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Life — March 19, 1925 — page 29: Life, 1925-03-19

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This page is primarily **advertising and contest information**, not political satire. The notable content includes: **"Slender Women are more popular"** — A Marmola diet tablet advertisement reflecting 1920s beauty standards emphasizing thin, "graceful" female silhouettes. The text explicitly states men are "drawn towards the woman whose figure is graceful and shapely," revealing period attitudes about women's bodies and their social value. **The House Divided** — A brief humor piece contrasting two perspectives on a scout named Bill: "He Says" praises Bill as a great scout, while "She Says" criticizes him as noisy and a bad influence on children. This appears to be gentle domestic satire about differing viewpoints within marriage. **Contest Rules** — Life announces a ten-week reader contest with weekly $50 prizes and grand prizes up to $300, requiring typewritten answers of no more than 200 words. The page also advertises **Esterbrook Pens** and **Pebeco toothpaste**, featuring typical product endorsements of the era.

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LIFE are more popular ~ A graceful slender girl holds a fascination which only slender women have, Mena mire a youthful silhouette, Instinctively, they are drawn towards the woman whose figure is graceful and shapely. ‘That's why slender girls are always popular. But why worry about being overweight? It's easy to reduce. Use NMarola Tablees (thousands of mea and women each year regain healthy, slender figures this way). These tablets will make you slender again. ‘Tey them. No exercises or diets. All drug stores have them—‘one dollar abox, Or they wil be sent in plain wrap- pet, postpai: ¢ Marmola Co., Gcidlal Motors Bldg.; Detroit, Mich MARMOLA Prescription Tablets Ne Pleasant Day bIeduce wi 1926 ROUND THE WORLD, JAN. 20, INCLUDING KIN "PERB ACC 128 D, $1250, MEDITERRANEAN, JAN. 30, @ DAYS, $600 TO $1700. FRANK C. CLARK, TimesBullding New York The School Favorite America’s most popular pen for school use is Esterbrook Pen No. 556, Suitable for all school grades, this pen is also widely used in business offices. Esterbrook pensare fashioned of steel as fine as that in the mainspring ofa watch, and made by the oldest manufacturer of steel pens in America, Upon receipt of 15 cents, we will mail you the werld's 12 mest popular pens, and a booklet of 100 famous signatures Address Department L Esterbrook Pen Mfg. Co. Cana. ; Always a FRESH Gstertrovk ESTERN MEDITERRANEAN |; SPECIALLY CHARTERED CU- 2°53 DAYS, $550 UP. | Conditions of the Contest (The winning answer to the fourth ques- tion, and further information of the Contest, will be found on pages 10 and 11) One question will be published each week for ten weeks, starting with the January 2%h issue. Answers to each question must be received at this office not later than 12 noon on the second Saturday following announcement of the question (in this case, before noon of March 28). The winning answer to cach ques- tion will be awarded a prize of $50. Announcement of these winning an- swers will be made in Lire within five weeks after each of the questions is published. To the three contestants who have the highest record throughout the Con- test, prizes will be given as follows: First, $300; Second, $125; Third, $75. To be eligible for these prizes, it is not necessary for a contestant to answer all of the questions, but it is advised that he or she submit as many answers as possible. Each answer must not ex- ceed treo hundred words; in fact, brev- ity should be an object. There is no limit to the number of answers which a contestant may submit. Answers must be typewritten, or very plainly written, on one side of the paper ly, addressed to the Question r, 598 Madison Avenue, New York Ci The Editors of Lire will act as Judges in this Contest; they, and the members of their families, are neces- sarily barred from competition, The decision of the Judges must be con- sidered final. The Judges can not undertake responsibility for the receipt or return of any manuscripts. In the event of tics, the full amount of the prize tied for will be awarded to each tying contestant. Checks for the week- ly prizes, as well as for the final major awards, will be sent to the winners simultaneously with the announcements in Lire. The Contest is open to every one, whether a subscriber for Lire or not. Contestants are urged to send in their answers as soon as possible after the announcement of each question, as a great many answers are ruled out every week because of lateness. ry contribution to this Contest which is published in Lire will be paid for at our usual rates—regardless of the prises. The House Divided He Says My friend Bill is a great old scout. No bunk about Bill. Always out for a good time and the life of a party. W certainly tickled to death when Bill drops in. The kids learn a lot from him. She Says That friend of his, Bill, was in again last night. If there was ever a man I couldn't stand, it’s that man. Noisy and always playing awful practical jokes. I just dread it when he comes. He's such a bad influence for the children. Dz B. NLY ONE WAY to keep teeth both white and safe Pebeco keeps glands active, teeth safe W5 brush our teeth more often than any other na- tion in the world—yet they mysteriously decay. Dentists now know that this is due to an abnormal condition of Dry Mouth—the natural re- sult, they say, of modern, soft cooked foods. The mouth glands, which na- ture intended to flow continu- ously, now dry up from sheer lack of exercise. And your teeth, no longer washed by their alkaline fluids, are eaten by the acids of decay. Five minutes after ordinary cleaning i The only way to prevent tooth decay is to restore the normal action of your mouth glands, ror Pebeco acts directly on the salivary glands. It completely restores their full alkaline flow. The acids of dec neutralized as fast as they form and your tecth are kept not only white but safe. Send for a trial tube of Pebeco. only by Pebeoo, Inc., N. Y. tributors: Lehn & Fi Agents: H. F. Ritchie & Co. Ltd., 10 McCaul St., Toronto. At all druggists. Techn & Fink, Ine., Sole Distributors, Dept. K-13 635 Greenwich Street, > ¥. Send me free your new of Pebeco. sample tube Name... Street comicbooks.com