Life, 1925-08-13 · page 29 of 36
Life — August 13, 1925 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising-driven**, featuring a full-page Remington Portable typewriter advertisement alongside a film review section titled "The Silent Drama: Recent Developments." **The Film Reviews** are brief, dismissive critiques of silent films from approximately 1924-1925, mentioning actors like Douglas Fairbanks, Bebe Daniels, and Mary Alden. The reviewer (R.E.S.) is notably unimpressed, using cutting remarks like "Awful" and "Nothing to get excited about." **The Advertisement** dominates the right side, promoting Remington's new portable typewriter with a 4-row standard keyboard. It emphasizes portability, compactness, and durability—marketing it as the leading personal writing machine "throughout the civilized world." **The Humor Section** includes a letter-to-the-editor parody ("A Go-Getter to His Love") written in business jargon, where someone uses corporate language to propose marriage—a satire on how commercialism invades personal life. The page reflects 1920s concerns: silent cinema as entertainment, typewriters as essential modern technology, and the comedy of applying business methodology to romance.
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(/THE SILENT DRAMA ) (4) Recent Developments (44 4 OE sat me ay Pretty Ladies. Too much of every- thing except plot—and none of that. Kivalina of the Icelands. Inter- esting pictures of Eskimos, but not an- other “Nanook.” . Lost—A Wife. One of William de Mille’s deftest_ productions. . The Lady Who Lied. Lewis Stone and others in a terribly silly story of the burning. sands. The Mad Whirl. I've scen several good pictures in my time and this is not one of them, Marry Me. A James Cruze produc- tion with some nice touches, but no par- ticular point. . Don Q. Douglas Fairbanks again justifies his amazing reputation. — Grounds for Divorce. Nothing to get_ excited about. Smooth as Satin. One of those sk melodramas in which the de- ‘¢ turns sweet; and exceptionally entertaining at that. The Manicure Girl. Bebe Danicls as_a misunderstood working girl. Paths to Paradise. A riotous farce in which Raymond Griffith runs wild. Night Life in New York. Just about what you'd expect from the title. Siege. The war of the generations in a New England factory town—ex- tre y well done, particularly by Mary Alden, How Baxter Butted In. A mass of conflicting clements—comedy, senti- ment and wild hokum, ranging all the way from good to terrible. The White Monkey. Awful. Are Parents People? A nagging wife, an unsympathetic husband and a neglected daughter, with resultant do- mestic difficulties—well played, well di- rected and all very nice throughout. T'll Show You the Town. Reginald Denny in an uneven farce. Grass. An_ educational picture— educational in the sense that it demon- ates the true power of the motion picture. R.E. S. A Go-Getter to His Love Dear Mapam: Herewith kindly find A survey of a troubled mind. Your close attention is invited To tell me if, all unrequited, My love for you—ah, do not smile— Is put in your inactive file. It seems the part of business sense That we should have a conference, In which we'd thoroughly thresh out This proposition, now in doubt; Go over details, con and pro, So each and every one may know Just how you feel about this scheme (“In re, Our Partnership,” my theme). I'm sure you see whereat I'm heading : A Bigger, Better, Grander Wedding! dict. ACMA, Two Great Numbers The Feminine Number (August 27) and the Fourth Burlesque Number (September 10) will be two important events in Lire’s history. Don’t miss them. Lightest—Most Compact— Most Complete Portable With 4-row Standard Keyboard UR years ago Remington announced the portable typewriter with a 4-row standard keyboard—the keyboard universally adopted by business as the best. In this comparatively short time the Remington Portable has become the leading personal writing machine throughout the civilized world. The New Remington Portable is fundamentally the same tried and true typewriter, with several improvements that make it un- equaled in general efficiency. It is the lightest and most portable Portable with 4-row standard keyboard; it is the most compact Portable; it has the longest writing line of any Portable; it accommodates full width paper and long envelopes; it has the finest touch and action; it does beautiful work; its durability has been proved; and al/ the writing is always visible. The New: Remington Portable is sold by Remington offices and dealers everywhere. It is backed by a service that is universal. Be sure to examine the New Remington Portable, or write for our booklet “For You—For Everybody.” Address Department 149. REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY 374 Broadway, New York — Branches Everywhere Remington Typewriter Co. of Canada, Limited, 68 King Street West, Toronto We believe we make the best typewriter ribbon in the world—and its name is PARAGON Remington Portable THE RECOGNIZED LEADER—IN SALES AND POPULARITY comicbooks.com