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This page is primarily **advertising mixed with light humor**—not political satire. The content reflects 1920s social attitudes: **The humor pieces** ("Little Stories of Success") are gentle morality tales about getting ahead through tact and obedience. In "Tact Wins," a wife wanting a modern bob haircut gets her way through persistence despite her husband's objection—the "joke" being she manipulates him. "Make Good" shows a stenographer catching a bachelor's attention by complaining about work, implying women's role is domestic. These reflect period gender dynamics where women's ambitions were treated as comic. **"I See by the Papers"** mocks clichéd business-speak—salesmen's predictable phrases about car-driving and letter openings. It's gentle satire of corporate conformity. **The advertisements** (Ingram's Shaving Cream, Seoxyl for nausea, Horlick's Malted Milk, Menthol atum) represent typical early-20th-century patent medicine marketing, claiming scientific backing while making vague health promises.

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Tough Beards or Tender Skins ‘OU will find relief and comfort in a jar of In- gram’s Therapeutic Shaving Cream. It rapidly softens the toughest beard and pre- vents shaving irritation. Its exclusive properties soothe and cool the skin and heal troublesome little cuts. It leaves your skin soft, cool, invigorated and refreshed. Thousands of men have told us that it makes baying a pleasure—no longer a jo! to be dreaded. If your drugsist_ cannot supply you, send $0c. for the blue jar that contains six months of shav- ing comfort. Or send 2c. stamp for sample. Frederick F, Ingram Co. Established 1885 1538 Tenth St. Detroit, Mich. Also Windsor, Canada Made particularly Sor tender skins Ingram Therapeutic Shaving Cream. Playing Safe “Tueirs is a platonic friendship.” “Goodness! Are they watched that closely Tue week's award for keeping rivals at a distance goes to the Los Angeles astronomer who announces that the climate of the moon is similar to that of southern California PREVENT ° A real scientific discovery made by a prominent practicing physician, Not a patent medicine. Formula printed on the package. Safe—Sure—Harmless! SEOXYL _ positively prevents and checks seasickness, train sickness, au- tomobile and air nausea. If your druggist can't supply you, send $1.00 for package containing enough OXYL tablets for 10-day trip. If they. ‘ont do th work, notte 8 us and we will REF YOUR MONEY SEOXYL “SALES co., Ltd. Dept. M, 11 Broadway New York City LIFE Little Stories of Success Tact Wins Ir seems that Mrs. Hoosis, a house- wife. was determined to be “modern” and “up-to-date.” Her husband, Mr. Hoosis, was determined that she should 1 just a “regular” housewife. Dear,” said Mrs. Hoosis one day, addressing her husband, “would you mind very much if I had my hair bobbed “You are damn right I would,” re- plied Mr. Hoosis, with feeling. P. S. She got the bob. eee Make Good Miss Evinrude Rush, a “pretty” stenographer, was taking dictation from her “boss,” a promising young business man who was a bachelor. “My, my.” said she, during a lull in the morning's “work,” “it certainly is hard on a girl to have to work for her living. Sometimes, when I go home at night, I am so tired [ can hardly drag myself to the movies.” said her “ ” laughingly, “you ought to get married.” P. S. She got the boob, eee Did Not Watch Clock Emil Schmooz was just a_ baker's assistant in a bakery. One day he was helping the baker bake a batch of bread. “Keep your eye on that bread,” said the baker in dialect. “It should stay in the oven exactly twenty minutes. “All right,” said Emil, nodding. In half an hour, the baker returned, ke up Emil and took the bread out It was badly burned. Why did you not take out the bread in twenty minutes?" inquired the an- noyed haker. “I did not watch the clock,” said Emil baer P. S. He got the air. . PL I See by the Papers Tuat there is a bond salesman in Chicago who has never referred to a bargain as a “good buy.” That there is an owner of a medium- priced car in lowa who has never vouchsafed the priceless information, “In driving a car, YOU know what YOU are going to do but you never know what the OTHER FELLOW is going to do. You've got to think for yourself and the other fellow.” That there is a sales manager in Saginaw, Michigan, who does not be- gin his business letters with “Jn re so-and-so.” That there was a_ schoolteacher spending her vacation in Maine this summer who did not pretend that she was a milliner, a stenographer or a private secretary That a speaker who addressed an BUSH TERHINAL PRINTING CORPORATION, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK of the oven. Are you ready to enjoy social duties, sports or recreations ? If not, try Hostetrer’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters, for over seventy years noted as a wholesome tonic, appetizer and corrective, At All Druggists HOSTETTER’S CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTERS Indiana Rotary club was not intro duced as “A man of vision whose message I am sure you will all want t¢ hear.” (He had to introduce himself.) That they have caught a murderer out in Wyoming who insists that he is sane. (His lawyers are using this as proof that he is crazy.) J. EW H., Ir. Meaty Pecans From New Orleans to You ‘These delicious nuta average $0 to 85 to the pound Delivered prepaid C. 0. D. of on resi of money ror personal check. 1 Ib, $1.25; 51bs. $5.35; 10 iba $10.25; 25 Ibe $2500," All erders wll be shipped e000 as postiblefrom new Fall crop. Address Dept. AS, oe : ask torHorlick’s The ORIGINAL S _Malted Milk For INFANTS, Children, Invalids, Nursing Mothers, etc. Avoid Imitations soothed and cooled healing, antiseptic ‘Mentholatum Write for free sample .Y.,Wichita,Kans. comicbooks.com