Life, 1925-04-02 · page 42 of 44
Life — April 2, 1925 — page 42: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and humor columns** from Life magazine (likely early 20th century). The main cartoon shows a fruit vendor abandoning his produce stand to sell "second-hand dictionaries" instead—a satirical jab at entrepreneurial opportunism. The joke: even a fruit seller sees more profit in hawking used books than actual food. The "Skeptics' Society Notes" is humorous religious satire: the society plans to investigate whether Heaven really delivers on its promises (more joy from one repentant sinner than ninety-nine righteous men). The satire mocks both skepticism and organized religion's convenient doctrines. "A Youth to His Lady Fair" is a flippant drinking joke suggesting a suitor should only romance a woman with his eyes—otherwise she should pay for her own alcohol. This reflects casual 1920s attitudes toward courtship and gender. The rest of the page consists of product advertisements (Liquid Arvon dandruff cure, Dictograph hearing device, Bayer Aspirin, etc.) typical of magazine content from this era.
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40 8 ia A Sure Way to End Dandruff There is one sure way that never fails to remove dandruff completely, and that is to dissolve it. Then you destroy it entirely. To do this, just apply a little Liquid Arvon at night before retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub n gently with the finger ti By morning, most if not all. of your dandruff will be gone, and two or three more applications will completely dis- solve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it, no matter how much dandruff you may hav You will find, too, that all itching of the scalp will stop instantly, and your hair will be lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. ‘You can get Liquid Arvon at any drug store and a four ounce bottle is all you will peed, This . simple remedy bas never been koown to fail. THE. FRUIT VENDER DECIDES ITS MORE PROFITABLE TO PUT IN A LINE OF wo Li UID ARVON .. SFCOND-HAND DICTION ARIES a 0g SS —$—$ $$$ $n Skeptics’ Society Notes to Heaven. Those who are Hell-bent Ove. of the first things the Skeptics’ have set themselves an equally attractive Deaf Can Hear Society intends to do when the mem- task. Upon their arrival they will bers get to Heaven is to find out if undertake an exhaustive survey of the Sa 1S Science there really is more joy up there over strect-paving contracts to determine y the one sinner who repents than over whether anything besides good inten- the nincty-and-nine just men who need tions has been surreptitiously used. The New Invention Aids Thousands ‘ die ices "dat ae aiid ie no repentance. Society promises that any fraud de- Here's good news for all who suffer] Of course, the test may prove incon | tected will be ruthlessly exposed. irom deafness. The Dictograph Products| ¢Clusive. The Society is by no means EW. Corporation announces! the perlectia of a] convinced that the world, if called on oa remarkable device which has enabled thou- inety-nine just met sands of deaf persons to hear as well as now for ninety-nine just men who need A Youth to His Lady Fair ever. The makers of this wonderful de-} "© Fepentance, would be able to supply cf 4 vice say it is too much to expect you to be-| the number needed to fill its quota. Drink to me only with thine eyes, lieve this so they are going to give you a Nor do all the members expect to go Or else pay for your own liquor. chance to try it at home. They offer to : send it by prepaid parcel post_on_a ten-day free trial. They do not send it C. O. D— they require no deposit—there is no obli- gatioi. They send it entirely at their own expense and risk. They are making this extraordinary offer well knowing that the magic of this little instru- ment will so amaze and delight the user that the chances of its being returned are. very_ slight Thousands have already accepted this offer and report most gratifying results, There's no longer any need that you should endure the mental and physical strain which comes {rom a constant effort to bear, Now you can Je with your friends without that feeling of tiveness from which all deaf persons suffer. you can take your place in the social and business world to which your talents entitle you and from which your Affliction has, in a measure, excluded you. Just send your name and address to The Dictograph Products Corporation, Dept. 1300, 220 West 42nd Street, New York, for descriptive literature and request blank. “oTURIN eLYES SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSIST! Sun Wind ‘Bust Cinders and afer Golf, Motoring easy Outdoor Sport Unless you see the “Bayer Cross” on tablets you are _ not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for Colds Headache Neuralgia | Lumbago Pain Toothache —_Neuritis Rheumatism A . ae Accept only “Bayer” package Leather Cr atin contains proven directions. Enitbel act ox Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets bottle “at “deal: Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Sallcylicacié (GUSH TERMINAL PRINTING CORPORATION, BROOKLYN. NEW YORK comicbooks.com