Life, 1923-06-14 · page 42 of 44
Life — June 14, 1923 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The dominant content includes: **Advertisements**: Tire flaps, a "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statue/lamp (appealing to post-WWI nostalgia), Apollinaris mineral water, Honolulu steamship travel, Bellans indigestion remedy, and a jewelry ad. **"Familiar Quotations from the Screen"** section: These are melodramatic lines from silent films—self-serious dialogue about justice ("Not a jury will convict you"), morality decay ("civilization is rotten"), and romantic redemption ("transformed by the love of a pure woman"). The satire is subtle: *Life* is mocking the overwrought, pretentious dialogue and purple prose typical of 1920s cinema. **Books Received**: Literary and philosophical works listed without commentary. The page reflects 1920s consumer culture and gently ridicules contemporary film conventions through juxtaposition rather than explicit cartoon commentary.
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'HE best tires and tubes woo live up to expectations with- out the help of good tire flaps to prevent wear, pinching and friction. Double-D Tire Flaps form a smooth, soft, pliable cushion which absorbs the give-and-take between shoe and tube. They increase the life of tubes one- third. Ask any good garage, tire or accessory dealer. MADE and guaranteed hy the largest exclusive tire flap producer in the world DEXTER RUBBER M’F’G. CO. Goshen, New York. Increase tire mileage Books Received As We See It, by René Viviani (Harper). League or War, by Irving Fisher (Harper). Maxims of Life and Business, by John Wanamaker (Hary Children Astray, by Saul Drucker and “Maurice B, Hexter (Harvard University Press). Doctor Johnson, by A. Edward Newton (Atlantic Monthly Press). Polly with @ Past and Adam and Eva, by George Middleton and Guy Bolton (ifolt). Suspended Judgments, by John Cowper Powys (American Library Service). The Torch Bearers, by George Kelly (Ameri- can Library Service). The Life and Times of Tut-Ankh-Amen_by Bishara Nahas (American Library Ser- vice). Thistecn Worthies, by | Llewelyn Powys (American Library Service) NOTE: It your Baek is planning fest faeries oF te But, you and I, Size statue. buddy, feel mighty good to know that we did our part ies we were 1 and ty dea thelped Tiek‘em.” You can show them how thelr dad looked in action by having @ “Spirit of the American Doughboy” stat- uette or lamp, the only representation “of the American soldier there is showing him as he really was In action, | An exact reduction of the famous statue M DOUGHBOY Co. Dept. 38. Atlanta, Ga. LIFE Familiar Quotations from the Screen (Continued from page 28) T WAS ME THAT FIRED THAT SHOT! I KILLED HIM LIKE I WOULD KILL ANY FOUL VIPER THAT POISONS HUMAN- ITY WITH ITS VENOM.” “NOT A JURY IN THE COUN- TRY WILL CONVICT YOU.” “QUR MODERN CIVILIZATION 1S ROTTEN AT THE CORE. IT WILL FALL, EVEN AS ANCIENT BABY- THOUSAND BELSHAZZAR’S COURT IN ANCIENT BABYLON, OD, GIRL, I’VE GOT YOU AND THE CYARDS IN MY BLOOD TONIGHT.” “CAN THIS VILE SHAM BE Love?” It’s the United States Cavalry! ND SO, IN THE HEART 0” A THE WEST, HE FOUND THAT PEACE WHICH ONLY COMES TO THEM WHO HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED BY THE LOVE OF A PURE WOMAN. CAME THE DAWN, TO GILD WITH ITS SHINING RADIANCE THE SNOW CLAD PEAKS OF THE SIERRAS. Are You Entertaining This Week-end? is p Pr “ At Summer Home and Country Club Importers of Apollinaris Mineral Water Apollinaris Agency Co., 503 Fifth Ave., New York HONOLULU asst L9SAngeles (2 Plan your vacation to include this wonderful ocean voyage over the “Great Circle Route of Sun- shine” to the Hawaiian Islands. Fortnightly Sailings—Luxury Liners ALSO: samrpaued cisco, d San Diego with S. Siiticand S°8. Harvard Send For Interesting Folders on Both Services - Los Angeles Steamship Co. 517 8. Spring St., Suite 10, Los Angeles PRINTING CORPORATION a City-Bethlabem-Philedelphia Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION 6 BELLANS Hot water Sure Relief 25¢ ano 75¢ PACKAGES EVERYWHERE 1 OWN THROUGH THE AGES | GOES THE ETERNAL M | SAGE OF LOVE—DEATHLESS UNDYING, WITHOUT END. It's a Umiversal Super-Jewel. Robert E. Sherwood. comicbooks.com