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This page is primarily **advertising and filler content**, not political satire. The main elements are: **Advertisements:** - Old Town Canoes (top left) - Dreicer & Co. jewelers (center, ornate full-page ad) - Ingram's Therapeutic Shaving Cream (right side) **Humor Columns:** The text sections labeled "Literary Assistance," "Stage Effect," "Tamam," "The Music Lover," and "Force of Habit" are brief, non-political jokes and anecdotes—typical Life magazine filler. They're conversational humor: a conductor writing while driving a bus, Persian villagers mistreating caliphs, a pianist's admirer, someone repeating an anecdote. **No political cartoons appear** on this page. The humor is purely social/domestic rather than satirical. This reflects Life's mixed-content format: advertisements subsidized the magazine while short humorous pieces filled space between ads and actual editorial content.

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28 ‘Old Town Canoes” Grr an “Old Town" this summer and realize the joy of a truly fine canoe. “Old Towns” are strong, light and surprisingly steady. They are low in price too. $64 up. From dealer or factory. The 1925 catalog shows all models in full colors. It is free. Send for your copy today. Oro Tow Canoe Co., 1533 Middle Street, Old Town, Maine, U.S. AL y Assistance prepared to Lite F. H. CROSS, Studio 4553 Emerson Avenue, Suite 20, St. Louls, Mo. Ap. in Texas paper: “I want to do painting or paper hanging for a good cow."—Boston Transcript. Stage Effect The elderly passenger was talking to the conductor concerning the work on a bus. “L shouldn't 1, “but nage to do all the writing a conductor has to do while the bus is movin the driving,” he I don't know mind how I should “Oh, you get used to that, sir turned the man, “When I write at home, now, I have to get my little girl to shake the table."—Tit-Bits (London). Tamam It is reported that some Persian vil lagers have severely ill-treated two of Apparently they don’t want any Al-Raschids knocking Haroun their local caliphs —Bystander (London). <—\ highest standard of quality, unsurpassed im design 560 fifth SAlvenue Newlfork PALM BEACH ) Poet 7 i Tough Beards or Tender Skins ‘OU will find relief and comfort in ajar of In- gram’s Therapeutic Shaving Cream. It rapidly softens the toughest beard and fre- vents shaving irritation. Its exclusive properties soothe and cool the skin and heal troublesome little cuts. It leaves your skin soft, cool, invigorated and refreshed. Thousands of men have told us that it makes shaving a pleasure— no longer a job to be dreaded. If your druggist cannot supply you, send 5Cc. for the blue jar that contains six months of shav. ing comfort. Or send 2c. stamp for sample. Frederick F. Ingram Company Established 1885 338 Tenth St, Detroit, Mich. Alto Windsor, Canada Made particularly for tender skins Ingrams Therapeutic javing Creve. — , The Music Lover the celebrated pianist, often anecdote, which amuses hin Cortot, tells this zy with some friends one night, hy el at the end of the meal to 1 was pers play a rhapsody, which he did with good grace and brilliance. Pale with emotion, a young lady who had been fluttering for some time on her chair, suddenly got up and said “How divinely you play, maitre, but may Task you a question?” “Ask it, I beg you.” a quaver played quickly jood heavens, I should say it is.” “And a semi-quaver 2” “Much more so.” “Ok ingly, maitre,” said the 1 lo play one for 1 —Cyrano (Paris). beseech Abbott's Bitters, ment of 8 tonte. C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltim Force of Habit Cius Borr: I say—an awfully funny thing happened to me just as I was on my way here five minutes ago—stop me if you've heard it before, won't you? —Punch. mecta_every require stomsehh le N23 eta, La ttamp: 14, “A ResoLuTE man can accomplish al- most anything.” “Except keeping his hair from fall- ing out."—Louisville Courier-Journal. comicbooks.com