Life, 1922-07-27 · page 31 of 36
Life — July 27, 1922 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page combines humorous social commentary with period advertising. The main content is a satirical list titled "What Home Means to a Boy," authored by E.J.K., presenting childhood domestic life from a boy's cynical perspective. Rather than idealizing home, it depicts it as a place of rules, restrictions, and misunderstanding—where you're forced to bed early, can't keep stray dogs, must carry report cards, and where parents insist on their rights over yours. The humor lies in this inversion of sentimentality; the final lines acknowledge home's true value only through absence ("heaven when you're lost"). The remainder is advertising: a Keen Kutter knife ad emphasizing durability, and a substantial Williams' Shaving Cream advertisement featuring two men demonstrating the product's lather quality. The "Lather-Life" tagline plays on the product's moisturizing properties. The page also lists recent silent films (this appears to be from the early 1920s), reflecting cinema's prominence in period entertainment.
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urability! The rugged con- pon hat make Keen Kutter knives last so long, are inherited from fine material and skilled crafts- manship. AsktoseeaKeen Kutter. Simmons Hardware Company KEEN KUTTER (THE SILENT DRAMA) Recent Developments (The regular Silent Drama department will be found on page 24) First National—Buster Kea- ton becomes involved in a police parade, and the tant complications are ter- rifically comical. Salomé. United Artists—One could describe this as the most beautiful pic- ture ever filmed, and not be so very far from the truth. South of Suva. Paramount.—Mary Miles Minter in a Frederick O'Brien set- ting, with the usual quota of cannibals, ukuleles, degenerate copra dealers and hibiscus blossoms. Nanook of the North. Pathé—An extraordinarily vivid description of Es- kimo life. While Satan Sleeps. Paramount.— Jack Holt as an escaped convict who becomes the parson of a rough Western town, conducting church services while his confederate is cracking the local safe. Of course it all turns out for the best. Cops. The Storm. Universal—In which the startling theory is advanced that denizens of the Great Open Spaces have a cleaner, finer outlook upon life than have the blighted city folks. Our Leading Citizen. Paramount.— Homely hokum, with a little, sly kid- ding on the side; manufactured by George Ade and retailed to the public by Thomas Meighan. My Wild Irish Rose. Vitagraph.— Melodrama and brogue dragged in by e ears. Nero. Fox—Nero fiddles while Rome barns, but it is nothing to get excited about. Bruce Wilderness Tales —Educa- tional-A series of beautiful scenic films, some of which are heightened by mel sent application of dramatic in- lerest. Silver Wings, Fox—Mary Carr Plays a mother rdle for a change. For Review Next Week—“A Trip hhrough Paramount Town,” “The Fast Mail” and “Always the Woman,” LIFE 29 What Home Means to a Boy PLACE into which bigger boys don’t dare pursue you. A place to go to when you're hungry. A place where you have to carry a report card. A place where you can’t bring stray pups. A place where you cease to im- press your friends. A place where you are always be- ing told to do or not to do something. A place where you have to go to bed early. A place where you are apt to be misunderstood, A place where everybody else in- sists on his or her rights. A place you don’t like to have to stay at. A place that is heaven when you're lost. The only place you wouldn’t enjoy seeing burn down. 1. You're off! No delay. A rich, busy lather — instantly. 2. Done! And no tice how fine your face feels after using Williams’! Lather-Life Lather lives and works only while it holds When Williams’ Shaving Cream is made in such a way that its lather always holds thick, lush and creamy every shave. Williams’ is lather—not foam. Lather, not fleet- ing bubbles that look good for a moment and then freeze dry on your face. Men with tender skins swear by Williams’. Williams’ lather not only , softens the beard, but it Will Shavi Crean its moisture. it’s dry it’s ‘‘dead.”’ leaves the skin smooth and glove- like whether you use cold water or hot, hard water or soft, or whether you shave under speed or take your time about it. Enough for Ten Days FREE Send for a trial size tube. It will convince you of a new luxury in Shaving Cream. The coupon is for your convenience. ~ cc TRIAL SIZE FREE The J. B. Williams’ Co., Glastonbury, Conn. partment 47 I want to see for myself what you mean by a new luxury in shaving cream. Send me your trial size tube. comicbooks.com