Life, 1925-11-19 · page 32 of 40
Life — November 19, 1925 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, dominated by a Pepsodent toothpaste ad featuring a man's face promoting "Off-Color" Teeth restoration. The ad appeals to consumers worried about tooth discoloration caused by germs and tartar. Below this are three brief **satirical anecdotes** under "Our Contemporaries" (reprints from other publications): 1. **"Old Story, New Twist"**: A Jewish patient's trick—pretending to be a repeat customer to get reduced medical fees—backfires when the doctor (also Jewish) doesn't recognize him and charges full price anyway. 2. **"Traveling for Pleasure"**: A German couple visits Norway; the husband inscribes "Sat here with wife"; weeks later, another visitor writes on a nearby rock "Sat here without. Finer!"—a crude marital infidelity joke. 3. **"The Charter of Liberty"**: A labor/political meeting votes on preventing citizen deportation; when asked if anyone dissents, one voice says yes, and the group votes to expel the dissenter—satirizing mob rule and hypocrisy. The humor relies on ethnic stereotypes and wordplay typical of 1920s satire.
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