Life, 1921-12-22 · page 34 of 34
Life — December 22, 1921 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and humorous anecdotes** rather than political content. The satirical sections include: **"Off on the Wrong Foot"**: A joke about a school principal's rigid fire-drill training. When asked what they'd do if Dr. Henry Van Dyke (a famous writer/lecturer) visited, students robotically responded they'd "file out to the street"—applying their emergency procedures to an inappropriate situation. The humor mocks overzealous institutional conformity. **"Nothing Doing"**: A dialect-heavy joke (using period stereotypes) about a woman refusing her husband's request to go out dancing. **"Overworking a Good Thing"**: A brief office comedy where an employee demands a raise, arguing the boss "can't get along without" him. The boss counters that he'd manage if the employee died, deflating the worker's leverage. The remaining content is product advertising (Resinol ointment, hair treatments, Bayer Aspirin, digestive remedies)—typical of Life's mixed editorial-commercial format.
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For that little household burn There is nothing better than Resi- nol to relieve the smart and sting. Its gentle medication soothes while it heals. Apply freely but gently to the affected surface, so as not to disturb the injured skin. Then place a light bandage over the burn to keep out the air. Resinol Ointment hastens the healing—an important point—as broken skin means an op- portunity for germs to enter, and if they do they often cause painful and dangerous inflammation. Your druggist sells Resinol in two sizes, Resinol HERE is enough concentrated ex- tract in each of ‘these little bottles to make a full quart of de- licious non-alcoholic liqueur. Imported from Nan- cy, France, in twenty flavors. Only 35 cents. “Original Recipes” —our new booklet sent free for your Dealer’s name. TCougquirs Restaurant & Wine Co. 483 West B'way, N. Y. Local Distributors Desired An Easy Way to Remove Dandruff If you want plenty of thick, beautiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all means get rid of dandruff, for it will starve your hair and ruin it if you don’t. The best way to ¢:t rid of dandruff is to dissolve it. To do this, just apply a little Liquid Arvon at night before retiring ; use enough to moisten the scalp, and rub it in gently with the finger tips. By morning, most, if not all, of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applications should completely re- move every sign and trace of it. You will find, too, that all itching of the scalp will stop, and your hair will look and feel a hundred times better. You can get Liquid Arvon at any drug store. A four- ounce bottle is usually all that is needed. . Cleveland, Chio. LIFE FOOLISH Off on the Wrong Foot The principal of a certain school prided himself on the speed with which his pupils went through the fire drill. When he asked them, “What would you children do if_I told you there was a fire in the building?” the answer he had taught them rolled with astonishing glibness from their tongues. One day Dr. Henry Van Dyke was to lecture to the pupils. In introducing him the principal asked, “Now, children, what would you do if I told you that Dr. Henry | Van Dyke was to lecture here to-day?” And three hundred voices responded in | singsong, “We would rise promptly, put | | away our books and then quietly and with- out disorder, but as quickly as possible, file out to the street.” —Youth’s Companion. Sport After getting his machine out of a tail- spin, brushing the tip of a tall pine tree and taking the top rail off a farmer's fence, | the amateur aviator made a safe landing in the farmer’s field. Climbing out un- steadily, he assisted his fair companion to alight and mopped the cold perspiration from his brow. “Oh, dear!” exclaimed the young wom- an, as she rearranged her hair. “Can’t we go up and do that again?” —Birmingham Age-Herald. In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE Nothing Doing “Mandy, I thinks I’se gwine put on my bes’ clothes and go down to de theayter ternight to see de chorus ladies dance.” “Rastus, lissen heah. yuh thinks, then yuh’d bettah think agin’. Niggah, yuh ain’t gwine put on nothin’ to go no place no time to see nobody do nothin’, never, nohow an’ not at all. yuh understan’?” —Nashville Tennessean. Overworking a Good Thing An office boy who had received several raises demanded a further increase. “On what grounds?” asked the boss. “Well—because you can’t very well get along without me.” “Tf you were dead I’d have to get along without you, wouldn’t I?” “Yes, I suppose so.” , “Then» consider yourself dead.” —Union Pacific Family Bulletin. Overruled Sue: Go back and lick him, you cow- ard! He: But he’s already given me two black eyes. : Sue: Well, he can’t give you any more, can he?—Hamilton Royal Gaboon. Between Artists Von SMEER: estimate your ability. De Foor Licut: Yes! I know of sev- eral who imagine they can play Hamlet as well as I can.—Detroit News. Accorpinc to a weekly journal there are now 10,999 telegraph messengers working in London. Originally there were 11,000, but one got disqualified for running. —Punch. | by millions. If dat am whut | Does | You actors usually over-. Aspirin Then It’s Genuine 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 Always say “Bayer.” Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Ma: ade r Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid Consumer: Wholesale prices have come down. Why haven’t yours? Middleman: That’s my deaf ear. —Reproduced from Punch (London) by arrangement with the pro- prietors. FOR INDIGESTION | comicbooks.com