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This page contains primarily **advertising and fiction** rather than political satire. The main content includes: 1. **"How Time Drags"** — A humorous piece by Bill Sykes contrasting a car traveling at 15 mph (mathematically described as covering 22 feet per second) with the subjective experience of time feeling slow during a taxi ride. The joke plays on the gap between objective speed and human perception of boredom. 2. **Glostora Hair Product Advertisement** — A substantial ad for a men's hair grooming product, featuring a photograph of a well-groomed man and promotional copy about maintaining neat, lustrous hair. 3. **"Derby Day"** — A serialized short story about a horse race, involving romantic entanglement and gambling intrigue among wealthy characters (Virginia Fairfax, Ted Cartwright). No political satire is evident. The page represents typical Life magazine content from the early 20th century: humor, advertising, and serialized fiction rather than political commentary.

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LIFE How Time Drags! 2BLU FOR WINOSHIELOS A’ sutomobile proceed tot nail’s pace of fifteen a ona oe te alsa oe wers twenty-two feet every cond, Yet in amd time the average taxie Notes the trathe signa Avoids a jay-w De tarini Noses ahead of a mere flivve see It on your win Grins and waves to an acquaintance Scrapes by a street car the m Bawls ¢ storman ig ahead Spots an of Casts er he wearers of ical glances ¢ skirts And is bored with the monotony of his Bill Sykes short A me RPE Keeps » Your Hair ‘Neat — ‘Rich-looking and Orderly * your hair lacks natural gloss and |it pliable. Then, even stubborn hair will lustre, or is difficult to keep in pla stay in place of its own accord. it is ve y togiveit that rich, glossy,} It gives your hair that ural, rich, refined and orderly appearance, so essen- | well-groomed effect, instead of leaving tial to well-groomed men. it stiff and artificial looking as waxy Just rub a little Glostora through your | pastes and creams do. Glostora also ce or twice a week,—or after | kceps the scalp soft, and the hair healthy sh ampooing, and your hair will then| by restoring the natural oils from which , each day, just as you comb it. ir derives its health, life, gloss and lostora softens the hair and makes it! See how easy it is to keep your ombed any style you like, whether brushed lightly or combed down flat. If you want your hair to lie down par- ticularly smooth and tight, after apply- ing Glostora, simply moisten your hair with water before brushing it. A large bottle of Glostora costs but trifle at any drug store. | A gencrous sample FREE upon request Send This Coupon and Try it FREE THE R. L, WATKINS COMPANY 2O-GANT West 3rd Street, Cleveland, Ohio ne FREE, @ of GLOSTORA, all charges paid. Please set Naw ‘Allarge botite of Glostora costs} A. but a trifle at any drug store. In Canada address THE R. L. WATKINS CO., 4&2 Wellington St., West, Toronto 2-Ont. Derby Day " OOD old N G a Fairfax, stroki of the sleck brown the whose speed family If Nosebag won the morrow's Derby, with its 0,000 purse, all would be well t installer ould mar Dad could meet the la the I 1 and new party Virginia dress. Vir winning? Every jockey at the track was in the pay of Steve Brodit, the gambler, whose Goin’ Away was favorite in the overnight. betting If only good old Rastus Johnson could ride—but he couldn't. The doctors still were busy separating him from sh se a near-by farmer ¢ lieve th colored man was only just an’ the chicken run Suddenly an idea ¢ to Virginia Why not ask Ted Cartwright? He wa th to did not know leman rider the h a better the best ge © country a demon bunds. And her, while rseman. he was madly in love w she—well, it all depended on the come of the Derby. Tt was easi Ted was only too gla He said He as the kind that would say so in as many wo Derby and br afternoon round. words in as man Day dawned, clear led Mt and The horses were at the moment before the with a leap the thoroughbre¢ lead x easily away, straining for the was second, runnit When they rounded the n into the hom game stretch, Ted urged the grand, horse on, and nobly responded Away Ina fewt was left behind. Suddenly horror ng strides, Goin Nosebag was a hoarse the thing had happened. B h! Nothing much! Ted € mot a rumbl wi. cry, rose from ere it what—what ? wright had fallen from his all, That was Al the Last Minute Sovtke S. Kix Furst, whose heart was as soft as a seat in the gallery, hly. Nothing ¢: pleasure than foreclosing fen ‘e him a mortgage He had and here he was at it again comicbooks{com