The Funnies: Pogology (1922)

Pogology

Life Magazine, 1922

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the invention of the Pogo Stick. Though a "Spring Jumping Stilt" was patented by George H. Herrington of Wichita, KS in 1891 the Pogo Stick as we recognize it was invented by Hans Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall of Hanover, Germany in 1920.

The Funnies - Special Edition: 100th Anniversary of the Beginning of Prohibition (1922)

"Did you hear of the latest horrible effects of prohibition?"

"No, what are they?"

"Mrs. Boston Terrier's new pups were born without corkscrew tails."

Life Magazine, 1922

The Funnies - The Up-to-date Investigators (1922)

The Up-to-date Investigators

"What are you looking for, boys?"

"Someone said there was a blind pig in the cellar."

Life Magazine, 1922

The Funnies - That Second Cocktail (1919)

That Second Cocktail

April 1919, Life Magazine

The Funnies - Up-To-Date Girl (1917)

Freddie: Up-to-date girl, isn't she?

Motorist: Yep; 1917 model Q. D. hair, demountable figure, quick pick up, good for any speed, no glare lamps, doesn't wast gas, self-starting, one-man control, and non-skid morals for slippery going.

January 1917, Life Magazine

The Funnies - The First Man to Ask a Father's Consent (1922)

Life Magazine, 1922

The Funnies - Prima Facie Evidence (1914)

Prima Facie Evidence

"Did you hear about the terrible fright Bobby got on the day of his wedding?"

"No, but I was at the church and saw her."

Life Magazine, March 1914

The Funnies - Slander (1922)

"I understand you were cold sober at the Smithons' party last Saturday."

"Damn it all - that's a dirty slander."

Life Magazine, 1922

The Funnies - Forgiveness (1914)

"Now, Ethel, Harold says he's sorry he broke your doll, so I want you to forgive him."

"I'd feel more like forgivin' him, Mother, if I could swat him one first."

Life Magazine, October 22, 1914

The Funnies - Fighting the Flames (1914)

Fighting the Flames

Life Magazine, October 22, 1914

The Funnies - Portrait of a Firecracker (1914)

Life Magazine, July 2, 1914

More firework hating from Life Magazine. I have to wonder if the publisher back in 1914 had a really bad encounter with a sparkler when he was a kid. He sure seems to be traumatized by pyrotechnics!

The Funnies - Advice (1914)

Life Magazine, October 15, 1914

Happy Father's Day

Little Father's Day gift for the common fellow, franks and Seagram's 5 Crown from Life Magazine, June 1945. Looks like the beginning of a good day to me!

The Funnies: New Dance Steps (1914)

"Yes, I find there's nothing like a motor for giving me ideas for new dance steps."

Life Magazine, December 31, 1914

The Funnies - Trial by Peer (1914)

If the average trust magnate were tried by a jury of his peers

Life Magazine, October 15, 1914

The Funnies - Sleepy Hollow (1919)

In Sleepy Hollow

There might have been worse things than the "Headless Horseman"

Life Magazine, 1919

The Funnies - Heaven (1914)

"Before you come in you might just leave your parcel with the rest of the rubbish."

Life Magazine, March 1914

The Funnies - The End of Lent (1919)

 April 1919, Life Magazine

The Funnies - Garden Pest (1914)

Come here! Quick! There's a stegosaurus scratching up the garden!

Life Magazine, March 1914

The Funnies - The Voice of Spring (1919)

Life Magazine, April 1919