Life, 1929-08-09 · page 10 of 44
Life — August 9, 1929 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate humorous sketches with accompanying witticisms: 1. **Desert Farmer sketch** (top right): Shows a discouraged farmer abandoning his land, saying "Can't grow nothin' here, I'm goin' to end it all"—satirizing the hardships of desert agriculture. 2. **Harbor scene** (left): Features two characters at a dock with boats. The caption reads: "No, no, Enoch! I didn't say anything 'bout a fine ship—I sed the gal has a fine shape!"—a pun on mishearing "ship" versus "shape." 3. **Scattered quips** (right margin): Brief humorous observations about temper control around motorcycle cops, removing green paint from tennis shoes, and comparing baby costs to automobiles. The page is typical early-20th-century *Life* magazine humor—simple visual gags and puns targeting everyday situations.
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Wildwood is a good name for a summer cottage and so is Resthere or Stopover or Grandview, but a better one is Aspirin. : Desexr Faxster: Can't grow nothin’ here. I'm goin’ to end it all. “No, no, Enoch! 1 didn't say anything ‘bout a fine ship—I sed the gal has a fine shapel” It pays to keep your temper under all circumstances, and especially when stniling at a motorcycle cop's litle witty sayings. Green paint may be removed trom the seat of a pair of white duck tennis trousers with a bottle of ordinary turpentine, a stiff brush and a pair of scissors. Perhaps it will now be known as the not-quite-so-Almighty Dollar. A baby costs more than an auto. but an auto won't grow up and send you a dollar now and then when you are old. After all, a urathe cop does his duty according to his lights. comicbooks.com