Life — May 7, 1925 — page 41: what you’re looking at

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Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 25) visible save bran muffins, whereupon the 1f-Johnny-Is-Hungry-He-Will-Eat- Bread-and-Butter legend died an in- 1 death for me. So back to bed, pillowing myself to read in W. L. George's “The Story of Weman,” but I did learn no news from it save that woman has always had a fondness for racy stories, Which might be questioned lecause of her constantly asserted in- to remember them for repetition. the boardwalk again, Sam and Mary and Hy Binder somewhat con- cerned over my addressing the freaks the exhibit and trying to persuade the cracker-jack man t» sell me some syruped popcorn, so I reminded them that were we in Rome or Mayfair my behaviour would cause them no em- harrassment, whereas theirs in Atlantic City was detracting considerably from ny pleasure, After which Sam and Fdgar so unbent that it was almost im- possible to get them out of the rolling arrel. id things, in especial how they get those full-rigged minia- ture ships inside of bottles, and then p and off secretly to a soothsayer, who aged great good fortune for me, of which, zany that I am, I believed every word. Promenading in haste to keep our appointment at the Traymore, I did grow so overheated that I sank to a divan in exhausted wrath upon finding the others not yet come, and with an itense desire to remove my hat, which was pressing my forehead and steaming the wave out of my hair. And it did come over me for the first time in my life that Queen Mary probably rows what she is about when she perches her millinery atop her coiffure. Baird Leonard. May VAY. ite, pondering many 2; Lirt’s Little Sermons Bron the bootlegger ! He filleth the cups of the unlawful with wine and the hospitals with the halt and the blind. He rendeth the hearts of the law-abiding and maketh merry the sinful. He inereaseth the labors of the doctors twenty-fold but decreaseth the purses of the people by twice twenty-fold. He toileth not, neither doth he spin, yet Solomon in all his glory was not rrayed as one of these. He violateth the laws of the fathers and laugheth to scorn their edicts, He is indeed a wicked and slothful man but he hath inherited the earth. For we voted it to him, SL. Motonist (to farmer): Did a truck Pass here about an hour ago? Farser: Scotch or rye? The Chance? EFORE investing your surplus funds take the precaution against loss by seeking the expert and conservative advice of your local or investment banker, who will gladly serve you. Eliminate the Risk In Investments For, after all, good investment opportuni- ties predominate. Caution, Care, Investi- gation will reveal safe and profitable channels for your surplus funds. ‘The Financial Article that appears in the May issue of Harper's Magazine will help solve your in- vestment problems. Form the habit of reading the financial article in every issue. You will find them profitable. All advertisements care- fully censored. HARPER'S MAGAZINE 49 East 33rd Street, New York, N. Y. Teo know real garter comfort you must wear Bostons. When you ask for Bostons therefore, insist on getting them.The All-Rubber Oblong Button, the pad without a pucker, the fine quality of web and workmanship and the attractive colors are the superior features which make Boston Garters popular the world over. For Sports Wear-Knicker Bostons They keep sport stockings secure and free from slovenly wrinkles. Made in heathers, plain and variegated colors in approp: sizes for men, women, boys and girls. GEORGE FROST COMPANY, BOSTON comicbooks.com