Life — March 6, 1924 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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Oil [3 his very readable title book, Noah Webster tells us that oil is “n. A greasy or unctuous liquid, of vegetable, animal or mineral origin, insoluble in water.” How true that is, as I shall not bother to point out Oil is found chiefly in the ground in x Pennsylvania, and in smaller quanti- ties on pavements under automobiles ; it comes in wells, cans, and on the hair of leading juvenile actors | Some people find oil very easily, but ex-Secretary Fall is finding it’ very difficult indeed. If you should ever find oil, you will need either a derrick or a Senate Investigating Committee; any good, solid w Hen structure will do. 0 get permission to make use of the oil you find; this is called a “lease,” which may be obtained from the Navy Department If you need money to finance getting this lease, any one will be glad to lend NOW TAKE BACK EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID AGAINST THIS PEACE — you $100,000 or so on a note. This will PLAN OR ULL KNOCK YOUR BLOCK OFF! Then you must 4 Peace Advocate: not obligate you in any way, as it is the custom to tear the signers’ names off vf . * these documents Nos Loos Diary> Oil is used Targely for lighting. The | best results are obtained when oil is February February 12% late, pondering such crossed with juniper, making oil of . gh spirits to my semp silly matters as the prob- juniper; when this in turn is crossed 28th stress. For once I have 29th nility of carbonic’s ex- with alcohol, a very high point of illu- been forchanded in the matter of — plosion if boiled and how Japanese feel mination is react raiment. There is for me a certain in American clothes, and then up and The illumince is then said to be sadness in the springtime, but I find off to see Nell Haskins at her inn, and “well oiled.” A.C. M. Azoy, Jr. that my dolour is diminished by the she did tell me of the shadow that had possession of apparel that -anticipates fallen across her life through a friend's EGGY: What makes her so happy? the mode, and so this year when (Continued on page 32) Pout. Mistress Millay's April comes down her hill, babbling like an idi Up. betimes, and off in d almost instantane- he’s so terribly unhappy and strew ing flowers, I shall greet her in a brave ack satin surtout instead of a garment which has earned its service stripes. Enid Byrd to luncheon with me, and the poor zany did tell me that she had fallen in love again, and did ask what she could do to extricate herself. from so miserable a condition. So, after some reflection, I did advise her to buy all of her footgear one size too small, a pinching boot being, methinks, an un- failing magnet for its wearer's atten- But I gravely doubt that Enid will heed my counsel, forasmuch as those struck by the dart of Eros cherish their wou tiot id, however great its pain With the Bannings to the playhouse in 2 the evening, and Sam drank three beakers from the usher’s tray after the first act, confiding that he always drank THE SENATE TAKES THE PLEDGE water when he got the chance WE SOLEMNLY SWEAR NEVER TO TOUCH ANOTHER DROP comicbooks.com