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Life — June 24, 1926 — page 38: Life, 1926-06-24

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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content is a Palmolive Shaving Cream advertisement occupying roughly two-thirds of the space. The ad features two men in business attire examining a product, with copy emphasizing the cream's superiority through testing (130 formulas tried, 60 years of soap experience). The right column contains a serialized story titled "The Younger Married Set" discussing romantic entanglements among young married people—typical Life magazine social commentary of the era. Below that is a brief satirical piece called "Old Settlers" making light of patriotic American genealogy during what appears to be a Sesquicentennial celebration. The page concludes with minor classified-style advertisements for leg garters and other products. **No significant political cartoons or caricatures appear on this page.** It represents typical 1920s-era Life magazine content: humor, lifestyle features, and period advertising.

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Your first shave will prove, beyond all doubt, the claims men make for this Unique shaving cream Let us send you a 1 W JEVE built Palmolive Shaving Cc ream to a national business suc- cess by making few claims for it. We let it prove its case by sending a 10-day test tube free to all who ask. In that way, we've gained leadership in a highly competitive field in only a few years. Nearly all of the men who once try this unique creation become regular users. Thus we are sure we have a prepara’ tion that will surpass your present favor- ite. In your interest and in ours, will you accept a trial tube, and find out? 130 formulas tried Before offering Palmolive Shaving Cream, ked > men their supreme de- sires in a shaving cream. Then met them exactly. THE PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0-shave tube to try We tried and discarded 130 formulas before finding the right one. We put our 60 years of soap experience behind this creation. The result is a shaving cream unlike any you have ever tried. Five advantages Multiplies itself in lather 250 times. . Softens the beard in one minute. Maintains its creamy fullness for 10 minutes on the face. Strong bubbles hold the hairs erect for cutting. Fine after-effects due to palm and olive oil content Just send coupon Your present method may suit you well But still there may be a better one. This test may mean much to you in comfort. Send the coupon before you forget. Del. Corp.), CHICAGO, ILL. The Younger Married Set (Continued from page 12) : is a great scout and he told me ner day that what struck him most at the t was Onc cl 1 when he and Joe himself replied, “Me They went down to the locker room and Wallace left shortly after- Joe took Hattie down to Pine- hurst for some g the express ward. f the next day and town went as flat as a punctured Hattie is | fat and sassy, and she and Wallace, and tire, ck now looking all the somethin just the hest of friends, bett r having nearly been So that’s that. x bum, takes a of it. He boob and Bert ing but completely unmoral view was a away with it unique aT of met him two nights ago wherr he was doing a little city homes. I and he “You kne doesn’t under God she never does!” As Wallace, for a while—u scamping leaned over my table ow me, kid. My d me...and I hope to to say wife for he moped he for a Sesquicentennial pag 4th. with patri got the idea ant on July Since then, he's heen too busy pay much atten- tion to his (Mr. Ch ayeant Old Settlers MONG the Am delphia Sesquicentenr interesting exhibits of early at the Ph al Expo hear direct descendants Abie’s Irish will he sever. of the original ca Rose.” LDERLY PERSON: the ha name ? Nurse: WZBO KDFA GDCC ~-his parents are bot And what's Jones All really patriotic Native-bom, Protestant, Gentile, White Citizens should read the Hundred Per Cent. American Number Out next week 5] BOW LEGS? Makes ‘Trousers Hang Straight Tend In or Out Adjustable rt Dow, va tea Free Rootlet—Piain led Envelope THE T. GARTER CO. ‘Det. 35 UVEW LONDON, NEW HAMP. comicbooks.com