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This page contains two distinct items: **"The Modern Laundry" (left):** A satirical cartoon about perverse management. The laundry proprietor has deliberately set a standard of *poor* service—five-day delays, missing buttons, torn clothes—as acceptable. When a customer (B.J. Bjones) complains about receiving laundry in only two days with minimal damage, the proprietor is outraged, viewing it as substandard work. The joke mocks absurd business practices and inverted priorities: the owner rewards negligence and punishes efficiency. **"Creole Charm Ruled Empires" (right):** A hair-treatment advertisement featuring Josephine Bonaparte, Napoleon's wife, who was Creole. The ad promotes "La Creole Hair Dressing" for restoring gray hair, using her as a status symbol of elegance and imperial charm. The product claims to gradually restore natural color without obvious dyes. This reflects early-20th-century beauty advertising targeting women concerned with aging appearance.

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arden ers, an ugly or di put inte BY THE LIFE A {ERICA’S first glove- makers settled in Fulton Co. N. Y., about 1760, and here their descendants construct “BRAD” Sport Gloves —a_ development of over 150 years continuous love-making experience. Fine model, “called. DADDY LONG LEGS, follows approved style lines and is as fine a glove as money and experience can produce, Ask ‘for style slips and name of nearest dealer. R. E. BRADFORD 12 Burr St., Gloversville, N. Y. The Modern Laundry (The Way HE Proprietor of the Laundry turned angrily from the phone to glare at the Superintendent of the Plant. “You must be losing your grip!” the Proprietor shouted. “ B. J. Bjones just phoned coniplaining because his laundry is two days late! Haven't I made it a standing rule that the mini- mam delay must be five days at least? Something’s wrong when a customer imagines he ought to have his laundry only two days after it is promised!” The Superintendent attempted a lame excuse, but was interrupted by another outburst from the Proprietor. “And Bjones said in his last laun- dry one button was missing from a silk shirt and another shirt had a hole in it! What is this place coming to, anyhow ?—only one button gone from a shirt and only one hole in another! Let me see Bjones’ laundry now. I'll fire the whole bunch if his stuff isn’t any better mangled than that!” The Superintendent fearfully raced to the workroom and soon returned with two silk shirts, a blue one and a pink one. “These are fine!" gasped the Super- intendent. “Look at this nice ragged hole rigtt in the bosom of this blue one! and see, all the buttons have been ripped off the pink one!” “Huh!” exclaimed the Proprietor, “looks like slipshod work to me. That hole ought to be bigger. More You Feel Sometimes) damage could have been done in rip- Well, send the stuff to Bjones in about a week or ping off those buttons. ten days. And, say—" ey sir,” respectfully Superintendent. “Add an extra two oa bill for * again respectfully said the Superintendent. untorn lately. I blamed faulty said the “Look at our and see what's wrong with them. machines Too mangling much stuff has been coming through won't have any gosh- machinery ruin the reputation I've built up for this plant!” dollars on tra Rush Work.’ HERE deaths among our a heen fewer knaves building their air- planes. FESS AS RST SPN HE charm that swayed Im- perial courts is a heritage of frequent occurrence among the Creoles. Their wonderful hair has always been a crowning glory to their charm and a special pride and care among them. They preserve the youthful beauty of their hair even through advanced wouldn't have been so many es if there had ones es ae years with La Creole Hair Dressing, favorite among them for generations. La Creole Ends Gray Hair La Creole will bring back gray, faded, or gray-streaked hair to its youthful color and beauty. La Creole contains no dyes and its al but certain, promoting that healthy condition of hair and scalp which nature intended. Two to five weeks treatment is required to bring back any shade. natural color was, lightest brown to deepest black—whatever the After that an occasional application will preserve the vigorous healthy color permanently. Josephine, wife of Napoleon, Empress of Prance, was a re of pare Preneh and many kinamen among the nobility of Spain and Prance Refinement approves the use of La Creole and it must At drug stores and not be confused with dyes—gives no dyed look, nothing to stain the scalp or to wash or rub off. Makes the hair soft, wavy, beautiful, and easy toarrange. Eliminates dandruff. Guaranteed to bring back the hair's color—or money refunded. Send coupon tor booklet “La Creole Hair Beautiful,” Shows style of hair dressing best suited to each type of face. Van Vieet-Mansfield Laboratories 152 Tenth Street Memphis, Tenn. becoming to each individual. toilet counters. Price $1.00. If your dealer | Name can't supply you, send his name ani address. We will see that you | Address are supplied. B comicbooks.com