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Life — November 24, 1921 — page 30: Life, 1921-11-24

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This page is primarily **advertising and humor content** from Life magazine, not political commentary. The advertisements promote novels ("The Pride of Palomar," "The Flaming Forest"), Resinol ointment, Bayer Aspirin, and a hotel—typical early 20th-century magazine ads emphasizing brand authenticity ("Unless you see the name 'Bayer'..."). The humor section, titled "OUR CONTEMPORARIES," collects brief jokes from other publications. These include: - A banker joke (Seattle bankers so incompetent, sewer diggers should replace them) - A Coney Island carnival barker's pitch about an emotionless performer - A detective story mixing children and fingerprints (unclear punchline) - Prohibition-era humor about bathing mishaps - British court anecdotes about excessive romantic displays **No political satire is evident**—these are genteel, family-friendly jokes reflecting 1920s life: banking frustrations, amusement parks, detective work, and Prohibition's social effects.

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