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This page contains **satirical humor pieces and advertisements**, not political cartoons. The main content is "Protests of an Inoffensive Man"—a comedic rant about vacationers forcing colleagues to view tedious vacation photographs (fish catches, hunters in furnace pants and duck hats). The satire targets the social obligation to feign interest in others' vacation snapshots, a relatable frustration to the magazine's readers. Below that is "Justice for Mussels!"—absurdist satire about a Dr. Knees who advocates for protective laws for mussels, claiming they suffer psychological trauma from defenselessness and fear. This mocks both reformist zeal and sentimental animal advocacy. The remaining content is period **advertisements**: diamond rings from Jason Weiler & Sons (Boston jeweler), Milo Violets candies, and Liquid Arvon dandruff treatment. The page reflects 1920s-30s Life magazine's mix of gentle social satire and commercial messaging, targeting middle-class anxieties about etiquette and appearance.

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Protests of an Inoffensive Man I ove people and want them to have vacations in the wilds but I wish they would not show me their camp photographs. The sight of six or eight muskellunge and three or four fat tarpaulins hung up to dry makes no impression upon me and takes up my time. It also causes me to lie in an undertone, I see nothing inter- gabout pictures of middle-aged fat in their furnace pants and wear- ing white duck hats with green isin- glass brims. If one part of the popula- tion does not object to the other part’s going to the Northern lakes for a beard-growing contest the parties of the second part should not be permitted to carry their photographic prints to the office when they get back. Buy Diamonds Direct FROM JASON WEILER & SONS of Boston, Mass., one of America’s g ond importers ears the house of Jason Weiler & : mn, has been one of the leading dia | Timporting concerns, tn America selling to business 1s done by mail with’ customers. at. importing prices! are several diamond offers—direct to you h clearly demonstrate our position on diamonds that should surely present of prosnective diamond this. diamond, it to any expert ‘any comparisons ish—If you are not Ladies’ Platinu: Dy i Perfectly cut blue white e satisfied, your diamond of exceptional ‘ney willbe returned — brilllancy at once without a 800 smaller | pertectly Cate ble. Our pric * ble. Our, Price $145.00 the siues, ‘The ring 1s “ all platinum, beautifully cary Fashion Effective Combination of Diamonds set in. beauti- fully designed Whit Gold Rings _decorated tcith rich, bine Sapphires. ‘This exquisitely pierced Ring of 18K Solid White Gold is mounted with a perfectly cut blue-white Diamond of fine brilliancy and 6 square cut Sap- phires, 3 on each side. 4 few weights and prices’ of other diamond rings: 4 carat, $31.00 carat, $73.00 | 2 carats, $290.00 35 carat, 50.00 | 1}4carats,217.00 | 3 cat 435.00 We refer sou as to our reliability to any bank | desired, rings sent to any oa aay Halse roe aay Express Co. with wilege of examina- n. Our diamond rantee for full ue for all time es with every pur- of Diamonda, mean ‘sa author: Jason WEILER & SONS 371 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Sieeced Importers Since qazs Fores jes: Amsterdam, Londen and_ Pari: Tobacco Products Corporation, New York Justice for Mussels! (Continued from page 12) of 10, mussels never have any horns, this means that the mussel is helpless most of its life. In fact, all of its life. 3. The effect of this continual state of fear in which the mussel lives is made manifest chiefly in the children, who often turn out to be weak and irritable and difficult to do anything with until they are out of their teens. Many mussel children born of un- protected parents snap viciously when approached by a stranger, and Dr. Knees himself suffered several nasty wounds from this source while carrying on what was, if the mussels had only known it, a work of mercy. These facts, gathered together in a nicely bound pamphlet with Dr. Knees’ portrait as a frontispiece, were presented to the State Legisla- ture with a petition urging adequate laws to allow for the free develop- ment of our native mussels, The re- sult has just been announced, and all lovers of God’s creatures will rejoice with us, we are sure. In these days many eminent. men never let the right hip know what the left hip carries. 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 needed. The R. L. Watkins Co d, Ohio. “POAST-CRYPT: I WILL RITE YOU AGEN TOMOROW AND NO MISSTEAK.” —Sans-Géne (Paris). comicbooks.com