Life, 1923-03-08 · page 32 of 37
Life — March 8, 1923 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The dominant content is a **Listerine antiseptic advertisement** occupying the left column—a straightforward commercial pitch emphasizing the product's safety and reliability for household first aid. The right side contains **"The Silent Drama" section**, reviewing recent films. These are conventional movie critiques with light humor (notably Charlie Chaplin "funny enough...to melt the shell of an eleven-minute egg"). The reviews mention contemporary stars like Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Miles Minter, and Thomas Meighan. Below are **book reviews** and a **hotel advertisement** for the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia. **There is no political cartoon or satire on this page.** The content reflects typical 1920s magazine fare: product advertising, entertainment reviews, and literary notices. Any "satire" is incidental and gentle, not pointed social commentary.
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The comfort of knowing your antiseptic is safe T’S a good feeling to know that the antiseptic you use is both efficient and safe, For half a century Listerine has brought to its millions of users that assurance. It is a comfortable feeling, indeed, to have on hand at home an antiseptic that is ever ready and competent to meet emergency needs arising from cuts, burns, scratches, abrasions or unexpected attacks of sore throat. Listerine, the safe antiseptic, serves all these and dozens of other purposes. (Note the cir- cular that comes with every bottle.) You know your anti- septic is doing its work—and do- ing it safely. You'll find it ideal for every member of the family. And so often it will safeguard them from more serious ills and infections. Always have it on hand in your _ Medicine cabinet —Lambert Phar- macal Company, Saint Louis, U.S. A. LISTERINE —the safe antiseptic 2) (The regular Silent Drama department will be found on page 24) Poor Men’s Wives. Preferred.—An original treatment of an old subject, which proves that the girl who marries a chauffeur can be just as unhappy as the girl who marries a millionaire. The Dangerous Age. First National. —Lewis Stone is good, but the rest of the picture is preachy and pointless. Nobody’s loney. _Paramount.— Jack Holt as a young book salesman who is suddenly called upon to im- personate a famous author. It is an amusing farce, exceptionally well played. Milady. American—More about “The Three Musketeers,” with legiti- mately beautiful French backgrounds, but without the dash and sparkle of Douglas Fairbanks. The Pilgrim. First National—Char- lie Chaplin is funny enough in this absurd comedy to melt the shell of an eleven-minute egg. (That doesn’t make much sense, but neither does Charlie himself.) Drums of Fate, Paramount.—This, we understand, marks the conclusion of Mary Miles Minter’s screen career. Exit limpingly. Peg o’ My Heart. Metro—Laurette Taylor, looking about fifteen, makes her début before the camera—and more than makes up for the loss of Mary Miles Minter. Omar the Tentmaker. First Na- tional—A messy melodrama with ef- fective scenes and some good acting. Second Fiddle. Hodkinson—Glenn Hunter as a garage boy who wins out in the end. Back Home and Broke. Paramount. —Another excellent George Ade story, with Thomas Meighan in the leading role. It is simple, homely and true. Robin Hood. United Artists—A spectacular romance of the middle ages which combines just about everything that is good in the movies, including beautiful scenes and Douglas Fairbanks. For Review Next Week—‘Driven,” “Adam and Eva” and “Racing Hearts.” Books Received The Red Redmaynes, by Eden Phillpotts (Macmillan). y bout Myself, by Theodore Dreiser (Boni & Liveright). Fashions for Men, by Franz Molnar (Boni & -iveright). Carolina. Chansons, by Du Bose Heyward and Hervey Allen (Macmillan). Gentlemen All and Merry Companions, by Ralph Bergengren (Brimmer). Deadlines, by Henry Justin Smith (Covici- McGee). by Leslie G. Shaw (Moffat, Resurgence, Yard). Footsteps of Israel, by Samuel Greenwood (A. Beauchamp, Boston). The“ Enchanted April, by “Elizabeth” (Doubleday, Page). “Psychological. Moments,” by L. W. Baxter (Innes & Sons, Philadelphia). Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life, by the owager Countess of Jersey (Dutton). Public Speaking, Simpli by ‘Fred Dale Wood (Universal. Press). The Code of the Karstens, by Henry Wals- worth Kinney (Little, Brown). The World in Falseface, by George Jean ‘Nathan (Alfred A. Knopf). Finders, by John V. A. Weaver (Alfred ‘A. Knope). Dryida, by John T. Frederick (Alfred A. nope). Our Today, by Howard Willar ‘Cook (Moffat, Yard). ¥ Eight More Harvard Poets, by S. Foster amon” and. ‘Robert. Lilliman’” Hillyer Brentano's). DdadetePrta GREAT hotel conducted with one purpose to serve surpass- ingly well. Attention to your preferences; prompt fulfillment of your requests; satisfying comfort and good service in your private apartments. Life and entertainment, when you seek it, in the public rooms. Food that is al- ways excellent—and everywhere lux- uries that only a hotel such as The Bellevue can furnish. A visit to Philadelphia suggests only one hotel. Bread and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. L. M, Boomer, President James P. A. O°Conor, Managing Director The Waldorf-Astoria in New York, and The New Willard in Washington, D. C., under same management. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS FOR! 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