Life, 1929-06-07 · page 16 of 48
Life — June 7, 1929 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon:** A visitor asks a well-dressed man seated with three children if the bright girl can spell "cat." She replies she can spell "alimony" instead. This jokes about divorce and child support—the man appears to be paying alimony, making the child's unexpected knowledge of that term darkly humorous. **Bottom Section:** "Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers" collects quotations from public figures (William Lyon Phelps, Heywood Broun, Will Durant, etc.) on life philosophy. The accompanying illustration shows police conducting a raid, with the caption "Sh-h-h! Ye idiot! Folks can't sleep!"—likely satirizing Prohibition-era law enforcement and the disruption caused by alcohol raids.
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Arcu Optimist: The movie fan who started studying Swedish because some day he hoped to marry Greta Garbo. Mamie: Gosh, I wish I knew how to reduce! Myette: Why not marry a Scotchman? Vistror: What a bright little girll Can you spell “cat?” No, but I can spell “alimony.” Little Rambles With Serious Thinkers If I were running the world 1 should have it rain only between two and five a. M. Anyone who was out that late ought to get wet. —William Lyon Phelps. Being a mother is just about the last job in the world which | would choose to take. —Heywood Broun. Make your home a night club. —Texas Guinan. Love and struggle in a bungalow is worth more than luxury without love in a mansion. —Will Durant. The bootlegger is in business for gain, and the gain results because there are those who are willing to buy. —Attorney General Mitchell. Drinking in America has tremen- Sh-h-h! Ye idiot! dously lessened since the advent of es Folks can’t prohibition. Re rucees sleep! — Senator Sheppard, of Texas. " d - comicbooks.com inet iniaiiadk cia adi ai cia a ae