Life, 1910-02-10 · page 25 of 36
Life — February 10, 1910 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than satirical content. The dominant feature is a large Pebeco Tooth Paste advertisement promoting a product that claims to cure "Acid Mouth"—a condition the ad warns causes tooth decay. The advertisement uses pseudo-scientific language about neutralizing digestive acids and bacteria, reflecting early 20th-century dental marketing tactics. The left side contains a literary piece titled "Impudent Interviews: O. Henry," presented as a humorous monologue allegedly based on the famous short-story writer's life. It's a pastiche of O. Henry's rags-to-riches narrative voice, referencing his con-man stories and stories about New York's lower-class neighborhoods (the Bowery, Tenderloin). Below appears an Abbott's Bitters advertisement—a patent medicine common to the era. The page represents typical Life magazine content of its period: celebrity parodies mixed with aggressive patent-medicine advertising, targeting readers with health anxieties.
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“LITFE® . Write for Free Trial Tube of Pebeco and Test Papers and learn how this dentrifice overcomes “Acid Mouth” N Meat Heatth resort, well equipped with first-clay ma oe EXCELSIOR | sees, seme senct 2 SPRINGS, | -tesecececrrcerege MISSOURI. | eines Scatnie sent for” breaklast en. “Acid Mouth” always 3 results in tooth decay Hef a nesndwnse A Tooth is only as strong as the thinnest spot in its enamel. If you have ‘‘acid mouth’? your dental enamel is being corroded away day by day. As soon as the enamel is pierced, the bac- teria of decay begin their work of destruction. Correct this acid condition before the body of the tooth is exposed or nothing can save the tooth but a dental operation. Impudent Interviews ©. Henry (As inferred from his works) When I was a child, or not much bigger, I served my time as a thimble-rigger ; I worked the table and the tumblers three, And the circumambulations of the small round pea. I buncoed all the farmers so amazing | well H . That now I am the Author of the TOOTH PASTE Books That Sell. neutralizes the acids of digestion and of fermentin; : food particles and keeps the mouth in a normal That now I am the Author of the " condition so that the bacteria of decay cannot get a Books That Sell. ; - foothold. Now consider that while accomplishing this, Pebeco acts as a perfect cleanser, whitener and polisher of That I went down South for to rest a a the teeth, even whitening discolored teeth, and you dit; - will realize what a complete dentifrice it is. I dealt with saddle-colored Potentates : Pebeco is not a ‘‘breath perfume,” it removes odors And I managed revolutions in the from the breath. Neither is it a confection. But its clean, refreshing Latin States. taste leaves an indescribable feeling of health in the mouth. Pebeco originated in the Hygienic Laboratories of desk Beiersdorf & Co., Hamburg, Germany, and is sold in bse) large ‘S0rcent tubes. Very eele is needed on the tooth A rush—it is very economical to use. Sold everywhere. ad i Bioeeomaed oa: ‘Apostle Of the Full size tube mailed prepaid upon receipt of 50 cents icaresque. if your dealer will not supply. For Free Trial Tube and Acid-Test Papers address LEHN & FINK, 108 William St., New York I buncoed all the farmers so amazing well In games like these I made such a hit I wrote of revolutions at an office motstened on the The tropic.sun was too hot for me, @ pinkish color If So I came back North to the Bouw- erie; I chummed with waiters and I loafed with tramps, And I frolicked in the glimmer of the silver lamps. Oh, I’ve told the griefs of the Pluto- And I've reveled in the color of the I wrote about the Hunters of the Nimble Coin, And so became the Homer of the ? Tenderloin, crat And I've sung of love in a four-room flat; I have heard the beat of the city’s breast ABBOTTS BITIERS Makes the best cocktail. Aids digestion. A easing aromatic for all wine, spirit and soda verages. A delightful tonic and invigor-| ator. At wine merchants’ and druggists’. Important to see that it is Abbott's, Bounding West. I have preached my little sermons and I’ve changed my text, Till everybody wonders where I'll break out next. And I've preached my little sermons and I've changed my text, Till everybody wonders where I'll break out next. Arthur Guiterman, comicbooks.com