Life, 1924-03-06 · page 5 of 42
Life — March 6, 1924 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and reader mail**, not political satire. The left side features ads for the Hotel McAlpin in New York and shaving products. The center and right contain reader letters praising Edgeworth tobacco, with one letter from Norfolk, Virginia noting the satisfaction of making/smoking quality tobacco. A small "Neighborhood News Note" discusses neighbors purchasing a car, using gentle humor about changing social dynamics and friendships. The page includes a section titled "Perhaps All Three?" with a light joke about professions (doctor, lawyer, bootlegger), the last referencing Prohibition-era illegal alcohol production—relevant context for the 1920s publication date. Overall, this represents **commercial content and light social humor** rather than political commentary.
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Sriendly Hint Concerning Xour Visit HE. biggest disappointment of traveling is the stiff, uninviting formality ofa large hotel instead of thecomfortable**hominess"’ every- one enjoys so well, Because we realize that disap- pointment, we have developed a McAlpin staff whose motto is Serve every guest so faithfully and so well that he will look forward to his next visit." Your wants are fulfilled with quiet, respectful dili- gence. Courtesy and kindness mark. every service. NV R. Arthur L. Lee personally will be glad to grect any of his guests, and with the unequalled McAlpin equipment and cuisine at your disposal, your visit will be a most happy experience. As an indication of our good will, we will gladly send you, when making your reservation, a '. date colored service t X. Ask for map L. Arthur L. Lee, Managing Director ‘The Cenker 9 re Caley Convenience at 34" Street Bok MAG in ‘Does shaving leave your skin inflamed? ‘OU need not fear the irritated burn- ing after effect of a close shave if you use Ingram's TherapeuticShaving Cream. It not only softens the toughest beard quickly, but cools and refreshes the skin, and soothes annoying little tender spots. It leaves the skin smooth, healthy and |. BO matter how closely you shave. Recommended particularly for a tender skin. If your druggist cannot supply you send $0 cents for the jar that contains six monthsof shaving comfort. Oreend 2cstamp for sample. Frederick F. Ingram Co. 138 Tenth St., Detroit, Mich. Also Windsor, Ont. There is Comfort eee In Every Jar LIFE Faint Hearts So whimsical her smile the He cannot guess, he car Iii she be tropic as the Ni Or frigid as eternal sno As in his own her palr ss her hand, her lips! she slips, If he should merely Or dare Oh, foolish The wall heart, How many ladies lf some ma; A knowledge lover A talisman On when to kiss And when to Twere reckless to With ladies ‘Twere s to press And yet methinks Must. smile at grips His trembling heart At kis achance lips! MoH. Neighborhood News Note Ovr neighbors aren't speaki any more. They've It's rather it’s nothin car. course, over. And we've always been ¢ cordial terms nd we the were the They borrowers ar tter-pes used his rake and he used my hoe Everything was—well, cighborly and nice. Isn't it thing of this sort ca the friendliest of people and funny way a rn the heads of change warm smiles to sty fg We've make up w maces gone more than hal te » give them op But ye s well try to warn’ up icebe Even the portunities to us might just school of his ne ¢ nice turns a little ou wouldn't think that jer automobile could estra two families who had be friends years, would you? Why, we been en sold it to them EL M. ¢ had miles warned them that it over ten thousand when we Perhaps All Three! “THERE lost a “What i bootlegger goes a man who has never he—doctor, lawyer, oF United States has ce of becoming a brick- Every boy in the an equal layer. There’s fun in making tobacco that brings such letters The man who has found the right job, |the right wife, and the right smoking tobacco has little reason to envy his fellows. And some Edgeworth smokers write us as though th nportant thing in life were the right tobacco. zine that is because the right tobacco does make even the rightest job and the rightest wife seem a little bit mos' at's why we enjoy making ge and here’s a letter from a seven- Sdgeworth smoker: > that time Tried ‘em All Clut any more » behind thi than to sa 1407 Omoh If you haven't tried Edgeworth, send us your name and address and we will mmediately forward to you generous helpings of both Edgeworth Plug Slice and Ready-Rubbed with our compli- ments For the free samples, address Larus |& Brother Company, 63 So: 21st Street, Richmond, Va. If you will also include the name and address of your tobacco dealer, it will make it easier for you to get Edgeworth regularly if you should like it To Retail Tobacco Merchants: If your jobb cannot supply you with Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Company will gladly send you prepaid by parcel | post a one- or two-dozen carton of size of Edgeworth Plug Slice or Ri Rubbed for the same price you would | pay the jobber. comicbooks.com