Life, 1929-05-24 · page 15 of 36
Life — May 24, 1929 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects satirical quotes attributed to famous figures (William Lyon Phelps, Sherwood Anderson, Herbert Hoover, etc.) on contemporary social issues. The cartoons illustrate these quotes with humor: 1. **Top cartoon**: A man yawning while someone plays a large horn in his face—illustrating a quote about not needing to yawn. 2. **"The Welsh Rabbit"**: A man searching for a rubber substitute, referencing post-WWI material shortages and industrial innovation. 3. **Bottom cartoon**: A domestic crisis scene where a woman announces a relative's arrival, with "heraldry screaming"—likely satirizing social pretension or domestic chaos. The page mocks contemporary opinions on business, gender roles, and manners through humorous visual-text pairings typical of 1920s satirical magazines.
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13 Tt may be that black savages have admirable traits, but I aim sure they are not so agreeable or trustworthy, and certainly not so interesting as any num- ber of men and women I know in New Haven, Conn. —William Lyon Phelps. “The premature aging of buildings in America,” said my friend Van Wyck Brooks, “is the saddest thing in America.” —Sherwood Anderson. Every Californian, as he crosses the state line, thanks God for California. —Herbert Hoover. Brorro: Well, you needn't yawn right in my face! Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers If a man is going abroad for busi- ness or pleasure, I think it does not cut much ice whether the ship is wet or dry. —Bishop James R. Cannon. When a girl goes into business, she should leave sex behind her. —Dorothy Dix. The men should recognize the fact that the reasoning capacity of the women is but slightly above that of the children, —A. B. See. “Hello, Thomas Edison? 1 just want to tell you that your search for a rubber substitute is now over.” Handshaking should be abolished. since it means nothing and spreads germs. —Arthur Brisbane, I've never met a Southerner who was not at heart a perfect Republican —Heywood Broun. There is certainly a great deal to be said against the theory that women should only be seen and heard on the domestic hearth.—G. K. Chesterton. Tt is one of woman's ancient privi- leges to be knocked about. They like it. —Beverley Nichols. Why not reach for a Bible instead of “My dear—you must come—it's a relative of Henry's, and ther a smoke? funerals are simply screaming.” —Rev. Russell M. Brougher. USE LIFE’S TICKET SERVICE comicbooks.com