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This page mixes public service messaging with entertainment criticism and advertising. **Left side**: A genuine public health notice from the Davey Tree Expert Company warns that V-shaped tree crotches are structurally weak and prone to splitting. This is legitimate arboricultural advice, not satire—the photo demonstrates the problem. **Center**: "The Silent Drama" reviews recent films, offering sharp critical takes on contemporary movies. The reviews are brief, witty dismissals or endorsements (e.g., "If I Marry Again" is just one scene that "has to be awfully good"). This reflects Life's satirical stance toward Hollywood's output. "The Way It Happens" is a brief comedic vignette about unlikely romance. **Right side**: Two advertisements—one for Wrigley's Vendor (chewing gum dispensers) and one for Wrigley's gum itself—dominate the space with period commercial messaging. The page is primarily commercial/entertainment-focused rather than politically satirical.

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This tree split apart because it had a weak V-shaped crotch Save Your Trees Approximately 75% of all shade and ornamental trees are afflicted with a fatal structural weakness —the V-shaped crotch. It is natural to many trees, but it is a fatal weakness just the same. Sooner or later every V-shaped crotch is bound to split apart. It may be ten years or twenty years —it may be tomorrow. Every storm takes an appalling toll. Davey methods protect such trees from this structural weakness and save them from disaster. Davey Tree Surgeons are local to you—-anywhere between Boston and Kansas City, between Canada ae the Gulf. Write or wire Kent, hio. THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO., Inc. 4 City Bank Building, Kent, Ohio Attach this coupon to your letterhead and mail today THE DAVEY TREE ; EXPERT CO., INC. eke 4 City Bank Building, JOHN DAVEY Kent, Ohio Father of Tree Surgery Gentlemen: Without cost or obli- gation on my part, please have your local representative examine my trees and advise me as to their condition and needs. /THE SILENT DRAMA 2), Recent Developments re ee 5 * Cheaper to Marry. Metro-Goldwyn —The old stuff, done rather more ef- fectively than usual by Robert Z. Leonard. There are two good per- formances, by Lewis Stone and Paulette Duval. The Golden Bed. Paramount—An- other splurge by Cecil B. De Mille. The Redeeming Sin. Vitagraph— Nazimova is still at large. The Salvation Hunters. United Artists—A_ commendable attempt by one Joseph von Sternberg to escape from the ordinary. He succeeds in being pretty dull. Frivolous Sal. First National— This would have been a knockout ten years ago; which means that it will probably be a knockout to-day. Miss Bluebeard. Paramount—Aside from one great comedy scene, manipu- lated by the deft Ray Griffith, there is nothing in this that is worth your at- tention. Broken Laws. F. B. O.—Mrs. Wallace Reid and Percy Marmont con- duct a class for blind parents. The Narrow Street. Warner Bros. —A nice little comedy. Locked Doors. Paramount—In def- erence to William de Mille, who is really a fine director, we shall dis- creetly draw the curtains on this one. Her Night of Romance. First Na- tional—Constance Talmadge and Ron- ald Colman indulge in various antics, most of which are funny. A Lost Lady. Warner Bros—This pleased me considerably, although there are many who say that I'm all wrong. Anyway, Irene Rich gives a fine per- formance. If I Marry Again. First National —Another “one-scene” picture. That one scene has to be awfully good to atone for the rest. So Big. First National—Colleen Moore gets into the spirit of Edna Fer- ber’s novel, but she plays a lone hand. To-morrow’s Love. Paramount— This is technically known as “one of those things.” The Iron Horse. Fox—Good in spots and awful in others. Romola. Metro-Goldwyn—If you admire Lillian Gish, stay away from this one. The Thief of Bagdad (United Artists), Forbidden Paradise (Para- mount) and Peter Pan (Paramount) are recommended without qualification. R.E.S. The Way It Happens He was a golf bug, went wild over musical comedies and was crazy about Italian food. She was a bridge fan, adored high- brow plays and haunted tea-rooms and antique shops. But she wore a hat that made her look like Marion Davies and he carried a cane with the cutest air— And so they were married. You can lead a San Franciscan to the dictionary; but an earthquake is always a fire. will be found most every where that confections are sold. =~ Itis a Salesman of Cheer - of Refresh- ment -of long-last- ing Enjoyment~ Itis a monitor that stands for Big Value for little Money. comicbooks.com