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Life — May 15, 1924 — page 44: Life, 1924-05-15

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This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews** from Life magazine, with one brief satirical cartoon. The main advertisement promotes **Molle shaving cream**, emphasizing simplicity and comfort—typical early 20th-century grooming marketing. The small cartoon at bottom left appears to be social satire about **tennis racquet lockers**—a man complains about "damp lockers" damaging his equipment and threatens to complain to the club committee. Another character dismissively tells him to stop worrying and just buy a Dayton Steel Racquet instead. The joke mocks how institutions ignore maintenance complaints and how consumerism offers a "solution": buy better equipment rather than fix the problem. The right column contains a personal essay titled "Reflections of a Mother-in-Law" about disciplining a child, and advertisements for **Forhan's toothpaste** (treating pyorrhea/gum disease) and a dental product—reflecting period concerns about oral hygiene. This is a typical mixed-content magazine page: ads, book listings, and light humor.

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Shave with case and smoothness A Marvel of Shaving Simplicity UST wash the face, spread soothing softening Molle over the beard, then use the razor. t Gives a new sense of shaving smoothness, a grateful relief from burn or smart and a delightful after feel of face comfort that needs no lotions. | Treat yourself to the luxury of Moll shaving today! } cA whale of a tube for 50 cents at | practically all good Drug Stores THE PRYDE-WYNN CO. + NEW BRIGHTON, PA. | | | Books Received | sert's. Pr hy William MacLeod (Doubleday, Page) Leighton Parks ks . | na, New York (Doran) & Liveright) John Paris (Boni Live rt Parker F (Mac d ¢ ? by Harrington Hext (Harper) ec Lot 4 OF, by Ge ndolph Chester (Iarper ' | Th YE ppen: y Cosmo Hamilton (Lit slow (Funk & Wagnalls) Community Health, by Dr. D. B. Armstrong (Funk & Wagnails) Personal Hygiene, by Allan J. McLaughlin (Funk & Wagnalls) The Baby's H. ink & Wag Red. Lodg b by Richard A. Bolt alls) © Bridges (Double Edited by Esther Everett Elizabeth Staney because of these damp lockers, I'm going to kick to the house cor “There's a fiftcen-dollar racquet all shot mittee. | “Save your breath They'll tell you to get_a Dayton Steel Racquet and stop worrying about vour locker.” —ld in-Law “I nave to go downtown to-morrow | Reflections of a Mother- | and t | y Minnie a new floor-lamp. She was reasoning with her little girl, Irmingarde, yesterday, and while the child was asserting her personality she knocked over the lamp and two vases from Italy. Minnie said she didn’t in mind very much, as she figured the g in strength of character for Irmingarde was worth more than the th s she smashed. “Of course, I should have known bet- to remark ald be just ter, but I was foolish er that T thought spanking w as effective and Harold, who is not a bad sort if he is my son-in-law, said ‘Amen’ under his breath. But Minnie heard him | he and I had to retire to the ps until she was through developing Ir not nearly so expensive ; ings rmingarde is only six but rde’s. personality. so far, fostering her temperament along scien- tific lines has cost her father nine hun- dred dollars in breakage.” McC. H. The dread Pyorrhea begins with bleeding gums | PYORRHEASinfecting germs cause | Fimany ils. Medical science has proved this Many diseased conditions are now known oftento be the resultof Pyorrhea germs that breed in pockewabout the teeth, Rheumatiar, anaemia, nervous daorders and other diseases have | been traced in many cases to thes Pyorrhea infection Don't let Pyorrhea work ies wicked fed will on your body. Visit your dentist Frequently for teeth and gum section | And veich your some poutsell Pyorrhea, which affucrs four out of five people over forty, beans wah tender and bleeding gums; then the gums recede , the teeth de- loosen and failout,or mustbe exacted to rid the system of the dat their base. the Gums will | prevent Pyorrhea—or check its progess— used in time and ‘used consistently. Ordinary den- bfnices cannot do tha. Fochan's heepsthe sumshardandheakhy | gzthe teeth what and clean. tart using it today. Seage fas set wie Fore han's according to directions and consult a dentist ime diately for specialtreatment | | 3Se and 60c tubes in U.S. and Canada. || Forhans FOR THE GUMS comicbooks.com