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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content features a W.L. Douglas shoe company advertisement with photographs of factory workers and shoes. The ad's central claim is a consumer-protection pitch: W.L. Douglas stamps the retail price directly on shoe soles to protect buyers from "unreasonable profits" by middlemen. This reflects early 20th-century consumer-advocacy concerns about factory-to-consumer pricing transparency. The smaller ads include Bayer Aspirin (emphasizing brand authenticity—"always say Bayer"), a Mediterranean cruise, and a mail-order nervousness cure. The right column contains brief movie reviews ("The Silent Drama"), typical of Life magazine's entertainment coverage. **Context for modern readers**: These ads address genuine anxieties—counterfeit products, price gouging, and mail-order fraud—that were common consumer concerns in the 1920s, before modern consumer protection regulations.

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W. LDOUGLAS FOR MEN AND WOMEN $700 & $800 SHOES Pramas one gan. ses $10.00 sus ae, $5.00 YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY WEARING W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES e best known shoes in the world. They are sold in107W.L.Douglas stores, direct from the factory to youatonlyone profit, which guarantees to you the best shoes that can be pro- duced, at the lowest possible cost. W.L. Douglas name and the retail price is stamped on the sole of all shoes before they leave the factory, which is your protectionagainst unreasonable profits W. L. Douglas $7.00 and $8.00 shoes BOYS SHOES are absolutely the best shoevaluesfor $4.50 & $5.00 the money in this country. They com- bine quality, style, workmanship and WEAR IN ALL THE LATEST ‘wearing qualities equal to other makes selling at higher prices. They are the leaders in the fashion centers of America. The stamped price is W. L. Douglas personal guarantee that the shoes are always worth the price paid for them. The prices are the same everywhere; they cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. 'W. L. Douglas shoes are made by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers,under the direction and supervision of expe- rienced men, all working with an hon- est determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can ” Whe W.L. CAUTION.—Insist upon having shoes. The name and ‘the sole. Be careful changed or mutilated. Wf not for sale in your vicinity, order direct from factory. and price is plaints W.L. Douglas name and portrait is the best known shoe Trade Mark in the world. It stands for thehighest standard of quality at the low- est possible cost. W. L, Douglas shoes with his name and retail price stamped on the sole are worn by more men than any other make. HieG, y, W. L. Douglas Shoe Co., Catalog free. 147 Spark St., Brockton, Mass. Aspirin Always say “*Bayer’’ Unless you see the name “Bayer” on tablets, you are not getting gen- uine Aspirin prescribed by physi- cians for 21 years and proved safe by millions. Directions in package. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manu- facture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. WONDER CRUISE MEDITERRANEAN to 350 Guests Jan. 28 to March 30,1922. Never before has there been offered ‘an opportunity of visiting the strange lands and stranger peoples of the great Sea of History and Literature in such luxurious comfort of appointments and service as will be enjoyed in the com- ing Cruise of the Cunarder Caronia, Under the exclusive management of THOS. COOK@? SON 245 Broadway. NewYork A Sure Cure for Nervousness People who suffer from. depression, sleeplessness, nerves and general breakdown may derive the bene- ft of my experience with these deadly afflictions. I furnish complete information based on my suc- cessful experience which will relieve you from further suffering. ‘A remittance of $5.00 must accommodate all letters, or if desired, send letter from your clergyman or banker vouching for your character and financial reliability. L. W. VERIGIN, Brilliant, B. C., Canada From a Story—‘“He eagerly swallowed every word she bestowed upon him; he fed ‘upon her every look; he lived upon the smiles she gave him.” That’s what we should call an all-consuming passion. —Boston Transcript. THE SILENT DRAMA. Recent Developments ( 7 (The regular Silent Drama department will be found on page 22) Beyond. Paramount—Summoned_ by the restless spirit of her departed mother, Ethel Clayton commutes from England to Australia. Bits of Life. First National—Four separate short stories as one feature— three of them exceptionally excellent. They all move fast, which is a surprising and encouraging departure. Camille. Metro—Whenever Nazimova gives Camille an opportunity to be her- self, it’s not so bad. Cappy Ricks. Paramount.— Thomas Meighan repels a Scandinavian invasion and otherwise exposes his personality. Dangerous Lies. Paramount—Hich life in English society. An excellent op- portunity to learn how ladies and gentle- men don’t act. Also movie actors. Disraeli. United Artists—George Arliss brings subtlety into the movie You won't believe it until you see it yourself, And you certainly ought to see it. Footfalls. § Fox.—Dreary melodraina all about a blind cobbler, his son, his son's gal and the wicked city feller. Forever. Paramount.—‘“Peter Ibbet- son” done as carefully and conscientiously as Du Maurier would wish. The prizes go to Elsie Ferguson, Wallie Reid, George Fawcett and George Fitzmaurice. Jungle Adventures. Exceptional.—In- formal get-together of elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles, sloths and lesser Borneo celeb- rities. A welcome relief from the regular film stars. Please don’t throw peanuts at the monkeys. I Do. Associated Producers—Harold Lloyd in a highly edifying bit of birth- control propaganda. No Woman Knows. Universal—Un- happy Hebrew home life disclosed by Irish players to a reminiscently Humoresque ac- companiment. Phooie, begorra! The Girl From God’s Country. Hu ren—Nell Shipman joins forces with the Great Outdoors and the result is a picture that will bear watching. The Three Musketeers. United «1!- ists—Everybody’s dream of what a movie should be, come true. Douglas Fairbanks as D’Artagnan splendidly upheld in a per- fectly produced picture. The Playhouse. First National— Buster Keaton in enough monkey-busincss to keep imitative children busy for a month, The Affairs of Anatol. Paramount— Reading from left to right: Gloria Swan- son, Wanda Hawley, Wallie Reid, Agnes Ayres and Bebe Daniels. Standing up in back: Theodore Roberts, Monte_ Blue, Theodore Kosloff and ‘Elliot Dexter. And notice that little dot, hidden away off in a corner? That’s Cecil B. De Mille Pilgrims of Love. Associated —Pro- ducers.—Good Oppenheim melodrama acted with sufficient intelligence to sustain the interest. For Review Next Weex.—‘One Arab- ian Night” and “The Rage of Paris.” the ad wer do comicbooks.com