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Life — January 13, 1921 — page 3: Life, 1921-01-13

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This page is primarily **advertisements**, not political satire. The main content includes: **"What Doctors do for their own sore throats"** — A pharmaceutical ad featuring two illustrated doctors discussing **Formamint germ-fighting throat tablets**. The ad uses doctor-to-doctor endorsement as a marketing strategy, claiming physicians trust this product for throat infections. **Additional ads** include: - Chicona Evans Beverage (alcohol, 1786-1921) - Cortez Cigars ("for men of brains") - Whiting-Adams Brushes The small illustrated story **"The Burglar"** appears to be comedic fiction about a burglar confronted by a homeowner who claims to be a plagiarist—a meta-joke about literary theft. This represents typical 1920s Life magazine content: advertising interspersed with light humor and commercial endorsements rather than political commentary.

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365 Happy Days for those who drink good old HAGA. FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHECONA EVANS ALE 1S YEARS OF EVANS’ EXCELLE! Onder a case from Your Dealer Ads 4 SONS Fatah 1186 HUDSON, N.Y, That Voice Ve NG man!” The old financier’s es were kindly, yet. persuasive, as he addressed his department manager. “T overheard your conversation with Col- ton a few moments ago, relative to playing the ra and gather that you intend to Rocket this afternoon “*T want to congratulate you, Doctor, on the great success I hear joney on Rocket this 0 | you are having with your throat cases." I myself have attacks of i am both pained and surprised inflamed throat every winter, cant seem to get rid of them. Wish you would take a look’ at mine and tell me what to do"? “L guess, Doctor, I will have to introduce you to Formamint. Here's a real good throat antiseptic with which you will keep the : soft tissues in an almost constant antiseptic bath, because you will chances are that you will get cleaned up find Formamint pleasant and convenient enough to use frequently. [find that the average patient will readily dissolve a Formamint tablet in his mouth every hour or so, and you know how hard it Z as is to get them to use gargles or sprays consistently even two or and rong Oe ei oenee three times a day, especially children, Shamefaced, the young department mended by throat specialists, “Formamint tablets certainly relieve sore throats and are head- manager nodded acquiescence and slipped physicians and dentists, ing off a lot of tonsillitis for me, but Lam even more interested out through the doorway. Baver Cuemicat Co., Inc, in their prophylactic power, and so I am advising my patients to ie . > use them freely during the throat and influenza season to prevent His footsteps had barely died away New York rection’ when the old financier turned to the phone, pulled the transmitter to his lips and turned the crank. “This you, Hurley?" he asked, when a voice had said, “ Hello!” “Yes.” came the reply. “Well, say, Hurley, just cancel my bet on Rocket, will you? I'm through with GERM- FIGHTING THROAT TABLETS -the races. Somebody told me it was risky Formamint is our trade mark. It identifies our product. and wrong.” {AN who allows himself to be car- FOR g MEN @ OF GRAINS d away with enthusiasm often has IGARS -MADE AT KEY WEST— to learn that you are playing the races It’s a precarious game! Many win, of course--somebody must win, but the in the long run. Now, take my advice and lay off the gambling game—it's risky, WHITING-ADAMS BRUSHES being THE BEST 5 fidorebtdccmestet entry wie jing The handles are beautiful tropical ‘woods in bi ornament shapes. They conf: to the old proverb, “A thing of Beauty is a Joy forever.” For sale everywhere. Send for Mtustrated Literature The Burglar: wy corey! MISTER, 1 NEVER JOHN L. WHITING -J. J. ADAMS CO., Boston, U.S. A. WAS TREATED LIKE THIS BEFORE. Brush Manufacturers for Over 110 Years and the Largest in the World “WELL, YOU SEE, AS A LITERARY MAN I'VE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH PLAGIARISTS — = THAT 11'S A TREAT TO MEET A SELP-RESPECT- ING BURGLAR.” comicbooks.com