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This page is primarily a collection of film reviews and advertisements rather than political satire or comics. The "Silent Drama" section reviews contemporary films (early 1920s) with brief, often witty critiques—such as noting "The Lost World" is "highly interesting from a scientific point of view—but dramatically nil." The humor is mild and focused on plot or casting choices (e.g., "Tom Mix in velvet and frills—but still Tom Mix"). The page also includes two small humorous pieces: "Premonition," a light joke about being "doomed to be a salad," and "The Merry Village Crime," a brief social commentary on supporting local clergy. Most of the page comprises advertisements for Allen's Foot-Ease powder and Munsingwear undergarments and hosiery, featuring product descriptions and endorsements. The content reflects 1920s concerns with hygiene and comfort rather than political satire.

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+ LIFE - (THE SILENT DRAMA Recent Developments ie (The regular Silent Drama department will be found on page 28) Lady of the Night. Metro-Goldwyn —Norma Shearer makes good in a dual role. Learning to Love. First National ~-Various mild misadventures involving the adroit Constance Talmadge. Daddy’s Gone a-Hunting. Metro- Idwyn—The story of an American tist who went to Paris and came home with a strange look in his eye. Charley’s Aunt. Producers’ Dis- tributing—Syd Chaplin in old clothes. The Top of the World. Paramount —The devastating effect of South A fri- can heat on English lady novelists. The Monster. AMctro-Goldwyn— Lon Chaney without much make-up. The Last, Laugh. enuinely great picture. Coming Through. Paramount— Thomas Meighan as a red-blooded mine superintendent. The Lost World. Jirst National— Highly interesting from a_ scientific point of view—but dramatically nil. New Toys. First National—See page 28. Dick Turpin. Fox—Tom Mix in velvet and frills—but still Tom Mix. The Lady. First National—Norma Talmadge in both good and bad. Is Foot Comfort Frequently you hear people say, “My fect perspire winter and summer when I put on rubbers or heavier footwear— then, when I remove my shoes my hose seem wet through.” In every com- munity thousands now use Allen's Foot= Ease in the foot-bath daily, and then dust the feet and shake into the shoes this antiseptic, healing powder. Always use Allen's Foot-Ease to break in new shoes. Over 1,500,000 pounds of powder for the feet were used by our Army and Navy during the war. Full directions on box. Trial package and a Foot-Ease Walking Doll Sent Free. Address, Allen’s Foot-Ease, Le Roy, N. Y. Sold at all Drug and Dep't Stores ation (with one carbon cory), fer thousand Markets for Literary wares fuse F. H. CROSS, Studio 4553 Emerson Avenue, Sulte 20, St. Louls, Mo, LET MUNSINGWEAR COVER YOU WITH Underwear Munsingwear ts now obtainable in hosiery as well as in union suits UNSING 39 SATISFACTION Hosiery ear The hosiery line comprises an exceptionally large assortment of numbers tn the wanted colors and materials in styles for men, women, children, infants, and ts already recognized by the trade as one of the great hosiery lines of the country Thousands of Munsinqwear dealers have already put Munsinguear hosier in stock and are selling the hosiery with the same confidence they have always had in selling Mansingwear union suits When buying your Munsingwear union suits, ask your dealer to show uw samples of Munsingwear hosiery You will find the same fine quality and workmanship in the hosiery that for so many years bave characterised all under garments bearing the Munsingwear trade mark symbol Munsingwear Quality Assures Comfort and Service THE MUNSINGWEAR CORPORATION MINNEAPOUS, MINNESOTA Excuse Me. in a sleeping-car. The Golden Bed. Cecil B. De Mille’s latest. A Thief in Paradise. First Na- tional—A_ great deal of talk about nothing much, The Great Divide. Metro-Goldwyn —Just_picture yourself alone in a cabin with Conway Tearle. The Iron Horse. [’0x—An epic of the transcontinental railroads in the pre- R. B.S. Metro-Goldwyn—Fun Paramount— Harriman era. EXT WEEK—T! ber, with the winning answer to Contest Question Number 7: “Why do we pay an Income Tax”? Premonition “Dear little shrimp,” I asked of him, “Why is your check so pallid?” “Ah me,” he sighed, “I fear that I Am doomed to be a salad.” The Merry Village Crime “Patrosize your home town min- ister” is the slogan of Colusa, Cal. in an effort to keep the local clergyman busy and the young couples at home. New York and Chicago are advocat- ing for other small communities such slogans as “Rob local bank,” “Hold up your neighbor,” and “Your home-town jail was good enough for your father, why not for you?” your comicbooks.com