Life, 1921-07-14 · page 30 of 34
Life — July 14, 1921 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page consists primarily of **advertisements and humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **"Egyptian Deities" cigarette ad** - A pseudo-sophisticated advertisement claiming cultured people prefer this brand, using mock-Egyptian imagery to suggest luxury and refinement. **"Nerve Force" book promotion** - A self-help advertisement by Paul von Boeckmann claiming to cure "nerve strain" through psychological methods—reflecting early 20th-century anxieties about modern life's pace and mental health. **Humor pieces** ("Our Foolish Contemporaries" section) include anecdotes about: - A temperance speaker hiring a prize-fighter to enforce order - A country gentleman returning home to discover livestock dead and property ruined - Various short satirical quips about human foibles **"Life's New Home"** announces the magazine itself has relocated to a prestigious Manhattan address (598 Madison Avenue). The overall tone is lighthearted social satire typical of Life magazine's early 20th-century style—mocking pretension, modern anxieties, and human absurdity rather than engaging serious political commentary.
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EGYPTIAN DEITIES “The Utmost in Cigarettes” Plain End or Cork Tip A People of culture. and_ ! refinement invariably PREFER_) Deities to any other cigarette ~ ig 3 ia ae Ps i Why Your NERVES BLOW UP How to Prevent It Read the Book “NERVE FORCE” the most remarkable book ever written on Control of the Nerves. You should study the teachings set forth in this book whether your Nerves have troubled you or not. We are living in the age of Nerve Strain—the age of worry, grief and trouble. Many of our habits tend to weaken and wreck the Nerves. These important points are explained in detail and the advice given is the result of over 25 years’ experience by the author as a Nerve Specialist and Psycho-Analyst. The startling facts he reveals show clearly that we are all ruthlessly wasting our precious Nerve Force, which is a direct cause of endless mental and physical misery. Send for the book To-day. The Price is only 25 cts. (coin or stamps preferred) Paul von Boeckmann Studio 264, 110 W. 40th Street New York Publisher's Note: Prof. von Boeckmann is the scientist who explained the nature of the mysterious Psycho-physic Force involved in the Coulon-Abbott Feats; a problem that baffled the leading scientists of America and Europe for more than thirty years, and a full account of which has been published in the March and April issues of Physical Culture Magazine. What Readers Say “1 have gained 12 pounds since did me than t has helped my nerves am sleeping 80 in the morning I feel so in your book Iming of nerves has cleared my brain.” Be- was half dizzy all the {f you are troubled with hay fever, rose fever or kindred ailments, you can obtain real relief by using— STESIL -f\%_ SPECIAL Just pour & fow drops on handkerchelf and inhale, ‘The soothing effect upon nose and . 3 money refunded, gina ad Mayo SEND FOR TRIAL BOTTLE lake the test yourself, S 5 a trial bottle. Write us to-day and mention ame. Address, Dept. “‘B. PHARMACAL CO. ‘New Rochelle, N. Y. Life’s New Home LIFE had to obey that impulse. He had outgrown himself. Having led for so many years a cramped life in Thirty-first street, LIFE is now leading a larger life, and is receiving his friends in his new home at Fifty- seventh street and Madison avenue. With the Banker’s Trust beneath him and the open sky above, no prediction is now more certain than “while there is LIFE there’s hope.” LIFE 598 MADISON AVENUE 28 Truth Crushed to Earth A London temperance orator was in the habit of holding forth in a workman's hall, and was constantly being inter. rupted. The next time he lectured in that hall he engaged a prize-fighter to sit in the gallery and keep order. He was con- trasting the clean content of home life with the squalor of drunkenness. “What do we want when we retum from our daily toil?” he asked. “What do we desire to ease our burdens, to gladden our hearts, to bring smiles to our lips and joy.to our eyes?” As the orator paused for breath the prize-fighter shook his fist at the unruly members of the gallery and whispered in a loud undertone: “Mind yer, the first bloké what says ‘beer,’ out he goes!”—Everybody’s. Back to the Farm GENTLEMAN FarMer (returning to his estate): Nothing new, Joseph? JosepH: No, sir, nothing—except the cow is dead; so is the pig; the fruit trees have been hit by the frost, the dog has | eaten the chickens and the cat has de- veloped fits. There is also a leak over the billiard table. —Le Journal Amusant (Paris). Humiliation “Didjer hear what ’e said to me?” | roared the indignant bookmaker, appeal- ing to his clerk for sympathy. “did, ’Arry,” replied the faithful clerk, “an’ I was surprised yer didn’t think of it first. You must be losin’ yer nerve.”"—Town Topics (London). Heading Her Off PATIENCE: dear? Patrice: Certainly; can’t you? “Why, the idea! Of course I can! “Well, why don’t you, then?” —Yonkers Statesman. Who Also Served “Of course,” observed the superior per- son, “the homage paid to the Unknown Soldier is a good idea, but it would have been better to grant a pension to his poor old mother.”—Carnival (Barcelona). Can you keep a_ secret, Returned First Postar CierKk: Aha! back from your vacation, eh? Srconp Postan CLERK: Yup, back to the old stamping-ground. —Cornell Widow. Made It Expressive The bishop remarked that some one hada blank, expressionless face. The inspired printer rendered it, “a expressionless face.”—Linoty pe. Pure Comedy _ One of life’s most mirth-provoking sights is a pessimist trying to administer sympathy to an optimist. —Sketch (London). comicbooks.com ae ae ee