Life — April 21, 1921 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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His Father’s Suit—A boy of eight en- tered the witness-box in tremendous boots, Jong trousers rolled up so that the baggy knees were at the ankles, and a swallow- tail coat that swept the floor. “\hy are you dressed like that?” asked the judge, both amazed and amused. he boy took from his pocket the sum- mons and pointed solemnly to the words: “To appear in his father’s suit.”—Tit-Bits. A Vanished Ideal—Returning from the funeral, Widow Smith, in tears, to her sympathetic neighbor, Mrs. Brown: My pore, pore ole Bill, he were a very good fusbin to me. Mrs. Brown: Yes, that / know he was. He was quite a pre-war ‘usbin! —London Morning Post. Critical —The Charwoman’s Husband (at « : The missis is very ill, ma’am, and won't be able to come this week. Lady: Oh, I am sorry, George. Nothing very serious, I hope? he Charwoman’s Husband: Well, . she was so bad last night I ’ad to the pictures by myself.—Punch. EALTHY teeth cannot lve in di eased tissue. Gums tainted with Pyorrhea are Senastoesly dy eased, ‘or not only are the teeth afected, but Pyorrhea seep into the le lower its vitality and cause many ills Pyorrhea begins wich tender_and bleeding gums. the gumt recede, the teeth de- cay, loosen and fall out, of must be ex tracted to rid the sy tem of the poisonous germs that breed in pockets about them. Four out of five your dentist often for tooth and gum in- tion. And keep Byerrhea away by using Forhan's For the Gums. Forhan's For the Gums will prevent Pyorrhea—or check ks progress—if used in time andusedcon- sisrently. Ordinary dentifrices cannot do this. Forhan’s keeps the gums hard and healthy, the teeth white and clean. If have tender or ing gums, start using i today. If * has immediately for special treatment. 35e and 60c tubes in U.S. and Can, na Festa BD.8. FORHAN CO. New York Forkan’s, Lid. ‘Montreal ———— Bring Me City! Heeding no barrier of river, mountain, forest or desert; un- mindful of distance; the tele- phone has spread its network of communication to the far- thest outposts of our country. The ranchman, a score of miles from his nearest neigh- bor, a hundred miles from the nearest town, may sit in the solitude of his prairie home and, at will, order the far-dis- tant city brought tohim. And the telephone obeys his com- mand. Time and space become of small account when, through desire or necessity, you would call across a continent. This is what the “Long Distance” service of the Bell telephone has accomplished for you; what science in con- struction has created; and what efficiency of workers has maintained. You take the telephone as much for granted as you do the wonder of the changing seasons. You accept as a matter of course the com- pany’s ability to keep all the parts of this great nation in constant contact. By so doing you offer a fine tribute to the Bell organiza- tion which has created this “Long Distance” service—a service no other country has attempted to equal, AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY vy ) One Policy And all directed toward Better Service AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One System Universal Service The Philosopher utters The Magic Phrase, “SUBSCRIBE TO LIFE” For the Lawyer—Amusement—He laughs at both sides of the case. Enclosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.20, Foreign $1.40). Special Offer Send Live for three months—twelve issues—to Open only to new subscribers; no subscrip- tions renewed at this rate. LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. “Open Sesame” is out of date. One Year $3 Canadian $5.80 (a) Foreign $6.60 PETER J, CAREY & SONS, INC., PRINTERS comicbooks.com