Life, 1926-07-29 · page 34 of 37
Life — July 29, 1926 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with minimal editorial content. The page features four major advertisements: 1. **Simoniz car polish** — promoting its superiority for keeping automobile finishes beautiful 2. **Twinplex razor stropper** — a $2,000 naming contest to identify a man's photograph, with prize money for correct entries 3. **Mothersill's remedy** — a motion sickness preventative for travel 4. **Seasick remedy** — another travel-related product The only satirical content is brief: a small section titled "Roman Romance" mocking a newspaper's melodramatic headline pairing Mussolini's daughter Edda with Crown Prince Umberto, and "Summer Sass"—a domestic joke about a wife telling her husband to blame her for unpaid bills. The page reflects 1920s-30s consumer culture, emphasizing automobiles, travel, and personal grooming products. No political cartoons appear.
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JSimoniz Sure Keeps x. Your Car & > Beauti The wise motorist insists on SIMONIZ for DUCO and LACQUER finishes because SIMONIZ is the proven way to keep every car look- ing new and beautiful. SIMONIZ is in a class by itself -it is more thana polish — it keeps beautiful cars beautiful. SIMONIZING instantly removes tarnish, trafhe stains and the grime of travel—sIMONIZz gi a brilliant and lasting lu all fine finishes—it'sthe’’Secret of Motor Car Beauty.” ALWAY SIMONIZ A NEW CAR WEEK Announcement of Winners of the great Travel Contest * The cover, by F. G. Cooper portrays an appealingly chilly Eskimo scene. * * 6 Also— next week— a beautiful cartoon in color— “The Sky-line of New York”— by J. R. Shaver Roman Romance CAPTION writer on the Can- ton (Ohio) Daily News placed the following beneath a picture lay out: “Premier Mussolini suggested to his daughter, Edda, that he ar- range a match between her and Crown Prince Umberto”—and then headed it “ROMANCE.” Summer Sass “CXOOD-BY, dear.” “Good-by, John, and don’t for- get to tell the bill collectors it’s all my fault.” Mothersill’s prevents exhaustion, nausea, dizziness and faintness of Train Travel. Journey by Sea, Train, Auto, Car or Air in Health and Comfort. Drug. 73c. 8 $1.500t Stores or dire? ‘The Mothersill Remedy bag ed BUSH TERIIRAL CORPORATION, BROOKLYN, KEW YORK $2000 Reward GIVE THIS MAN A FITTING NAME AND WIN A BIG CASH PRIZE Go to any Twinplex Dealer and get an entry blank. It will explain the simple conditions of this contest. Here's a lot of easy money for somebody. Why not you? Ist_ Prize ad 2nd Prize o 3rd Prize ad 4th Prize « « + $150 Sth Prize + + + $100 Morning after morning millions of shavers give their Twinplex Stroppers a few turns and then get velvety smooth shaves. Ask one of these millions of happy Twinplex owners and he'll tell you how foolish it is to go on spending time and money buying new blades— and then kicking aboutthem. A Twin- plex Stropper improves a new blade 100% and keeps it keener than new for weeks. ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS Take one of your new unused blades toa dealer and have him strop it free on Twinplex. Get your contest entry blank and then go after the cash. Don't delay. The contest closes August 31st. If your dealer cannot strop a new blade for your send us his name and one of your new blades properly protected. We will strop and return it with enery blank, free. If you prefer to save yourself this bother we will send you New blede stropped on Twin: plex an entry blank and a ten shave sample of the wonderful new Twinplex Shaving Cream, all for 10c. Name your razor when writing. TWINPLEX SALES CO. 1750 Locust Street, Saint Louis Montreal Ussaoa Chicago $1000 + $500 + $250 FOR SMOOTHER SHAVES comicbooks.com