Life, 1922-09-21 · page 30 of 36
Life — September 21, 1922 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, dominated by a large W.L. Douglas shoe company ad featuring the company founder's portrait. The ad emphasizes factory-direct sales and single-profit margins—a competitive claim against middlemen retailers. The small satirical pieces at bottom are typical *Life* humor: **"Humble Beginnings"** jokes that wealthy financiers rationalize an office boy stealing petty cash by romanticizing their own modest origins—deflating self-made-man mythology. **"On the Lecture Circuit"** mocks William Jennings Bryan (identifiable from context as "Bryan"), the famous Populist/Democratic speaker, suggesting his effectiveness comes from pauses between sentences rather than actual content. The joke implies his speeches lack substance. **"Belated Indorsement"** satirizes Senator "Sorghum" (a fictional politician type) defining a true statesman as someone who could win elections if only the dead could vote—commenting cynically on political corruption and nostalgia. The final item jokes that more automobiles were stolen than manufactured, treating crime as "progress"—ironic social commentary.
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W. L. Douglas $7.00 and|WEAR Wels DOUGLAS, W. L. Douglas $4.00 on SHOES AND SAVE MONEY. $8.00 shoes are absolutely the best shoe values for the money in this country. They aremade of the best and finest leathers, by skilled shoemakers, all working to make} the best shoes for the price that money can buy. The quality is unsurpassed. The smart styles are the leaders in the fashion centers of America. Only by examining them can! youappreciate their wonderful value. Shoes of equal quality cannot be bought elsewhere at anywhere near our prices. W. L. Douglas shoes are put into all of our 108stores at factorycost. We donot make one cent of profit until the shoes are sold) to you. $4.50 shoes for boys, best in quality,bestin style,best all around shoes for boys. It is worth dollars for you to remember that when you buy shoes at our stores YOU PAY ONLY ONE PROFIT. No matter where you live, shoe dealers can supply you with W. L. Douglas shoes. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. Insist upon having W. L. Douglas shoes with the name and retail Price stamped on the sole. Do not takea substitute and y extra profits. Order direct from the factory and save money. vrice ter: ‘Catalog Tod: 8. W. L. Douglas Shoe Co., 1495 ‘Spark St.,Brockton, Mass. Free Dog Book by noted specialist. Tells how to FEED AND TRAIN KEEP tna HEALTHY CURE DOG’ DISEASES How to put dog in condition, kill fleas, cure scratching, mange. dis- temper. Gives twenty-five famous Q-W DoG REMEDIES and 150 illustrations of dog leads, training collars, harness. stripping combs, dog houses, de. Mailed free. Q-W LABORATORIES Dept. 19 Bound Brook, New Jersey Irresistible Eyes Pasa* are those which are Bright and Sparkling. Keep Your Eyes ‘Young and Beautiful through the daily use of Murine. It has stood the test of time. Atall Druggists. “NURINE- ‘For Your EYES — UR~ Foo CONTEMPO ARIES Humble Beginnings Two financiers who were partners discovered that an office-boy in_ their employ had been tampering with the petty cash. One of them was so much enraged that he desired to send for the police, but the other was a calm and just man. He took a more moderate and humane view of the situation. “No, no,” he said; “let us always re- member that we began in a small way ourselves.”—Tit-Bits (London). On the Lecture Circuit First CuHautauguan: You know, the thing that makes Bryan such an ef- fective speaker is the fact that he pauses between his sentences. Seconp CHAUTAUQUAN: Yes, and if he would pause between his speeches his speeches might be appreciated. —Louisville Courier-Journal. Belated Indorsement “What is your idea of a true states- man?” “A true statesman,” replied Senator Sorghum, “is a_man who could get elected to any office with ease if pos- terity had a vote.”—IlWashington Star. A PROLONGED study of statistics leads to the inference that more automobiles were stolen in this country last year than were manufactured in 1899. This is progress.—Cincinnatt Times-Star. ————————————————— [Better Business Syste: KARDEX ‘TONAWANDA.N.Y. LIFE’S Fresh Air Fund Live's Fresu Arr Funp has been in opers tion for the past thirty-five years. In that time it has expended $205,652.78 itd, has given a fortnight in the country to 42,722 poor city children. Contributions, which ackn Lire about three weeks after the should be made payable to Live's I d sent to 598 Madison A: are N. J. Wells Wash. In memory ¢ “Anonymous, Spencer Brother Fargo Ostrander, ee F Roderic johnson, Minn. City “2.3 Hther's table, Ash-novea ‘Civ, Asheville, N.C. Arthur F. Wenige, BORQEAUX EAL VERMOUTH— as made by us during 64 years of wine making at Bordeaux, France. Just 5 ounces of pure alcohol re- moved from each bottle for use in this country French or Italian style, | Demand the Genuine. “Original Recipes” Tells you how! Send for your free copy. SMouquir, Restaurant & Wine Co. New York Office, 483 West Broadway. Local Distributors Desired | ‘Dont-Snore sae Bo ase st ‘Britain, Patents sqouss soning, }OUTH emeae CTE (Weis ~MADE AT KEY WEST— comicbooks.com