Life, 1922-08-31 · page 31 of 36
Life — August 31, 1922 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and administrative content** rather than political satire or editorial cartooning. The notable content includes: 1. **"Tommashevsky the Bootblacksky"** (a serialized story continuation): A satirical tale employing heavy Russian-inflected English ("bootskies," "shinesky," "yoursetf") to mock both Russian communism and the novelty of Soviet terminology. The plot—a bootblack rewarded by the Kremlin with appointment to a cushy, work-free government position—satirizes Soviet bureaucratic inefficiency and corruption. 2. **"A Mild Affair"** and **"Laugh and the World Laughs with You"**: Brief joke/caption pieces typical of Life's lighter content. 3. **Bulk content**: Dog books, dandruff remedies, Gibson instruments, and Life magazine's Fresh Air Fund (a charitable drive). The small cherub illustration is generic era-appropriate decoration, not political commentary. The Tommashevsky piece is the only overtly satirical element, mocking both Russian naming conventions and Soviet government absurdity through exaggerated accent humor—common 1920s-era anti-communist material.
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oO SS ree Dog Book cialist. Tells how to "FEED “AN “AND TRAIN ie KEEP iim REALTHY CURE DOG. DISEASES, How to put dog in condition, ki fleas, cure scratching, mange, Ry temper. Gives twenty-five famous Q-W DoG REMEDIES end 150 illustrations of dog leads, training collars, Harness, stripping combs, dog houses, ele. Mailed free. Q-W LABORATORIES Dept. 19 Bound Brook, New Jersey An Easy Way to Remove Dandruff | If you w ant plenty of thick, beautiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all means get rid bi dandruff, for it will starve your hair and ruin f you don’t. The best way to get 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 with the finger tips. y 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 el a hundred times better. You can get iquid Arvon at any drug store. A four- ounce bottle is usually all that is needed. The RL. Watkins Co., Cleveland, Ohio. * LIFE Tommashevsky The Bootblacksky (Continued from page 26) a man standing near by, patting the brave bootblacksky on the shoulder. “T will not forget.” Then he vanished in the crowd and our hero saw no more of him until ten years later, when he was summoned to the Kremlin and given his reward. “I did not forget, Tommashevsky Tommashevskyvitch,” smiled the man who had praised the brave lad a decade before. “You are to get your reward now. You will have charge of the bootskies of the First Red Army. Every time our gallant soldiers want a shinesky, you will give them one yoursetf. And now Tommashevsky is one of the most envied men in all Russia. He never has a thing to do. J.K.M. A Mild Affair “Was Dourgan’s party much?” “No! All but one were back at work next day.” The best way to get civil service is by waiting on oneself. Nena new pleasures, new and intereste dng experiences, invitations galore—dinne d parties, outings,—are some of {ho aod’ “ihings Biayine’ ¢UGitson “Cetsee tase your life. are easily learned in spare. time Ww etl Instraments "usic. A few weeks of pleasant, interest ing study and you'll be able to play. And there's no other joy in life quite equal you make on Your, own instruments 35 Monthly: buys «Gibson. 5 to $200 weekly sellin ‘Own ‘a, high class, exclus advertise, help sell, counts, Gibsons easily sold on credit plan. Send for FREE catalog, FREE m formation about Mandolin, Mar d cello, Mando-bass, Guitar, Harp-guita lin-banjo, Tenor-banjo, ° Cello-banjo barjo. If interest: gency, et Teacher?.... Clip, check and mail this ad today. GIBSON MANDOLIN-GUITAR COMPANY 1228 Parsons St. Kalamazoo, Mich. Foreign Dept.: 25 Broad St., New York City Ty ac confidential “Laugh, and the World Laughs with You.” LIFE’S Fresh Air Fund D has been in opera In that 52.78 and has try to 42,722 Live's Fresh Arr F or the past thirt ended Contributions, cknowledge Lire about three weeks should be made payable to ores F Funp, and sent to $98 Madison < York ' City. Previously acknowledged Bar Harbor. + $18,548.07 rs M. M. Towns, N. Y ‘s. Raymond T. Baie nger B. ‘Steel 10.00 Hi , Sound B eh 10.00 If you read lg Hay, gud Beach, omnes e Miss Grace O, Rathbone ¥.¢ 50.00 H. F. Moncrieff, N. Y. Ci 10.00 - From the childrea of the We t bad ter Congregational Kindergarten. 7.30 1 e Elizabeth Roome, Smith's Cove, Si ‘ . 1.00 E., Co Va . 35.00 d Mrs. Alice, ik. “Goodfellow, v.00 ( ‘ you'll find them very willing to do this. In fact, they rake pEastis, Va 10.00 ‘ may try to read your copy first, if you don’t watch > 1983 out. Send in a six months’ subscription, or, Obey That Impulse, and, for a trial trip, avail yourself of our Special Offer Enctosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.20, Foreign $1.40). Send Lire for the next ten weeks to 10.00 25.00 ie Andrew Purdy, “In Memory of In Memory of Louis K. Valentine. Died together Jan- uary 28th. Belle Valentine, Warren, Pa, | Franklin V Helen V N. J. 20.00 Cram, Bangor, Me 10.00 Harding, hréwsbuiry, : : 5.00 est, Bronxvilie, Bs 5.00 s. Ho Mosher, Roch 5.00 K. S. ena & i J. ara Falls, . B. R. Hudson, 10.00 Ver) cose 10.00 no subscriptions renewed Vance McClymonds, Open only to new subscribers at thi In Memory H. M. Bradley, Derby LIFE, 598 Madison Avenue, New York 9. D. Duncan, One Year $5 Canadian $5.80 Foreign $6.60 Pigeede ae ig, bal. aby en Campbell & Catherine V.-D. Shutte, Hilo, Hawaii. Willard B. Pope, Hillman, 3 A. W., Buffalo, N. Y. Fiomer Wi, Bishr In Memory of Shelley Hull. Edith W. Gilmore. Pasadena, Camp Quinibeck, airlee, Katharine E. Lec, Kennebunkport S. McKean Bayard, P N, B. W. A., Brooklyn, Sunday collection fron Riverdale. lemory of Marjorie Toells, Rochester, Nove Oakland, I. 2” comicbooks.com