Life, 1925-05-14 · page 37 of 40
Life — May 14, 1925 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical commentary mixed with period advertisements (circa 1920s). **The Rover Boys parody** (top left) mocks the popular children's adventure series by absurdly escalating its melodrama—a shark, a submarine, President Coolidge's photograph lowered ceremonially, and a ship's band playing "Stars and Stripes March." The joke targets both the series' predictable heroics and Americans' patriotic excess of the era. **"My Husband Says"** is a domestic humor column poking fun at women's lingerie maintenance and the performative effort required to appear "vivacious"—satirizing gender expectations that women must maintain perfect appearance despite men's effortless dressing. **The Paris quote** at bottom left offers French commentary on representing love, sarcastically suggesting a revolver instead of Cupid's arrow—likely social commentary on American violence or courtship customs. The page is otherwise dominated by **advertisements** (Blue-jay corn remedy, fishermen's bait, Mentholatum aftershave) typical of the era's commercial magazine content.
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The Rover and Over Boys (Continued from page 13) ke spoke the boat sighed and went down for the third time. “Hooray for the Rover Boys!” At this fateful moment what should come steaming down the last paragraph but the faithful battleship Oregon, with all the sailors waving their white hats in the air and cheering lustily, And astraddle the prow who should sit but Dora Stanhope and Dick Rover! “It wasn't a shark that swallowed me at all,” said Dick proudly. “It was a United States Submarine.” And then while a ship’s band struck up the strains of the “Stars and Stripes March,” a large photograph of President Coolidge was lowered impressively and three guns spoke in silent salute. “What did we hit?” asked Sam. “We struck a floating bottle,” re- plied Tom, holding up the object, which contained the next volume of the Rover Boys’ Series for Young Ameri- cans. “In that volume,” he continued, “we shall meet all our old friends again, and in addition we shall learn how Dora Stanhope fell into the hands of canni- bals, and what befell our young ad- venturers in the ‘Wonder City of Dia- monds,’ to be entitled: ‘The Rover Boys in a Telephone Booth; or, How Tom Grew a Long, White Beard.’” And here let us say Good-by, Goop-sy, My Husband Says Tuar it is very unfortunate that I should suddenly discover my lingerie is all worn out and have to make a special trip to town to buy more. But every twoman knows that a dark day dawns occasionally when her things come home from the laundry and even the little holes where she used to run the ribbons are gone. Mrs. Smith says men dress with so little effort and there isn’t a morning of her life that she THE STYLE OF THE DAY “HOW SILLY TO KEPRESENT LOVE WITH A BOW AND ARROW. WHAT HE OUGHT TO HAVE IS A REVOLVER.” —Le Journal Amusant (Paris), A corn isn’t just a pain—it's a drain, A tax on the whole nervous system. A blight, not alone on the toe, but on the spirits and the dis- position. . . . Doctors know thata corncan darkenaman’swholeview- point on life. Headache, fatigue, ir- ritability and indigestion are often reflexes of a throbbing com... “Pain-messages” shoot to every nerve center, when a corn starts Blue-jay entiE QUICK AND GENTLE WAY TO END A CORN | Life will taste sweeter rf va When that _ | Corn is gone broadcasting. .. If you would know blissful relief, apply |Blue-jay to that burning corn. In ten seconds, the world will seem a better place to live in... . Atiny cushion—cool as velvet — fits over the corn and stops the pain at once. You wear it two days in solid comfort. When | you take it off, thecorn comes with it—gently removed by the little brown disc of magic medication. doesn't have to sit up in bed and sew up something before she can dress. She says the reason some women appear vivacious at times is that they are keyed up with fear and excitement over the horrible possibility of some- thing's becoming detached and you never saw a woman of phlegmatic tempera- ment whose every string and button wasn't lashed on with iron firmness. L. B.S. The Louvain Library Fund Wit full appreciation of the kind- ness of many friends who have con- tributed, Lire continues his appeal for the Louvain Library, the restoration of which was promised to the Belgian people. Money is urgently needed to continue work already under way. It was America’s promise. And, it is America’s honor that requires its fulfillment! Won't you help? Lire has collected $724 already. Can't we make it $1,000? Previously acknowledged Robt. H. Elliott, Lowell, M Fairy Story “It’s true that I've been here seven hours,” said the plumber, “but I only worked thirty-five minutes of the time, and that's all I can possibly charge for.” Prue: Do you think this dress is cut too low? Sve: How much was it? fishermen } Fishing facts and hints. fe Tells how to compete in our annual $2,000 Fish- book Photo contest. A postal gets it FREE! )UTH BEND BAIT company e 12581 St High Sareet South Bend,Ind. @ relieved by massagin; ‘Mentholatum Write for free sample Mentholatum Co., Buffalo, N.Y. Wichita, Kans. comicbooks.com