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Life — April 26, 1917 — page 76: Life, 1917-04-26

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This is primarily an **advertising-heavy page** with brief satirical content typical of early-20th-century *Life* magazine. ## Cartoons/Humor: The small comic pieces are gentle domestic humor: - **"Reason Enough"**: A child justifies scratching his head because "nobody else knows just where it itches"—simple logic that amuses through childish literalism. - **"Not Encouraging"**: A man calls his messy yard a "garden"; his family disagrees—mild marital humor about gardening incompetence. - **"It Doesn't Happen Often"**: A student claims he's late because he "over-washed"—absurdist excuse humor. ## Advertisements: The page features period product ads: Wells Fargo traveler's checks, Old Overholt Rye whiskey, *Sexology* books, Bell-Ans indigestion remedy, and Gray Motor boat engines. These reflect early-1900s consumer culture and available luxuries (travel, alcohol, automobiles, motorboats). ## Context for Modern Readers: This represents *Life*'s mixed format: lightweight humor alongside commerce—a precursor to modern magazine layouts, though the humor itself is genteel and family-oriented by today's standards.

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SH ONTEMPORARIES ES Begin All Your Trips Here Start your travels right by buying Wells Fargo Travelers Checks at banks, tourist agencies or Wells Fargo offices. Reason Enough 2 She considered it her duty to correct Tommy very frequently. Sometimes she let acts pass, but even with that margin there still remained so many occasions for the correction of Tommy that she was getting pretty tired of doing it, ‘ommy,” she said, wearily, “why do you seratch your head?” They insure you against annoyance and delay. Accepted at face-valuc throughout the world. If you lose money there is no redress—it is gone. If you lose “Because nobody else knows just Wells Fargo Checks, you get ® where it itches,” said the little boy. ; 7 refund in full. Your signature —Tit-Bits. vie? | alone converts them into cash. y and elighttal by weine AULARs by mall, 2 ets. in stamps. And this convenience and pro- tection cost you but 50 cents for each $100. Not Encouraging “Are you making a garden?” “That's what I call it,” replied Mr. Crosslots. “ My wife and daughters call it merely mussing up the yard.” —IWashington Star. Wells Fargo. express service is personal and safe—are you taking advantage of it? Wells Fargo Travelers Checks It Doesn't Happen Often Tractter: Why are you late for school? Please, teacher, I must have over-washed myself. a York Herald, SEXOLOGY by William H. Walling, A.M., M.D. imparts in a clear, wholesome way, in one volume: Kaowledce a bond Mas Shosld Have. Keowiedse a Young Hashood Shookd Have. Koowledge ond ‘Seeald Have, “ ” Appreciation ne Bouquet - SR One of the new baronets, Sir Charles ) Mathews, is said to be the only member of the English bar who ever managed to draw tears from the judge before whom he was pleading. His old rival in many criminal cases, Mr. C. F. Gill, K. C, never achieved this feat, although a su- preme master of the harrowing methods formerly followed by counsel. Mr. Gill was once called upon by the judge at Lewes Assizes to defend a navvy charged with killing his wife. “His eloquence,” relates an eye-witness, “had such an ef fect upon the jury that seven of them burst into tears. At this moment the prisoner nudged a warder sitting by him and said, ‘Who's that bloke?’ ‘Wh and Taide of Contents, PURITAN PUB. co. "797 PERRY BLDG, PHILA., PA. : Its rare, aromatic bouquet lends to Old Overholt Rye a distinctive taste and flavor. For years : ia Overholt Rye “Same for 107 years’ has been the favorite of particular peo ple and its universal popularity is due said the warder, ‘he’s the finest mouth- piece on the circuit; you're very lucky to have got him.’ ‘Dismal beggar!” said the prisoner."—Argonaut. ‘Know About to the fact that it is as pure, rich and wholesome today as in 1810. Old Over- Pinch, use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE. holt is made from selected Pennsylvania . Rye, aged in the wood, bottled in bond. The Mh Power A Overholt & Co, Pte Pa F] | JRateanes What is the ath power of ELL-ANS patriotism? FOR INDIGESTION ANIEL was sitting in the lions’ ‘ A Health and happiness are exsured with d ndering what was going to gre ol the newpopular priced Gray motos p H : in your bost. bo: happen next. All of a sudden it oc- Sib I ay Sod oel fom out curred to him that he had forgotten to Sp ucts of 200 leading boat builders. Select ‘ ur engin tell his newsdealer to save a copy of fo "Encine Catalog.” Both'books FREE, next week's Lire. After that he didn’t Send today. EDEJONGH. £ care what happened. 506 Gattend tye; Detroit, Wied, GRAY MOTOR COMPANY. comicbooks.com ACARDI try it: MAKES THE PERFECT ‘OCKTAIL, HIGHBALL OR RICKEY. ler containing recipes of famous Bacardi drinks jed on request