Life — April 13, 1922 — page 30: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

BACK OF ASBESTOS PRODUCTS For over a quarter of a century GARCO Asbestos Products have splendidly served the in- dustries of the Nation. Whether it be asbestos brake lining. for your car, asbestos heater cord, packings or textiles, the name “GARCO” is assurance of quality. Produced by the largest makers of asbestos tex- tiles in America, in a great, modern plant, GARCO prod- ucts offer the user complete satisfaction. GENERAL ASBESTOS & RUBBER COMPANY Branches New York Chicago Pittsburgh Main Offices and Factories Charleston, S. C. Dull Days A Red Cap at the Exchange-street sta- tion was bemoaning the fact that he was unable to get action for his money. “IT went oveh there and they wasn’t any stud game; they wasn’t any crap game, they wasn’t nothin’.” “Boy,” remarked one of his fellows, “that am a sign of the times.” —Buffalo Express. A LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER Hold-up Artist: What'll you bet? His Pal: A hundred. berries, “Where are they?” “Coming.” —Le Rire (Paris). LIFE LIS CONT MPORARIES a Sy The Battle of the Centuries The first round between the Plesio- saurus and the Plesiosaurus hunters should take place any moment. ComPaRISON OF CONTESTANTS Plesiosaurus Hunters 23,456,235 years...Age. A Nice Girl Still Canpip Hostess (on seeing her nephew's fiancée for the first time): I never should have known you from your photograph. Reggie told me you were so pretty. Recotr’s Francée: No, I’m not pretty, so I have to try to be nice, and it’s such a bore. Have you ever tried? —Pearson’s Weekly (London). Instalments “Here's my bill,” said the surgeon. “Wish you would pay down $100, and then $28 per week.” “Sounds like buying an automobile,” said the patient. “T am,” said the surgeon. —Charleston News and Courier. ~ — por ZO Yours TEN RIRANGES ojnternal Cleanliness Brings Radiant Health Corns Lift Off with the Fingers Doesn’t hurt a bit! Drop a little “Freezone” on an aching corn, instantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fingers. Your drug- gist sells a tiny bottle of “Freezone” for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between toes, and calluses, without pain, soreness. In Rural Ways Ned, the carter, came striding down the village street, fairly roaring with laughter, and his hearty “Ho-ho’s” were soon mak- ing the rafters ring at the sign of the Village Arms, “What be the matter wid ye, Ned?” in- quired his friends. : Said Ned—being a Sussex carter—“’Tis all-along-on-account-of my mistus that I be a-laughing. Dang me, if she didn’t go and give a bit of a kiss like to young Ted, the milkman, and young Ted’s mistus, she caught ’em in the act, let-be-how-’twill.” —London Morning Post. In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE Checking Up “What are you reading, Charley?” “It’s a book called ‘Child Training’ that I borrowed from Mrs. Jones,” returned the young son. b “Do you find it amusing?” laughed his mother. “I’m not reading it for that. I merely wanted to see if I had been brought up properly.”—Country Gentleman. Full Flavor “Why don’t you eat Johnny?” “I’m waitin’ for Peter. It tastes much better when another feller is lookin’ on.” —Karikaturen (Christiania). your apple, comicbooks.com