Life, 1929-07-19 · page 17 of 36
Life — July 19, 1929 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical pieces: **"Graham Crackers"** mocks Prohibition enforcement by depicting agents shooting at clay pipes and iron pigeons—a darkly humorous commentary on trigger-happy law enforcement during the dry era. **"Hilarious Headlines"** is a brief joke about a potato masher incident, reflecting the magazine's practice of collecting absurd real newspaper headlines for comedy. **"Two Line Choke"** presents a domestic comedy sketch where a woman asks her male companion for a drink, then corrects herself, warning him to watch "who you call your around here!"—satirizing changing gender dynamics and women's assertiveness in the 1920s-30s era. The illustration shows a flirtatious social scene typical of Life's humor targeting middle-class relationships and modern social anxieties.
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Mr. Sumner hauling motorists into court for having suggestive Graham Crackers The Prohibition Enforcement Serv- ice is certainly cutting into the shoot- ing gallery racket. A guy is a sap to pay two bits for a chance at some clay pipes and iron pigeons when he can shoot at live targets and get well paid for it. A survey of the remunerative angles of the fad discloses that the average flag-pole sitter will stand for very litte. Hilarious Headlines Potato Masher Trapped in Truck Garden by Policewoman. Things have been pretty quiet along the Chinese sector for some time now; however we have it on good authority that there’s quite a tongue war on in Hollywood. Two Line Choke “Do you want a whiskey sour?” “No, I want a Tom Collins and you'd better look out who you call sour around here!” It is now ten minutes to Wednesday, Halifax standard radiator sculpture. time, and we wouldn't be at all sur- prised if one of these inveterate testi- monial writers sat up in his bier dur- ing the last rites and mumbled a few words of praise for the undertaking parlors and the coffin man- ufacturer. — ed Graham. 15 Millions Await the Man Who Invents Any of These A permanent trousers-crease. A handy pocket tool with which to open railroad car windows. A hammock for strap-hangers. A portable jack for lifting mort- gages. A non-shrinkable dollar. A teasing machine for use in the home in making deviled ham. A safety-catch for grapefruit. A substitute for the Scotch joke. An automatic —check-book balancer for women. A noiseless alarm clock. A parachute for use in descending from rumble seats. A confection that can be smoked. A calendar with- out any first of the month. —F. B. M. “Please tell me something about yourself.” comicbooks.com