Life, 1920-06-17 · page 39 of 45
Life — June 17, 1920 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content is a large advertisement for the AutoStrop Razor occupying the right half of the page. The left column contains book reviews from *Life* magazine's literary section, discussing recent publications including works by Frank L. Packard and Robert W. Chambers. At the bottom is a small, unrelated cartoon joke about "Deacon Wattles" baptizing someone named Sam, who quips "Let us spray"—a mild pun on "Let us pray." The AutoStrop Razor ad features instructional illustrations showing how the razor's self-stropping mechanism works, promising consumers a sharp edge daily without replacing blades. The ad's selling point emphasizes convenience and cost-savings—avoiding the "drawbacks" and "expense" of standard safety razors requiring frequent blade replacement. There is **no political or satirical content** on this page. It's a straightforward early-20th-century magazine layout mixing book criticism with consumer advertising.
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The Latest Books (Continued from page 1136) ing to our stup! lity (no doubt) we do Stisow what itis all about. We can see that Rachel V ¢ dies,and that the young tunis vastly upset, We have no trouble gederstanding a7) given sentence, para- path of page, ut the collective effect gqon ws is one « olute mystery. It is iy humiliating to have to confess this. Weare not similarly affected by Conrad or \hy Sinclair; we follow Dorothy Rich- i syce with moderate volf’s narrative is Richardson or Mr. offers, and yet we do ier whole one-half so wel If some reader of Lire who grasps + will send us an ex- panation of it in, say, not over one hun- ed words we shall be happy to print it wa later ti this place. The White Frank L. Packard. (George H. Doran Company.) Adven- tare in the und. rid, the heroine being regected by all the crooks and gunmen ‘of New York's East Side. The Slayer of Souls, by Robert W. Gaabers. (George H. Doran Company.) This is black magic (residing for the mst part in uncouth names) spreading from China to America and causing gastly things to happen in the Ritz- fe Tressa Norne, for years a cap- e girl in China, outwits the plot- secret society, . the Slayer of Souls. a shudder in every pa Horace Annesley V Hf. Doran Company.) ‘t it? Much too good nder a story. All about y Selina, who was ignorant that the do move: young Cicely, who, en- tened by g Dr. Grimshaw, saw hitened surfaces of things, ed (or called) Tiddy, who from Lord Wilverly, A th a thin sauce a la Ber- Grant M. Overton, Deacon Wattles did baptizin’ Ina most unusual way. As ke sprinkled Sam, the sinner, Sam just gurgled, “ Let us spray.” No “pull,” no “scrape” OES your safety razor blade grow duller and duller with each shave until you cannot stand it any longer? Do you have endless bother and expense with new blades? If so, you are paying the penalty of shaving with an unstropped edge. Look at an unstropped razor blade under a microscope and you will see small “saw-teeth,” bent out of alignment. These irregular teeth “catch” in the beard, “scrape” the skin and “pull” the tiny hair follicles. You don't need to put up with this discomfort—nor with the bother and expense of using a new blade every so often. A razor and stropping devicecombined in one A “new” sharp edge every day with this unique razor You can avoid all the drawbacks of the ordinary safety razor if you use the AutoStrop Razor. Because of its unique, patented design, the AutoStrop Razor can be stropped without even removing the blade. Just slip the strop through the razoi head. Give the razor a dozen quick passes over the strop. In ten seconds you have a “new,” sharp shaving edge! 500 smooth, cool shaves are guaranteed from each dozen blades. Get an AutoStrop Razor today and know the joy of a “new” sharp edge every morning! Ask your dealer about the free trial plan. AutoStrop Razor — sharpens itself comicbooks.com