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Life — September 16, 1926 — page 37: Life, 1926-09-16

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This page contains a diary excerpt, a product advertisement, and cruise line ads—primarily advertising material rather than political satire. The main featured advertisement is for "Blue-jay," a corn remedy endorsed by actress Louise Groody, who starred in the 1925 musical comedy "No! No! Nanette." The ad uses her celebrity status to sell a soft cushioned plaster that supposedly painlessly removes corns. The humor is gentle—testimonial-style endorsement from a performer whose livelihood depends on healthy feet. "Mrs. Pep's Diary" (continued from an earlier section) is a satirical social commentary column mocking upper-class domestic life and attitudes toward marriage and propriety. The brief "Saving Something" joke plays on marital financial deception—a husband claiming poverty to his wife. The page announces upcoming special issues of *Life* magazine (Freshman, Gay Nineties, Crime, Odd, Football numbers) and includes cruise ship advertisements for transatlantic voyages. This is primarily a commercial page; any satire is gentle social humor rather than pointed political commentary.

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RETR E SSPeees | alka s Fares Obors SU Peae ee 4 6 or . 3 , She Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 12) here that I do consider the general contumely in which skunks are held to be out of all proportion to their actual offensiveness, August Reading further this morn- | ing in Early Autumn,” I 26th did come upon the state- ment that one of its characters had loved for its own sake the struggle which he had been forced to make in life, which is a state of mind wholly incomprehensible to me. In fact, as the shadows begin to lengthen across my own span, I do find myself more and inore alert for paths of least resistance, and albeit I am not totally blind to the viewpoints of those who go in for early American furniture and the rough byways of beauty, my own inclinations lean toward over- stuffed upholstery and state roads. To luncheon at the Blanks’, where the talk turned to Aggie Lytle, and the visible signs of affection which still do prevail between her and her spouse after all these years, and I could not but reflect that my Samuel will never lay himself open to such Coming— The Freshman Number Gay Nineties Number Crime Number Odd Number Football Number with covers by John Held, Garrett Price, L. T. Holton‘and Cory Kilvert. You should read LIFE Every Week! LAMOUS “FEET ..how_ they're kept ree from corns.. Louss Groopr’s Famous Dancing Feet “T always have Bluesjay on hand when trouble is a-foot!” writes the dainty and delight- ful Louise Groody, now star- ring in the New York musical comedy success, “No! No! Nanette.” “Stage work isn't always kindly to a dancer's toes. But I never have corns. For at the least sign of an ap- proaching callus, I puton a Blue-jay.” of Bluesjay is an old standby to folks who reap fame and fortune from their feet. A soft, vel- vety cushion fits over the corn and relieves the pain at once. Usually one plaster ends the corn. But even an “old offender” seldom re- quires more than a second. 54s At all druggists. Blue-jay THE SAFE AND GENTLE WAY TO END A CORN ©1936 a merry accusation, forasmuch as he does treat me when we are in public as if he had but recently made my acquaintance, until sometimes it does seem to me as if he were bending backwards in order to show his in- difference. But such an attitude does not disturb me so long as I. do not have to summon a hypnotist before I can get him to sign a cheque, which is almost the extreme to which poor Aggie must resort in such a con- nection, I understand. Home to mend my little brown needlepoint bag, and then up the lake in the launch before dusk so that the men might disport themselves spearing the huge carp, and in a discussion of the last word in futility Mary Lowe did win, her suggestion being an attempt to disguise the taste of castor oil. Baird Leonard. Saving Something - HAT would you do if yop had a million dollars?” “Tell my wife I had a hundred thousand.” Unusually attractiveandcomfortable accommodations are offered in First, Second and improved Third Class on the splendid steamers Reso.ute, Reviance, Hamsuro (new), Deutscutanp and Apert Bain. Also in the One-class cabin and im- proved Third Class on the steamers Cteveranp, Txurincia, and West- PHALIA~all modern oil-burning liners — world famous cuisine and service. ©@Aonnd ntworld 138 day Cruise—25 Countries 59 Ports and Cities S.S. RESOLUTE Rates—$2000 and up Leaving New York, JAN. 6, 1927 HAMBURG AMERICAN LINE UNITED AMERICAN LINES, Inc. General Agents 35-39 Broadway, New York Branches in Besten, Chicago, ‘Sen Francisco or lacal steamship and toarist agents comicbooks.com