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Life — October 22, 1925 — page 34: Life, 1925-10-22

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This is primarily a **book review section and advertisements** from Life magazine, not a political cartoon. The page features: **Left side:** An advertisement for the Twinplex razor stropper, showing a man named "Byrd" discovering that stropping new razor blades before use produces better shaves. The "joke" is a consumer testimonial—Byrd is so impressed he refuses to sell his Twinplex for $100 and claims to use the same blade for a month. **Center/Right:** A "New Books" section reviewing contemporary literature (1920s era), including works by A.A. Milne, Hilaire Belloc, and D.W. Griffith's wife about early cinema. **Right side:** Advertisements for Ingram's Therapeutic Shaving Cream and Liquid Arvon hair product, both addressing common grooming problems. This is **commercial content masquerading as editorial**—typical of Life's era when advertising and articles blended together. There is no political satire here.

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Byrd Found a Way to Make New Blades Shave Better! “What's the idea! stropping a new blade?” asked Byrd as he saw me take out a new blade and put it into my trusty Twinplex. “Foolish question number one,” I answered. “It's plain you don’t know how much bettera new blade shaves if it is stropped before be ing used. Here, try this.” You should have seen Byrd's smile as the Twinplexed edg: of that blade went caress ingly over his face, leaving a velvety smooth- ness that was new to Of course Byrd got a Twinplex forthwith and now he wouldn't sell it for $100.00 if he couldn't get another one. He has thanked me a dozen times for putting him wise. Only yesterday he sis used the same blade now for a month. a marvel the t little Twinplex saves time and money and, Oh boy! what shaves I do get Don’t wait for some one to hand you a new blade stropped on Twinplex—let uspdo it Send for this unique Home for Old Blades cars Twinplex Seroppers have heen sold on ing stores alll over the work!, Ask your TWINPLEX SALES CO. 1720 Locust St., St. Louis New York Montreal London Chicage tropper FOR SMOOTHER SHAVES + LIFE Among the New Books New York in Seven Days. By Helena Smith Dayton and Louise Bas- com Barratt (McBride). Read this, weep, then go and do thou likewise. Runaway. By Floyd Dell (Doran). The adventures 6f a vagabond father and a reckless daughter. To be re- viewed later, Uncommon Americans. By Don C. Seitz (Bobbs-Merrill). Pencil por- traits of twenty-two persons who made their mark in spite of breaking the rules. Both One. By Sidney Herschel Small (Bobbs-Merrill). A triumph of true love over prejudices of race and creed. Once a Week. By A. A. Milne (Dutton), Characteristic papers re- printed from Punch. Mr. Petre. By Hilaire Belloc (Me- Bride). An English gentleman has a lapse of memory, and some astonishing things happen in consequence. The illustrations are by G._K. Chesterton. The Depths of Prosperity. By Phyllis Bottome and Dorothy Thomp- son (Doran). Greek’s meeting with Greek apparently has nothing on a mother who becomes jealous of her own daughter. When the Movies Were Young. By Mrs. D. W, Griffith (Dutton). The wife of one of the best-known direct- ors recalls the days when the motion picture industry was even more in its infancy—d. when Mary Pickford’s salary was thirty dollars a week. Cold Harbour. By Francis Brett Young (Knopf). Something different in mystery stuff. When I Grew Up to Middle Age. By Struthers Burt (Scribner). Re- flective verse, with a profound introduc- tion on the art of poctry. Cartoons from Lirr. By Ellison Hoover. With a foreword by Robert Benchley (Simon & Schuster), That's all_you need to know. Possession. By Louis Bromfield (Stokes). One of our most promising American novelists reveals his second panel. To be reviewed later. And They Lived Happily Ever After. By Meredith Nicholson (Scrib- ner). A story which begins, rather than ends, at the altar. PLA. L. By Felix Riesenberg (Me- Bride). The jacket calls this the American “Tono-Bungay.” To be re- viewed later, A Bush That Burned. By Mar- jorie Barkley McClure (Minton, Balch). Another American tale about “nice” people by the author of “High Fires.” Life Begins Tomorrow. By Guido Da Verona (Dutton). The eternal tri- angle, in translation, against the Italian scene, Jungle Peace. By William Beche. With a foreword by Theodore Roose- velt (Boni & Liveright). The Modern Library makes this notable addition. Settlers of the Wilderness. By Aline Havard (Scribner). For the open-air school of readers. The Black Magician. By R. T. M. Scott (Dutton), Another adventure of Secret Service Smith. Our Naval Heritage. By Fitzhugh Greene (Century). Interesting infor- mation about our Navy and our Mer- chant Marine. The Woman Thou Art. By Grant Sinclair (Macaulay). A month or two ago we had “The Woman I Am,” by Amber Lee (Seltzer). Next! shaving, leaves your skin inflamed NGRAM'S Therapeutic Shaving Cream is made particularly for you. It is more than a rapid beard softener—it prevents all after-shaving irritation and heals troublesome little cuts. It leaves your skin smooth, cool, invigor- ated and refreshed. Thousands of men have told us that it makes shaving a pleasure— no longer a job to be dreaded. If your druggist cannot supply you, send $0c. for the blue jar that contains six months of shaving comfort. Or send two cent stamp for sample. Frederick F. Ingram Co. Established 1885 1838 Tenth St., Detroit, Mich Also Windsor, Canada Made particularly for tender skins Ingram’ Therapeutic | Shaving Crear | A Sure Way to End Dandruff There is one suro way that never fail» to remove dandruff completely, and that | is to dissolve it. Then you destroy it entirely. To do this, just apply a litt Liquid Arvon at night before retiring; enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the finger tips. By morning, most, if not all, of your dandruff will be gone, and two or three mote applications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it, no matter how much dandrufi you may have. You will find, too, that all itching of the | scalp will atop instantly and your hair will be lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and | feel a Bundred times better. You can get quid Arvon at drug store, and a four ounce bottle is all you will need. This simple remedy has never been known LIQUID ARVON ls LIQUID ARVON comicbooks.com