Life — October 20, 1921 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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There’s Something in That AM unsophisticated. Nothing bores me. | I have even enjoyed one or two of | Harold Bell Wright's stories | And I laugh over prohibition jokes. I never worry about the down-trodden masses ; And yet I’m always broke. I read Main Street and felt sorry for the author: He must be a very unhappy man—fear- fully sophisticated, you know. I thrill all over when I hear the Star- Spangled Banner played— _ And then I always go and enlist (twice I've done it just that way). \ yood close ball game gets me every time. ess it’s because cated— Nothing bores me. But, for all that, I'm happy! Scotty York. I'm _unsophis- “Our Prince” \Lonc with the news that King George’s income has been curtailed and that he has been hard put to it to make both ends meet, comes the announce- ment that the visit of the Prince of Wales to India will be punctuated by few presents as possible. Word has been quietly passed along to the various potentates along the Prince’s route to restrain their generosity toward the popular heir to the British throne, in order that he himself may not be com- pelled to spend any more than is neces- sary in reciprocating. The Prince will sail from England on October 26th, and it is expected that he will pass his Christmas in Calcutta. On this day, however, he will probably be permitted to hang up his stocking. Tact Harotp (looking at miniature): Mumsie, is that the way you looked when you were a little girl? “Yes, dear.’ “And how differently beautiful you are now, aren’t you?” Belongs to the Past “He's a futurist.” ‘I thought you said he was a back number.” “Same thing.” ‘Wuere is the scene of your Egyp- tian novel laid?” “In the suburbs of Los Angeles.” Vigilance HE VALUE TO THE PUBLIC of the Bell System service is based on the reliability, promptness and accuracy of that service. As quality of service depends upon the economic operation of all telephone activities, vigilance begins where work begins. Science and en- gineering skill enter into the selection of all raw materials; and into the adapting and combining of these materials to the end that the finished product may be most efficient in operation and endurance, and pro- duced at the least cost. A series of progressive tests are made at every step during the trans- . formation of these materials into telephone plant and equipment. And Paty W when all these complicated devices, with their tens of thousands of deli- cately constructed parts, are set in operation they are still subjected to continuous, exhaustive tests. As the best of materials and the most complete machinery is of little value without correct operation, the same ceaseless vigilance is given to the character of service rendered in providing telephone communication for the public. Such constant vigilance in regard to every detail of telephone activity was instrumental in upholding stand- ards during the trials of reconstruc- tion. And this same vigilance has had much to do with returning the telephone to the high standard of service it is now offering the public. “BELL SYSTEM” AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 2 AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES Ke) So toward Better Service One Policy, One System, Universal Service, and all directed On the Desk Flowers make a Bri Business Day itwe ht price Sentiment and business go hand in hand | linked by the subtle message of flowers. =|" Patronize your local ist. You can “Say it with Flowers” ai lime, ‘anywhere—through the Florists’ Telegraph Delicery Association “Wuat sort of a person is a perfect stranger?” “One about whom you know everything and who knows nothing about you.” 31 comicbooks.com