Life, 1923-03-15 · page 31 of 36
Life — March 15, 1923 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with one small cartoon at the bottom. The main cartoon depicts a man and woman in church, with the caption: "Don't they get on well together?" / "I'll say they don't. They have twin pews in church." The joke plays on "pews" (church benches) sounding like "pews" as a homophone, but the humor derives from suggesting that sitting in *separate* pews indicates marital discord—implying they deliberately distance themselves during worship. It's a gentle domestic satire common to Life magazine's humor section. The page otherwise contains three product advertisements: **Absorbine Jr.** (antiseptic liniment for home first aid), a **Hawaii Tourist Bureau** travel ad emphasizing tropical beauty and accessibility from California, and **Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Works**, advertising their durable equipment for grounds maintenance.
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No injury is trivial when the consequences of its neglect are considered. A cut, scratch, bruise, strain or sprain demands prompt attention. Too often is precious time lost in such emer- gencies. An antiseptic or a liniment may be required, or both! Elave you these home necessi- ties combined in one preparation—quickly avail- able in one container? Its convenience is but one of many reasons why Absorbine, Jr. occupies a neveraes pty place in so many thousands of homes. Teis because Absorbine, Jr. is safe, that chil- dren are taught its use as an antiseptic—to cleanse, to guard against infection and to assist Te is because parents prefer its clean, agreeable odor that Absorbine, Jr. is used as a liniment to ward off stiffness, lameness and soreness after hard or prolonged exertion, and to treat conges- tion after exposure. Have it at hand for the emergencies to come! Hawaii—Six Days from California Where the Air is Like the Touch i of Baby Fingers. Colorful seas, coral sands, sunlit days, Here are islands fair with flowers, warm, and nights made enchanting by moon- light on coco-palm fronds, and the great Southern Cross blazing low on the hori- zon. And enveloping all, that caressing air of the sub-tropics that is like the touch of baby fingers. Hawaii—foreign as a leaf from the Arabian Nights, yet with all the com- forts and conveniences, the language and customs of a territory of the United States, which it is. For literature and information, ask your nearest railway, steamship, tourist, or | Atmost druggists’, $1.25, or postpaid. Liberal trial bottle roc., postpaid. travel agency; or write to ‘WEE OUI: Tice 162, Temnole Sts Speinefold, Blass, HAWAII TOURIST BUREAU AbsorbineJ: 334 Manedeock: Roading, Sea Francie THE ANTISEPTIC LINIMENT 814 Fort Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, Us. A. Five Pennsylvania Quality Mowers driven by tractor will cut 60 to 80 acres per day. The worth of a lawn mower is best judged by performance multiplied by years of service. Pennsylvania TRIO; i rs . i ir ae br att Pennsylvania Quality Mow- fourses, Polo. grounds, parks, ers whether drawn by horse, large estates, 86 inch swath. driven by tractor or pushed by hand have always. given the utmost in service and proved to be longest lived. Their economy is marked, not only in the amount of work accomplished, but in Pennsylvania. GOLF; closest upkeep as well. This is es- cutting for putting greens, pecially important where large tennis courts and fine lawns. © areas must be kept in condi- May we mail the * “Pennsylvania Trio Book?” tion. Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Works, Inc. 1625 North 23rd Street, Philadelphia “Don’t they get on well together?” “CU say they don’t. They have twin pews in church.” comicbooks.com