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This page from *Life* magazine (circa 1920s) combines satirical short humor pieces with advertisements. **Main Content:** The "Aut Scissors/Aut Nullus" section features brief jokes and anecdotes on topical subjects: - **Arlen in America**: References Michael Arlen, a visiting British-Armenian author of the 1920s who attracted celebrity attention. The joke involves novelist Edna Ferber's witty insult about his appearance ("you look almost like a woman"). - **Overheard jokes**: Quick satirical quips from various international newspapers mocking bankruptcy, financial incompetence, and American materialism (the "nickel ain't no good" closing joke). - **The Specialist/Inadvertent Philanthropist**: Gentle humor about a dermatologist's practical career choice and a physician's accidental charity work. **The Advertising Section** features Raymond-Whitcomb luxury cruise packages—expensive tourist experiences to Mediterranean, Arctic, and world destinations—reflecting the wealthy readership *Life* targeted. The *Wetzel* tailoring advertisement emphasizes refinement and proper grooming for gentlemen.

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Arlen in America No recent visitor in New York has at- tracted as much attention as Michael Arlen. Among the celebrities he met was Miss Edna Ferber, the novelist. Be- cause he was wearing a carnation, Miss Time and Plays Ferber—who likes to “take down” visit- playesare eee good or bad. it he ing celebrities—remarked to him: “You are good, they may last anywhere from lock almoat Iikera:woman. ; a few months to three years in New ~2o do you,” came back the-author:of York. If they're bad, they last any q - hete Charming: People. where for three years, ; é ew Hork' Buening World. —C. CN. ¥. Mercury. The Specialist The Inadvertent Philanthropist A doctor who had taken up as his A young Kansas City physician was . specialty the treatment of skin diseases asked by his hostess one night recently was asked by a friend how he happened why he did so very much charity work. ¢ H to select that branch of medicine, “Well, madam,” replied the doctor, “There were three perfectly good don't mean to."—Kansas City Star. reasons,” replied the physician, “My . patients never get me out of bed at night; they never die, and they never get Overheard well."—Medical R » of Revie “He's an absolute idiot. He's gone y into bankruptcy three times—and he hasn't made a cent.” —Le Ruy Blas (Paris). Wire (in the garden): Oh, do come “S30 YOU WOULDN’T PUT A PENNY IN and lock at this sweet rose-tree! It's ent \ BANK, EM? LOST MONEY IN ONE, I its first bud.—Punch. sur “Moriter, have you got any Stacomb?” “NO—BUT 1 WAS PRESIDENT OF ONE.” No, we're going to have turkey to —Klods-Hans (Copenhagen). Americanisu—"Aw, gee, Papa; night."—Harvard Lampoon. nickel ain't no good.”—Baltimore S hed every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, ada and British Possessions, Title registered in U. S. e. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreij countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back numbers cannot be supplied. eddresse The text and illust sin Live ere copyrighted. For Reprint Rights — "ow-retw in Great Britain apply to Live, Rolls House, ing Buildings, Fetter i Lane, L E, C., England. RAYMOND-WHITCOMB SUMMER CRUISES 1) if ra a aetze | 2un. orty-Fourth Stree MEDITERRANEAN (June 27) | fants ee Completest Mediterranean route ever devised ~ —30 cities—13 countries—Rome, Venice, Gra- nada, Athens,Cairo, &c. 20,000-ton“Oronsay” —All rooms outside. 53 days to Cherbourg. $675 &up. MIDNIGHT SUN UJune 30) 37 days from New York—Iceland, Norway’s Fjords, Sweden, Denmark, France. 20,000-ton “Franconia” (Cunard). $725 & up. ROUND the WORLD (Oct. 10) Most comprehensive world-cruise — Japan, China, Java, India, Egypt, also Australia, &c. —never cruised to before. Brand-new 20,000- ton Cunarder “Carinthia”. $2,000 & up. Yaa i rr W. EL are tai- lors for men de- siring to be groomed correctly in every de- tail—it has ever been their privilege to serve a distinguished clientele. PE YA —n Booklets, ship-plans, &c. from Raymond & Whitcomb Co. Exec. Offices: Park & Beacon Sts., Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles tae NK SS Comrment, oy Wert comicbooks.com