Life, 1921-05-05 · page 9 of 46
Life — May 5, 1921 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and light entertainment**, not political satire. The main content includes: 1. **"A Poor Wise Man"** — a humorous poem by Mary Roberts Rinehart about a character named Willy Cameron, contrasting his modest circumstances with his moral character. 2. **"A Surprise"** — a large advertisement for Pepsodent toothpaste, featuring two men at a table. The ad promotes a "10-day test" claiming the product removes film buildup on teeth more effectively than regular toothpaste. 3. **Additional advertisements** for various products including a stammering cure and motors. There is **no political cartoon or social satire** on this page. It appears to be a typical page from *Life* magazine's lighter sections, mixing verse, advertising, and product testimonials rather than commentary on current events or social issues.
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WHY GROW FAT? VANCE THOMPSON'S Book Eatand Grow Thin makes prevention easy. $1.25 E.P.DUTTON&CO. - _681Sth Ave. N.Y, Rhymed Reviews A Poor Wise Man Roberts Rinehart. Doran Co. Pp! down that vile Heptamcron!” My conscience growled; * hard, Geo. H. Mary You lazy you, ¢ of Willy Cameron 1 sweet, but wilful, Lily Cardew!” They met in doughnut-time in France ; But while his heart was wholly Lily’s He knew he didn’t stand a chane ler folks were much more grand than Willy's. owned tremendous iron works Pennsylvania's foundry: section ; ; gon of drug-store clerks Could have no hopes in her dircetion you comprehend) He said, Lily Cardew; And if you ever need a friend, And yet (when home, “T love you, Remember, 1 am bere to guard you.” this was not an idle boast; Ky foiling schemes of awful rotters He saved the city from a host Of wicked anarchistic plotters; Amd while with Harry, Dick and Tom He held the streets against attackers, The girl herself he rescued from \ handsome wretch named Louis Akers, So last we see the Cardew hall, \nd coming down the stair is Lily fair and tall, While waiting at the foot is Willy! In bridal garments, \nd not hefore the worl is purged OF all injystice, low and sordid, Shall Vice be more condignly scourged \nd Virtue quite so well rewarded. elrthur Guiterman, lfs @use and @ire You can be quickly cured. Send 10 cents for 288 mysel 1 Svuttering for 20 years, BENJAMIN N. 225 4Bonue Dellding. 1147 N. Ml, Ste. 8 A Surprise Awaits you in this ten-day test This is to urge that you brush teeth for ten days ina new way. Combat the film. Bring other good effects. The whiter, cleaner, safer teeth will be a delightful surprise. -To millions of people this meth- od is bringing a new era in teeth cleaning. It combats film One object is to fight the film— that viscous film you feel. This is the teeth’s great enemy. It dims the teeth and causes most toothtroubles. Film clings to teeth, gets between the teeth and stays. The ordinary tooth paste does not effectively combat it. So night and day it may doa damage which few people have escaped, It is the film-coat that discolors, not the teeth. Film is the basis of tartar. It holds food substance which ferments and forms acid. It holds the acid in contact with the teeth to cause decay. Millions of germs breed in it. They, with tartar, are the chief cause of pyorrhea. Despite the tooth brush, all these troubles have been con- stantly increasing. New methods now Dental science, after diligent re- search, has found effective film combatants. Able authorities have amply proved them. Now leading Pepsadén The New-Day Dentifrice A scientific film combatant, whose every application brings five desired effects. Approved by highest authorities,and now advised by leading dentists everywhere. All druggists supply the large tubes. dentists, in Europe and America, advise their daily use. The methods are embodied in a dentifrice called Pepsodert. And millions of people have already adopted it. Watch these desired effects Pepsodent combats the film in two effective ways. Then it leaves the teeth so highly polished that film- coats cannot easily adhere. It also brings other effects which modern authorities desire. It mul- tiplies the salivary flow, as certain foods would do. That is Nature's great tooth-protecting agent. It multiplies the starch digestant in the saliva, to digest starch de- posits which otherwise cling and may form acid. It multiplies the alkalinity of the saliva, to neutralize the acids which cause tooth decay. Thus twice a day it brings to users unique tooth protection. Send the coupon for a 10-Day Tube. Note how clean the teeth feel after using. Mark the absence of the viscous film. See how teeth whiten as the film-coat disappears. Read in our book the scientific reason for each new effect. Do this now. It is most import- ant, both to you and yours. It may lead to life-long benefits which you cannot afford to miss. 10-Day Tube Free THE PEPSODENT COMPANY Dept. 725, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill, Mail 10-Day Tube of Pepsodent to On!y one tube to a family comicbooks.com