aimed at educated urban readers amused by cynical observations about modern life, relationships, and human nature.
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eae ~Sa_. mare: Tue Man: But, my dear lady, why didn’t you signal? Tue Frapper: There is no signal for what I wanted to do! —Punch (by permission). 33 “Animals,” says u naturalist, “don’t know how lucky they are.” Does a family of rabbits, for instance, realize that they are running about in a beau- tiful sealskin coat? —London Opinion. ina Pinch use ALLEN’S FOOT -EASE A hick town is one where you don’t have to stand in line for an hour to see a bum movie. —New York American. Nothing bette for sluggish appetite than Abbott's Bitcers. “Sample by mail, 15 evs. "G. W. Abbott & Co, Baltimore, Md. Many a man wouldn't mind his wife having the last word if she wouldn't go on repeating it. —Everybody's Weekly. Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy, in certain instances, is the same thing. —London Opinion. Lire is published every Friday, eimultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. U.S. Patent Office. Title registered in The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, BE. London Offi No contril C., England. The foreign trade supplied from Live's House, Breams Buildings, London, .. ms will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. All co: unications sho be addressed to LIFE, Me Yearly Subscrip |i Foreign, $6.60). “Hey cop, I jus’ stuck up a bank. THE COMMISSIONER!” “Not me. I'm no gossip!” Autor: When my play was produced the public stormed the ticket office! Frienp: Did they get their money back? —Pearson's. TELL THAT TO According to a novelist who has just returned from Mexico, people over there take life very eagily. Es- pecially when it belongs to somebody else. —Humorist. Wetzel Revablished 1876 and 4 E Forty-Fourth Street NEWYORK GP taste, grace of |} line and perfect style, as expressed by | WETZEL, give the impres- sion of unstudied smart- ] ness. comicbooks.com