Life, 1929-05-31 · page 10 of 36
Life — May 31, 1929 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon:** A disheveled figure sits exhausted among railroad signs ("RAIL," "ING") with a basket, saying "Mah goodness! Now, look where ah got tired!" This appears to be Depression-era commentary on labor and migration—likely satirizing the plight of unemployed workers or migrants following railway lines in search of work. **Bottom Cartoon:** Titled "City Dweller: Shh! Mary, what was that silence?" shows an urban couple startled by quiet. This satirizes modern city life's constant noise and the shock of silence—a social commentary on industrial/urban alienation. The page also features "Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers," a series of philosophical quotes from figures like Mussolini, Joyce, and Lessing, juxtaposed with humorous illustrations—typical of Life's satirical format.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers It is true that under prohibition much that is deplorable has occurred. —wWilliam R. Castle, Assistant Secretary of State. My course has been marked by des- tiny. —Senator Heflin. The day’s work must be done in the day. —Benito Mussolini. Always the Mediterranean is deb- onair and cheerful. It bears no grudges, and forgets its caprices in a night. This mutability, this mobil- ity, this allegro in its nature, it im- parts to the coasts which environ it, and to the people who dwell thereon. That is why they are lovable. —Emil Ludwig. —And all his morties calisenic, trip- ping a trepas, neniatwantyng Mulo Mulclo! Homo, Humilo! Dauncy a deady O! Dood dood dood! O Bawse! O Bawse! O Muerther! —James Joyce. Kissing just like cooking is an art which should not be underrated or City Dwetter: Shh! Mary, what was that silence? tampered with. —Bruno Lessing. comicbooks.com