Life, 1923-03-15 · page 3 of 36
Life — March 15, 1923 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content. The main visual shows two men exchanging a golf trophy, accompanying a **Dunlap & Co. hat advertisement** emphasizing that quality hats appeal to both fathers and sons. The upper left contains a brief satirical piece titled "Fair Warning" criticizing mystery plays where audiences must guess the murderer. The author complains these plots are illogical and promises to shoot the actual perpetrator himself next time rather than endure such confusing theater. Below that, "Relatively Speaking" is a humorous anecdote about a hen named Mabel who lays eggs regularly. The page also advertises **Dreer's Garden Book for 1923** and displays two Dunlap hat styles (Metropolitan Special and Dunleith) with product descriptions.
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Fair Warning ’M just like you, I’m getting fed I up on all these who-fired-the-shot- in-the-dark plays. You know: the stage blots out. . .there’s a bang. . and when the lights flash on again, the old miser— Yes, that’s it. And then we have to guess who fired the shot. I always go at the thing logically and an:lytically. The miser, I pre- mise, been shot. Then I proceed: who shot him? But that leaves: me with the problem: who is who? So I recapitulate and, to throw new light on the thing, restate the whole prob- Jem: was he shot by whom? Or is it who? And who is who? But that’s the same “who is who” I had before. Or whom? No, no: whom was it shot who by— And at that stage I always give up cold rstiocination and settle back to wait till the playwright confesses. By thi. time, I don’t much care who killed the ghastly miser anyway. Nor does me else. And yet for al- most ihree solid hours, they con- tinue— But, as I say, I’m fed up. And the next time—I give fair warning—the very next time they provoke me by that stunt of turning out the lights at the critical moment, they’re never going to find out who shot the old miser. |'m going to shoot him myself. G.R. Relatively Speaking I nave a hen whose name is Mabel, She la.s an egg whene’er she’s able. I think she must’ be Walter’s cousin— She aids me with my daily dozen. SPER'S GARDEN BOOK FOR 1923 | help you make a success of your rden. It is the most complete ca- of Seeds and Plants published and s invaluable information for both and professional gardener, writ- ccially by leading experts. It is a . landsomely illustrated book with eight ates and. hundreds of photo-engrav. Vegetables and Flowers. ers the best Vegetable and. Flower s, Lawn Grass and Agricultural Seeds, ‘Tools and implements, Fertilizers, ides, ete. Also Plants ‘of all kinds, g the newest and best Roses, Dah: ‘ardy Perennials, Garden and Green- Plants, Bulbs, Hardy — Climbers, Shrubs, Water Lilies’ and Aqua: Haare leaps twadch fe today for a Ye, sich will be moued free if you mention “thie | pablleesio HENRY A. DREER™ 16 Chestaut Meer YY OI KRY » * y ) oR dj ® 1 h} RRRY \) 00 Muu 4 Waar fathers and sons mutually value must stand the most exacting test. A golf cup pleases both; so does a Dunlap Hat. The Dunlap agent in your city deals with fathers and sons; he is indispensable if you are of any age that values style and quality too. Throughout the Country the leading stores display the Dunlap sign and offer you the best in style and quality, 431 Fifth Avenue 22 S. Michigan Avenue Ree? DuN LAP & Co. Cite, METROPOLITAN SPECIAL ‘You experience a thrill of satisfaction at the sight of this hat. Though it looks well ‘on the rack, it looks doubly well on your head. $7. (Dunlap Caps $2.50 to $3.00.) A man’s friends can tell him vaguely that his hat looks well, but it takes his wife to tell him specifically why it is becoming. $7. (Dunlap Caps $2.50 to $5.00.) FOR MEN AND WOMEN comicbooks.com