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This page mixes editorial content with advertising typical of early 20th-century Life magazine. **Main Editorial Content:** "The Complicated Ceremony of Shaving" is a humorous essay arguing that daily shaving, though seemingly trivial, wastes enormous time and creates logistical burdens. It requires hot water, servants or fire-building, and delays travel. The author cites a anecdote about Sir John (unclear which historical figure) teaching his son to shave with cold water without a mirror—presenting this as virtuous efficiency. The piece is satirizing Victorian-era complaints about modern inconveniences and mock-praising austere self-discipline. **Advertisements:** The page features several product ads—Elco motor boats, the 20th Century Limited train (emphasizing speed and comfort), Jericho motor car signals, and Legrand-Paris perfume—typical of the magazine's upscale readership. **No political cartoon** is present on this page; it's primarily satirical prose with period advertisements.

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The Complicated Ceremony Shav ing Nothing can be of little importance one be compelled to attend to. it ry day of our lives. If we shaved ut once a year, or once a month, the execution of the thing would be hardly rth naming; but this is a piece of work that must be once every ay and as it may five nutes of tim: ! «, and fre quently is, made to cost “thirty, even hity, minutes, and as only tifteen min utes make al tifty-eighth part of the hours of our average daylight, this heing the case, this is a matter of real we. | once heard Sir on § ask Mr. Cochrane Johi whether he meant to have a son of his litte boy) taught Latin said Mr. Johnstone. “but 1 do mean to do something a great de ter for him.” What as th Sir John, “Why,” said the “teach him to shave with cold water and without a glass.” Which T C say, he did; and for which beneti RELIABILITY PERFECTION ULTIMATE ECONOMY "Youll always, be proud of your &Efco™ 404 Blo Croner Sleeps Seven. 20 herve power Standard Gasoline Engine. Designed for ocean crating 35-f: Eleo Express.” Wall serve you on the waver as the automobile does on land.” Speed 24 miles guaranteed. Write for New Casaingue Address 175 Avenue A. Leo B:yonent 27 minutes from Liberty and 23d St. Ferries, CUR. Roof N. J. to W. Bh St. INVESTORS READ The Wall Street Journal 20th Century Limited “‘Saves a Business Day’’ Ly, New York 4.00 p.m Ly. Boston 1,20 p.m Ar. Chicago 8,85 a.m Ly. Chicago 2.30 p.m Ar. Boston 11,50 a.m Ar. New York 9.250. Water Level Route — You can sleep am sure that son has good reason to be grateful. Only think of the inconvenience at- tending the common_practice! There must be hot water. To have this there must be a fire, and, in some cases, a fire for that purpose alone. To ha these there must be a servant, or you must light a fire yourself, For ‘the want of these the job is put off until a later hour, This causes a stripping and another dressing bout. Or you go in a slovenly state all that day, and the next day the thing must be done or cleanliness must be aban- doned altogether. If you be on a journey you must wait the pleasure of the servants at the inn before you can dress and set out in the morning. The pleasant time of traveling is gone before you can move from the spot. Instead of being at the end of your day’s journey in good time, you are benighted and have to endure all the great inconveniences attendant on tardy movements. And all this from the ‘apparently insignificant affair of shaving !—“ Advice to a Youth,” The affectation of virtue which char- acterizes this century would be very ludicrous, if it were not very tiresome. —T, Gautier, Glory, ambition, armies, fleets, thrones, crowns, playthings of grown children. —Victor Hugo. Women prefer us to say a little evil of them rather than say nothing of them at all—. Ricard. A philosopher is a fool who tor- ments himself during life, to. be spcken of when dead.—D'Alembert, The man who enters his wife's dressing-room is either a philosopher or a fool.—Balzac. 4139 THE PERFECT MOTOR CAR SIGNAL “Warns Without i. Offence” 6 A Pleasing Tone An. Insistent Warning $7.00 $8.00 $9.00 $10.00 COMPLETE DEALERS EVERYWHERE ‘Write for catalogue 11 on Accessories you need for your car THE RANDALL-FAICHNE Best Pertuniery and Legrand=Paris S03: Sta: Prices. For Sale All Dealers, comicbooks.com