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Life — November 26, 1925 — page 42: Life, 1925-11-26

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This page is primarily **advertisements and light humor pieces**, not political cartoons. The main content includes: **Advertisements**: Burberrys overcoats (positioned as the gentleman's standard), Fox-terrier puppies, and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters (a patent medicine). **Humor pieces** satirizing contemporary domestic life: - "The House Divided" mocks marital conflict over bedcovers—a relatable complaint where each spouse blames the other for hogging blankets during winter. - "Opinions" presents conflicting viewpoints on an unstated disagreement, suggesting both parties might be wrong. - A brief joke about June brides returning home suggests newlyweds' marriages are already failing. **Social commentary** on Florida's real-estate boom: The "Visualizing Florida" essay sarcastically critiques salesmen who use persuasive language ("visualization") to sell swampland as luxury resort property—exposing the marketing manipulation behind Florida's speculative bubble. Minor content includes a sentimental dog portrait and a quip about newspapers preferring scandal over adventure stories.

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VERCOATS de- signed and tailored in London, England, by Burberrys invariably set the standard throughout the world for the correct attire of a gentleman. Their extreme light weight and great warmth set a further standard of comfort which none can approach. Dealers in every important city in'the United States and Canada. For the name of your local dealer write to BURBERRYS, LTD. 14 East 38th Se. New York City For CuristTMas—agood FOX-TERRIER Wonderful watch-dogs and als. We bave smooth ov wires aired puppies and grown = dogsforsale. W ritethefamous Pride's Hill Kennels, Pride's Crossing, Mass. HOSTETTER’S CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTERS It tends to promote good health, strengthen organs and to bk ‘the stomach Ifodi condifion, "At All Dragpwete, THE HOSTETTER CO.. PITTSBURGH, PA. J obuildyouup The House Divided He Says Anp on a cold night like that she pulls all the covers up over herself, leaving me to freeze to death. She Says And with the thermometer below zero, I wake up shivering in the middle of the night and every last stitch of cover on him. If I catch pneumonia, there's him to thank. Dz B. Opinions With eager heat from morn to night We argue loud and long. O friend, we cannot both be right— But we may both be wrong. A. L. S. “Lots of empty flats now.” “Yes, the June brides are going home for the winter.” Visualizing Florida ‘ou must visualize to appreciate Flor- ida,” is the stock expression heard on all sides in the “Boom State.” Visualizing and seeing are, of course, two quite different operations. “see” a dismal swamp; you “visualize” a beautiful three-million-dollar hotel, situated appropriately on the far side of a tropical lake in the center of a row of Royal Palms; a warm, soft evening, gay lights from the hotel re flected on the lake's mirrory surface; boats gliding silently by in the canals that lead to and from the lake; a { melody drifting over the peaceful scene —“Music supplied by a Paul Whiteman New York Orchestra.” If it is difficult for you to visualize successfully an eager salesman will be on the job to assist you. As a result of the gentle art of vis- ualization—is there such a word?. purchase half the swamp as an inv ment. It isn’t such a far cry from visualiz- ing to mesmerizing. The former ought to be a reflexive verb; the latter re- quires an object. You're it in either case. H.F.P. Portrait of a Dog Two deep brown eyes softly glowing with adoration or brimming with cager- ness; a cold, wet nose thrust into my palm or against my knee; hindquarters a-wriggle because the tight little screw tail is set too close to his body to be wagged; two pointed ears smartly erect or drooped over and faintly twitching—these are Skeets. A rum bling protest over any interference with his meals; a coaxing paw drawn gently across my foot; a half-whine, half-sigh to beg my attention; the click, click of nails on the bare floor; the grunts which bespeak the sensuous satisfaction of rolling on a deep-napped rug; a recklessness one day which makes me gasp and an extreme of caution the next day which exasperates me—these are Skeets. A super-dog who has spoiled his family and whose family has spoiled him; whose twelve years rest lightly on his head, but whose de- parture is dreadful to contemplate— this, this is Skeets. G.V.S. Macazines may favor Wild West stories, but the Wild East stories make the front pages of the newspapers. BOW LEGS? Mates Trower Fg Sth IfLege Rend comicbooks.com