Life, 1926-04-15 · page 36 of 44
Life — April 15, 1926 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon is a **razor blade advertisement** using classical mythology. Diogenes was an ancient Greek philosopher famous for searching everywhere with a lantern for "an honest man." The ad jokes that he finally found one—working for Durham-Duplex Razors. Now jobless, he's forming a "Diogenes Club" for men seeking honest shaves, membership costing a quarter. The accompanying **editorials** are typical Life magazine satirical commentary on contemporary issues: New City Hall construction, European politics, and social criticism. Notably, one editorial mockingly catalogs H.L. Mencken's frequent targets (Puritanism, Christianity, materialism), and another expresses frustration that political leaders support the Hughes Commission report without explaining what it actually proposes. The page concludes with an **Eversharp pencil advertisement** encouraging readers to "Put it on Paper"—write down thoughts worth sharing. This reflects 1926 concerns: infrastructure projects, post-war European tensions, and American political opacity.
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“LIFE™ Diogenes has| anew Job! Take a last look at his whiskers. ( T last, after searching the earth for centu- ries, Diogenes found his honest man making the famous Durham-Duplex Blades. But then he was out of a job. So we asked him to take hislantern and look for men who want an Honest Shave. Andnow the old philosopher is form. ing an organization called the Diogenes Club composed of more than 13,000,000 men who enjoy an honest shave with the Blades Men Swear By — Not At. Diogenes is offering you membership in his club for only a quarter. Join now and receive your credentials consisting of a handsome Durham-Duplex Razor—the same razor that is packed in the $1.50 sets and one Durham-Duplex Blade. Be honest with your shaving career and join the Diogenes Club at your dealers or send the coupon today, NEW DURHAM-DUPLEX SETS Including two 50¢ packages of 5 Durham-Duplex Blades—$1.50 p a Bladus— sos for package ol 5 JOIN THE DIOGENES CLUB FOR The BladesMen Swear By-notAt DURHAM.DUPLEX RAZOR CO. Jersey City, N. J. Factories: Jersey City: Shetbeld, Eng.: P ances Toronto, Can. jourries. ‘Sales Representatives in Al | | Editorials The New City Halt LANS are afoot...bonds. ..shame P ..civic glory... practical neces- sity demands. .it has been pointed out...a worthy project...it red municipal pride...and so... .anti- structure quated pinchpenny economy .-municipal progress...neighbor- ing cities. Moslem... fiercel Christianity... Europe's blood cities .. .backw peoples relig. fanaticism. . .gore-smeared cold steel Americans rejoice. ..New man... .u4 Passes low...humble beginning i and civic lead inherent honesty... never self-assertive.. .stur k...beloved by all...the Father calleth.. hanner of service public increased the ¢ n legistation.. .t Mr. Mencken Again Everythir pro-Germa: Nietzsche... .criticism within. | decency. ..Constitution. .. Rotar iast Christians. . .back many beer guzzln Dreiser... .Cabell.. sex... Booboisie Harold Bell Wrig Leg rantings. . .stu Mayflower...the Pre cred institutions, Ge One Thing More strikes us ver fectly wonder- political 1g together in support report. And I" ful the way rs of both parties are ge of the Hu the hes Commi: thing to m only ke it even more wonderful would be to have somebody tell us what the Hu report is about. Commission | There's an Ever in any le and size yo . This one, the popular ard baxiness 18 inches of lead up its sleeve, goldo Write rings around the ether fellnw —be the handy man with ‘ the pencil. | Get your thoughts dawn for other men to see—and ta aét upon. Be the ready one who in the pinch says, “Do it thus and so.” | keeps in line with his thinking " Pur 1 on Paper! Success waits on the man who that first friend of an adtive EVERSHARP the name is on the pencil brain, © 1926, The Want Company, Chie Canadian Factory, Toronto a comicbooks.com