Life, 1926-06-24 · page 37 of 41
Life — June 24, 1926 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, circa early 20th century, with one notable satirical element. The main content features a **Twinplex razor stropper contest**: a $2,000 reward for naming a hypocritical man who complains that razor blades aren't as good as they used to be, yet refuses to strop (sharpen) them because new blades are cheap. The satire targets consumer laziness and false economy—spending more money overall while avoiding the small effort of proper blade maintenance. The page is otherwise dominated by period advertisements, including: - Mother Goose–themed product pitches (optician, pie company, sheep herding system) - A "Then Take a Ballot" piece about disagreement among drivers - A brief "Merely Out-of-Date" comic exchange about old-fashioned furniture - Shaving product ads (Barbasol, E.Z. Garters) The Twinplex contest represents typical Life magazine humor: mocking everyday human contradictions and consumer behavior through gentle satire.
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$2000 Reward For This Man’s Name He is the man who kicks about blades not being as good as they used to be, yet when you ask him why he doesn’t strop them says “Why bother to strop my blades when new ones are so cheap?” He has heard a thousand times that a Twinplex Stropper will improve a new blade 100% and will keep it keener than new for weeks at a time, and yet he keeps right on spending time and money for new blades and then kicks about them. What ts a good name for this fellow? Name him and win a big cash prize. How to Enter Contest Costs nothing to enter. Take one of your new unused blades to a Twinplex dealer, and let him strop it for you. He will be glad to do this free and will give you an entry blank. After that it’s up to you. If your dealer can’t strop your blade on Twinplex name your dealer and your razor and send 10c to cover blade and postage, and we will send you contest entry blank and a Twinplex stropped blade that will help you win a prize by enabling you to think of a better name We will also send you free a sample tube of the wonderful new Twinplex Shaving Cream. TWINPLEX SALES CO. 1749 Locust Street, Saint Louis New York Montreal London Chicago FOR SMOOTHER SHAVES Life Mother Goose “Service” As a Live-Wire Advertising ncy Might Phrase It A. BRAMBLE BUSH, OPTICIAN Eyes tested free rary Wife Restless satisfied with Peter ab wond Shell Homes in the « and Unhappy? ity Life eee SIMPLE SIMON PIES Try Onc 1 Deposit LITTLE BO-PEEP SHEEP HERD ING SYSTEM ent Loss to Ar Just Leave "En No We ARE YOUR FINGERS ALL THUMBS You'll glad of it when you try Our Jack Horner Christmas Pie eee LEARN TO PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | “ve waked BABY BUNTING FURS Just What Daddy Has Been Hunting Then Take a Ballot WHEN four or five men are ¢ noun that young ahead. Ip a siren or a red-hot mamma her apply, without wart r-wheel brakes Merely Out-of-Date | ISS NEWRICHE Isn't father | dreadfully old Mrs, Newkicne not old-fa: antique furr | man as he bought a nid news- | paper. Recommended by Doctors E. Z. GARTERS i THE THOMAS P. TAYLOR CO. Makes a Man Wish He Had Two Chins Barbasol produces such a silky shave. And easy—Well! No brush. No rub-in. Just the blade and Barbasol. You try it —three times—ac- cording to directions. 35c and 65c tubes. Wonderful for Sunburn comicbooks.com