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This page contains **satirical advice columns and advertisements** typical of 1920s Life magazine. The "Food for Thought" section offers cynical social commentary: a "profiteer" exploits people's desires; discussing weight with fat women is foolish; clever women aren't preferable choices; and politicians only seek office if voters want them. These are light social jabs at vanity, greed, and political opportunism. The advertisements promote dubious health products: **Lionel Strongfort** sells physical fitness training and a book promising to cure exhaustion and weakness ("human wrecks"). The Meyer Roth College advertises commercial art training. **La Creole Hair Dressing** dominates the right side, marketing itself as a hair restoration product that avoids the stigma of hair dyes—an important social distinction in this era when dyeing hair suggested artificiality or moral looseness, while "dressing" suggested natural enhancement. The page reflects 1920s anxieties about modernity's physical toll, appearance standards, and the proliferation of commercial solutions to social insecurity.

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My book, “Promotion Strength and Mental Energy,” tells all Ton receipt of three 2c stamps sex, Write for it today LIONEL. STRONGFORT Physicol ond Health Specialist 1s Susacfort Institute NEWARK, N. J. Ambition KNOW that Nature has a way ren from common clay, ? s we would devise drawing substance from the sk lity souls must rail at birth, 1 to the dusty earth. There's scarce a man who does not take Some pains to prove the great mistake i Nature's scheme. Each yearns to be me divi ngeless as the day, men of common clay— star dust in their eyes sion to the skies! bel Haughton Collyer, WIE TEACH COMMERCIAL Both College is conducted as a neat of the Meyer Both Company, the ‘own Commercial art organization educed and sold last year over 12,600 used by the leading advertisers of 4 Canada renefits of 19 years’ successful exper- (his Course—and are taught the very smentals which enabled this organiza: dominate its field. To give you facts ‘A to know about this intensely inter- chly paid profession—(equally open women)—we will send . OPPORTUNITY”: if you will pay, the cost of mailing—4e in stamps” Both College of Commercial Art Address Dept. 13 Cor. Michi, vs Str "CHIEAGOY Food for Thought so he spends thousands of dollars con- PROFITEER is a man who follows vincing the People that they do want him, Many an April fool has brought home a June bride. There are as many poor fish in the sea the long green line. Never discuss matters of weight with a fat woman. Of two clever women choose neither. Money is the root of all evil and the A study of modern literature convinces most carefully cultivated plant in the gar- us that Shakespeare is really more punned den. against than punning. as ever were caught The average candidate is willing to ac- We all make mistakes—some of us ac- cept the office only if the People want him, knowledge them. You need not dye your hair To restore its color— Use La Creole Hair Dressing 7 appearance It is well known that under the strain to restore the natural color—lightest of modern life gray hair is frequently brown to deepest black—whatever the premature. Yet each gray hair is a natural shade was. After that apply it handicap, socially and com- nly occasionally, The stimu mercially, ch tells a story lus will preserve the vigerous of waning power, waning healthy color permanently charm. ach foretells loss of La Creole must not be con- some kind—of admiration, of fused with dyes. Refinement influence, even of salary and approves its use. It cannot give position, the hair a dyed look, nor stain Some accept this handicap the scalp, and there is nothing resignedly and consent to . to wash or rub off. looking and feeling older than La Creole Hair Dressing is they really are. Others resort a delightful toilet requisite. It frantically to common dyes. makes the hair soft, fluffy and Neither is necessary. lovely. Eradicates — dandruff If you fear gray hair, or if Absolutely guaranteed to bring your hair has turned gray, be- back the hair's color—or money gin’ La Creole treatment refunded. Write for interesting once. La Creole will restore , hooklet, “La Creole — Hair hair that has grown gray, gr: Tustead subtract Beautiful.” Shows best streaked or faded to its ‘origi fromscurage dress for cach face nal color, luster and beauty, It All La Creole requisites ate noted for their will not do so over night as would a dyc, — excellence. At Drug Stores and Teilet Counters, It_works no sudden noticeable change. [4 Ereele Hair Dressing. Price . “es at 5 , LaCreoleHair Tonic. . Two to five weeks treatment is required La Creole Liquid Shampoo 3 If your deater can't supply you, send his mame and address and t that you are suppl LA CREOLE LABORATORIES, Memphis, Tenn. La Creole Laboratories 303 Tenth St., Memphis, Tenn. The glorious hair of the Lou Please send booklet, * La Creole— isiana Creoles is a mark of their | Hair Beautiful,” teaching | the hair pure French-Spanish blood, an in- dress becoming each individual. heritance from their distinguished European ancestry. For genera- tions La Creole Hair Dressing Mademoiselle La Creole has been favorite among them. Name . comicbooks.com,