Life, 1926-02-11 · page 32 of 40
Life — February 11, 1926 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and humor content** rather than political satire. The main elements are: **FADA Radio Advertisement** (left): A straightforward product pitch emphasizing the radio's clear reception and reliability—"true-toned, human-voiced and clear." The language reflects 1920s-era sales rhetoric about new consumer technology. **"The Immovable East"** (center): A satirical piece mocking bureaucratic inefficiency. An Oriental town official dismisses government health inquiries with fatalistic religious answers ("it is the will of Allah"), refusing to provide practical statistics. This reflects Western stereotypes about Eastern "backwardness" versus modern scientific administration—a common trope of the era. **"Semi-Detached" and other brief jokes** (right): Humorous anecdotes from international publications, mostly wordplay and observational humor about everyday life. **Forhan's Toothpaste and other ads** (right side): Period patent medicine and consumer product advertisements with health claims. The page reflects 1920s-30s advertising culture mixed with light humor—no significant political cartooning or commentary.
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30 * LIFE Van Dax Radto FADA RADIO is true-toned, human-voiced and ¢lear. Ic fe doesn't stutter, it can't cough, it cr speaks through its nose! It slides in and out of stations, near or far, as smoothly and as easily as a boy slides down a greased plank. Prove this by actual trial in your home free from obligation to buy—operate it yourself. Ask the dealer, member, what you hear during the demonstration is what you'll hear as long as you own FADA RADIO, for it's your dealer's business to service your set just as your motor-car is serviced. And he'll do it, too! Trot out that impulse and obey it! To- day, for instance. The FADA NEUTROLA $175 Hear this one by way of example—it's typical of FADA RADIO value. 5-tube ed radio frequency —plus the Neutro~ dyne improvements—eabinet work it mahogany —self-contained loud speak A set you can rely on for a lifetime. Send for this booklet It's interesting. It’s instructive. It’s il- lustrated. And it makes good reading about good radio, Ie will give you some idea of what you ought to get out of the air. Yours for the asking. F. A. D. ANDREA, INC. 1581 Jerome Avenue, New York, Depe. W Please send free illustrated book, “F, ADIO the Stasdard of Receptica™. Good as the best Better than most and guaranteed! R_ The Immovable East ad of an Oriental town, a Mo: jedan, being asked by the govern- nt to reply to certain questions relat g to his city, sent in the following f Question—What is the death rate per thousand in your city? Answer—In my city it is the will of | Allah that all must die; some die old, some young. Question—What is the ann of births? nswer—We don't know; only God can say Question—Are the supplies of drink ing water sufficient and of good quality? Answer—From the remotest period no one has ever died of thirst. Question—What is the general hygienic condition of your city? Answer 1 number Since Allah sent us Moham to purge the world and sword, there has been great improvement. And now, my lamb of the se your questioning, which can do no good either to you or any one else —The Lancet (London) med, his prophet, ful and be Reprinted in the Proper Season Between coal and oil as fuel there is keen competition, according to the heat- ing experts, and the consumer is said to be benefiting therefron There is an ner sort of fucl competition ia New York, and that is not so rosy. “Well, I won the prize again this month,” the janitor tells his cronies, What prize? Why, his landlord owns four apartment houses, and there is a janitor in each, and every month there is a prize for the janitor who uses the least coal, y York Times. | Semi-Detached Onsequious Snorsax (to very mas ¢ pleas- '¢ of sending these articles, madam? Customer: Yes, do—I live in the Cromwell Road | Snorsan: Yes, madar particular number, mad sive customer): May we have 1 and—er—any —Eve f m | Volumes Upon Volumes | “What fool things that man has writ- ten in his day!" “What is he—a jour “No—a stenographer in the Senate.” —Le Péle-Méle (Paris) oe “Wity have you a black band around your arm? Who died?” “Nobody. I burned a little hole there with my cigar.”—Karikaturen (Oslo). “Sioux Brave at a Revue,” says a heading. This tribe, of course, bas the reputation of being able to suffer pain in | stoical silence. —Punch FOOLISH s 0G ou CONT DIES, ARIES \ when favored with Abbott's Bitters is made bful. Sample Bitters by mail. | 25 cts ln stamps. C. W, Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md’ | | Unhealthy gun ‘guns denoted | | by tenderness and bleeding INHEALTHY soilkills the best of wheat. Un- healthy gumskill the best of teeth To keep theteeth sound keep the gums well. ‘Warch for tender and Pyorrhea menaces the body as well as the teeth. 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