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This page is primarily **advertisements and humor fillers** typical of *Life* magazine's satirical format. The main satirical content appears in the **"Our Foolish Contemporaries"** section, featuring three brief anecdotes mocking social pretension: 1. **Senator Bourne's parcel post comment**: Satirizes politicians' self-congratulation over minor achievements ("every little counts"). 2. **The apartment anecdote**: Mocks wealthy New Yorkers' complaints about modest living spaces—a servant notes the flat seems smaller because the owner now wears winter clothes year-round, exposing the absurdity of their complaint. 3. **The music lesson joke**: A child innocently defines "pauses" as "things that grow on pussy-cats," creating wordplay humor. 4. **Bridge party irony**: Two wealthy women claim to "love doing things for the poor" while discussing exclusive bridge parties, satirizing performative charity. The remainder consists of real product advertisements (shower fixtures, real estate, bottles), which were standard *Life* revenue sources. The "Sick of Love" anecdote below similarly mocks social hypocrisy regarding racial boundaries and servant relationships.

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“Ayoy¥_a Shower In Any Bata.Tuh Every Little Counts New Kind. Easily Put Up. All Metal. Needs ve Senator Bourne said recently in Wash- No Bothersome Curtain. Don’t ington: to Wet Your Head “The parcel post, limited as it is thus Try It 10 Days Free far, saved the American people $500,000 TY in its first fifteen days of operation. Cost need no longer cheat you out of the WATERFRONT PROPER That isn’t much—not much to what it luxury of a daily shower. for residence purposes near New York will do later on—but every little counts, Here is a new kind of shower fixture easily is a rarity, for practically every tract is in- “ Every little counts, in parcel postage put up on any bath tub. corporated in one or another of the larger as in New York flats,” the Senator con- Better in many ways than any gymnasium ‘ivate estates. tinued, smiling. “I know a New York shower. Yet costs less than half as much as the etn man who, on his return from the roomi- cheapest old-style shower you can get. ness of Washington, said, fretfully, to ‘And you can try it ten days free without ren 0 e his servan having to send us a single cent in advance. “*Jameson, this flat seems much at Great Neck, Long Island smaller than when I moved into it last Kenney Needle Shower summer, cffers the man in comfortable circumstances the “Yes, sir,’ Jameson answered; ‘quite cols oppor 30 secure real watertront wither so, sir. But you must remember, sir, ‘ . Ther round, : ; that you are wearing : : splendid old trees and varied outlook provide a Bat you are wenria: y0ur winter under variety of sites for attractive homes, and the prop- H Wy, : Works on new principle. oes away with all need for s clothing now, sir.’"—Washington Star. clammy, drip th eareain ‘No overhead piping or compll- ated parts, "Puat's why the price ia 40 1 Ganranteed bos a erty restrictions and conditions of purchase insure {Oeplash of spatter oat of we Sliced Oranzes with a dash of Abbott's Bitters are appe- & community of refined and congenial people. tizing and healthful, Sample of bitters by mail, 25 cts. in stamps jing at CRENWOLDE, C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. are modern adaptations of the always charming thatched waitturince dices ~ cottages of rorel England, | They are tre notable for comfort Piweeall Saiierheg Cas and seavealeocs in interior arranger Changs opie down. Noorn ral may sill be made if dened. iy Becks fall “esc ; CRENWOLDE. wit plans ani ections for S reaching the property eent on request. Your inquiry will was asked by his teacher, “What are x Fenda tes BY have prompt and courteous attention. pauses?" A handsome fix. tute. Nlexel finish over PAUL V. SHIELDS And'the quick response was,“ Things ata, "Nothing to, wear : : : 4 gate ef otf ofder, 286Fifth Ave., New York City. Telephone 1926 Madison Sa. that grow on pussy-cats. Sever tf the w aac lai —W’oman’s Home Companion, Don’t Send ar Money Juet order A little boy having his music lesson LOCAL MANAGER “We are going to give a series of . IN EACH CITY NOT YET ALLOTTED bridge parties for the poor. I love to to.sell CISCO,""=a big money saver—to automobile owners. do things for the poor.” supply houses and garages. Large profits. Must be able to “So do I. I love to play bridge f a pinky e handle salesmen and have $50,t0" $260, cash. No‘ propecition So do I. I love to play bridge for “wlititer write for the free trial today—a cool-you-off shower the this ever belore offered, Addiess then:"—-Milaicukee News, henever you want it Will help you siand the hot weather. E. C. ROUTZAHN, 127 Duane St., Suite 93, New York. A.W. Reddan Specialty Co., 25 West Broadway, New York = (Responsible Agents Wanted) A) WEA ee Bo tH/e S _ Sick of Love A Washington woman has in her ploy as butler a colored man of a pom N pous and satisfied mien, who not 1 or Care/ex ago permitted a damsel, long his ardent SSNS \ admirer, to become his spouse. SSS One day when the mistress of the wy This Bottle ea Its Content Ice-Cold house had occasion to temporarily avai For 72 Hours Or Steaming Hot 24 Hours herself of the services o the butlers vife it was observed that whenever the On every outing yachting. motoring. bunting, fishing. plenicing rwite itimas observed! thariwneneyer th or traveling—-tako slong an ICY -HOT Bottle or twe filled with the hot duties of the two brought them in cor or cold beverages you wil ood when, preperation is iepossto Carat junction the bride's eyes would shine FE takes place of unsanitary water bottle and pitcher . ideal for “night Biogatee bung da tilting bracket attached fo wall 5 Mm with extraordinary devotion. Tefreshing drink obtained without leaving “Y vife seems fully at- beable and sine’ writhout Iseving et cs Your wife seems wonderfully a Esopecit kinds of food pies oysters, vegetables, etc., hot without fire— tached to you, Thomas,” casually ob- deaserts and ice cream cold in sanitary glass container—withoat ice. served the mistress of the house. roe tay Ogetmit To Their Usefulness “Yes, ma'am,” answered Thomas, om feeding at any time—or Keep the invalid’s hotatews, broths, | placently. “Ain't it jest sickenin’?” Stink ecid in the ale rooms always Reedy 19 servewithout delay for —New York Call. preparation. No chemicals, no bother, just All bottle and cork it h Absolutely Sanitary GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER Neck of och, bottle extends over pack of 50 cents per case of 6 glass stoppered bottles ove! ; (| “T wxpersTaNp that the young man in Pints $1.00 op. Quarts, $2, | the house next to you is a finished cor- FREE ‘Booklet, fully describing At 1 1Or Bottles Jars and Loncheas netist ? for vase 1CY-HOT oa bottom F “Gee! Is he? I was just screwing Accept No Substitute P up my courage to finish him myself! No Bottle Just as, Gooe Good Who did it?"—Houston Post. ure "HOT ROTILE CO.-Dept. 3 comicbooks.com