Life, 1923-06-07 · page 34 of 44
Life — June 7, 1923 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page combines satirical commentary with period advertisements, typical of 1920s Life magazine. **"What Nobody Thinks He Knows"** is a satirical column listing counterintuitive social observations—the best dressmakers are men (Paris/New York fashion centers), strict accountants are foolish with money, mathematically-minded poets have wide imagination, and so forth. It's gentle social satire mocking human contradictions and pretensions. **"Beauty Sleep"** humorously mocks women's elaborate nighttime beauty routines, cataloging the various creams, tonics, oils, and treatments applied before bed—suggesting women's beauty work is constant and exhausting, even during sleep. The advertisements (Listerine, American Stationery, dandruff treatment) promote products as modern solutions to social anxieties—hygiene, appearance, correspondence propriety. The cartoon's silhouette shows someone at an office desk with a hanging lamp, illustrating the opening line about rushing from office to evening activities—likely suggesting people use Listerine as a quick freshen-up when proper bathing isn't available. The overall tone reflects 1920s concerns with efficiency, appearance, and modern convenience.
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When you do a bee-line from the office to an evening Have you ever tried it this way? OU know, Listerine of course, that has dozens of uses as a safe antiseptic. But do you know of its unusual properties as a _ safe non- irritating deodorant? Whenever you don’t have time for a tub or a shower, or when these are When you're hot and sticky after sports not simply dousing accessible, try on Listerine. summer See how cool, refreshed and clean it leaves you feeling. And best of all, used Listerine this way as a deodorant ae cannot irritate When there are fice hun= dred members and only OF four showers injure the most delicate skin. Rather, it is soothing, healing and evaporates quickly; and cannot stain garments. Lambert Pharmacal Company Saint Louis, U.S. 4. LISTERINE —the safe LIFE What Nobody Thinks He Knows Tuat the best dressmakers are invariably men. Witnesses: Paris and New York. That the people who are strictest about accounts, such as bank presi- dents and cashiers, are often the most foolish in their private ex- penditures. That the best poets, who have the widest range of fancy, are the most mathematically minded. That the best history is fiction and the best fiction history. That all women look alike in a crowd, and yet they spend more individually than men in order to be different. That the people most ignorant about the various countries of the globe are usually those who have traveled through those countries. That the old are happy and the young grouchy. That you send for a doctor in order that your attention may be diverted from yourself long enough to let nature cure you. That people do not try to avoid pain, but court it. Otherwise nobody would ever allow himself to fall in love. Beauty Sleep Tue first dim light filtered in through the filmy curtains and struck full upon her chin strap. It crept upward until it covered the cleansing cream generously smooth- ed upon her face. Still farther stole this first revealing beam; it touched the skin tonic, the special astringent, the muscle oil, the cir- culation ointment, and* finally reached the eyelash darkener, At this point she stirred and thrust out a bare arm pink to the elbow with liquidine bleaching lotion. She turned uneasily and with a drowsy motion adjusted her wrinkle eradi- cator, and fell into another doze. An Easy Way to - Remove Dandruff If you want plenty of thick, beautiful. glossy, silky hair, do by all means get rid of dandruff, for it will starve your hair and ruin it if 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 gently with the finger tips. By 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 feel a hundred times better. You can get Liquid Arvon at any drug store. A four- ounce bottle is usually all that is flegded. The R. L. Watkins Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Sapir American Stationery has been taken up in better homes the world over be- cause of its ideal fitness for informal correspondence and household business pur- poses. Q| Its style is correct. Its form is convenient. And its writing surface is unex- celled. But of all things which make American Stationery a fitting note paper for any home, none is more outstanding than its distinctive quality. Q Among the other things that will delight you is our surprisingly prompt dcliv- ery, which takes only a few days — not weeks. Order a trial package today. YOO Sheets 100 des ILO This comprises our “Regu- lar Package” which is made up as follows and mailed postpaid. PAPER: National Bank Bond — clear, white, fine textured; exquisite writing surface. SIZE: Sheet 6x 7; envelopes to match. INK: Name and address, printed as shown in illustra- tion, in rich, dark blue ink. For orders west of Denver and foreign countries, add 10%. Always remit with order. With the exceptional facilities of our plant, all orders are filled amazing speed. We have no nts. All ican Stationery mail from Peru, Indi originators of nery, have nufactured it for The American Stationery Co. 629 Park Avenue, Peru, THE AMERICAN STATIONERY CO. 629 PARK AVENUE, PERU, INDIANA Gentlemen: Herewith is $1.00 for 200 sheets and 100 envelopes of American Stationery to be as shown on attached slip. (Note: To iets write of print copy Plait) MONEY READILY REFUNDED IF YO! ARE NOT WHOLLY SATISFIED comicbooks.com