Life, 1920-04-15 · page 30 of 44
Life — April 15, 1920 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct items: 1. **"Aut Scissors / Aut Nullus"**: A brief humorous exchange (unclear context without fuller text) about theater acting. 2. **"A Line on Herself"** and **"Practice of Medicine"**: Short anecdotal humor pieces—typical of Life magazine's satirical format—poking fun at social situations and professions, though the OCR text is too fragmentary to extract clear meaning. 3. **Life Savers Advertisement**: The dominant feature is a full-page ad for Life Savers candy, emphasizing the product's minty flavors and medicinal qualities ("after smoking or swallowing medicine-balls"). The ad warns consumers to buy only genuine Life Savers, suggesting counterfeit products existed—a common concern in early 20th-century consumer goods. The page reflects Life's business model: mixing light satire with advertising revenue.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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