Life, 1926-09-23 · page 36 of 40
Life — September 23, 1926 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The dominant content is a **Palmolive Shaving Cream advertisement** featuring an illustration of a man examining the product. The ad makes product claims (softens beard in one minute, multiplies lather 250 times, etc.) and offers a free 10-day tube as a trial, with a coupon to mail. The right column contains **Life's Fresh Air Fund**, a genuine charitable initiative that has operated for 39 years, providing country holidays for poor city children. It lists donors and contribution amounts. A secondary ad for **Palmolive After Shaving Talc** and a **"Stops Trolley Sickness"** remedy ad also appear. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page—it reflects early 20th-century magazine content mixing commercial advertising with philanthropic appeals to readers.
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We’re Sending Men 10-day tubes of Palmolive Shaving Cream, free, to prove its case. GENTLEMEN :—We have a_ shaving cream that softens the toughest beard in one minute—that does things. men tell us, no other shaving preparation before it has ever done. plus a fifth . . . strong bubbles . . . supreme requirement of all. We made « tested 130 formulas before perfecting it Note these five Its success is a national sensation. 1—Multiplics itself in lather 250 times Thousands of men. once wedded to rival preparations, are flocking to it. Eight in ten who try it become enthusiastic. 2—Softens the beard in one minute. —Maintains its creamy fullness for minutes on the face. 4—Strong bubbles hold the hairs erect for cutting. Now in courtesy to us, will you accept a 10-day tube to try?—give it a chance to prove its claims to you? o 8 6 5—Fine after-effects due to palm and olive We are the makers of Palmolive Toilet il content. Soap. Are soap experts, as you know. Now the best that we know, we've put in this new creation. In this amazing shaving cream, which, in a short time. has gained high place in the field Over 60 years of soap study stand behind it. There is no other like it. We made it to the expressed order of 1000 men who told us their supreme desires in a shaving cream, Send the coupon You may think your present cream is supreme. But you can’t be sure without trying this new creation. Let us send you a tubc both for your sake and for ours. We'll rest our case on what you find. Send the coupon. Mail | it before you forget THE PALMOLIVE COMPANY, (Del. Corp.) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS To add the final touch to shaving luxury, we have created Palm- olive After Shaving Talc—especially for men. pesn't show Leaves the skin smooth and fresh, and gives that well-groomed ple we are sending free with g cream. There are new de- lights here for every man who shaves. Please let us prove them to you. Clip coupon now 10 SHAVES FREE and a can of Palmolive After Shaving Tale Simply lnsert your name and address and mal! os B-127, The Palmolive Company Jron Street. Chicago. II attests liveaiees Wore l 10] “4 Lire's Fresh Air Fund Live’s Fars Ain Fuxp has been in opera tion for the past thirty-nine years. In that time it has expended $322,822.71 and has given a happy holiday in the country to 48,647 pov city children. Twenty dollars, approximately, pays for such |a holiday for some poor child from the crowded, hot city. Won't you help? Contributions, which are acknowledged in | Live about three weeks after their rec should be made payable to Live’s Fees} | Yor and sent to $98 Madison Avenue, on | | Previously acknowledged... john Roger, Y¥ Frances W. *. Ramsey, Redding, Conn. Frieden's choot, No wanda, N.Y. Bayville, N.Y Ri Gaines, Pasadena, tokes, Moorstown, ) * Warren, Pa. J a J. Spencer Love, Buri Edwin F, Stephen herst B. ton, Crane, Camden, N. and Jane Whitcom! Mass. G., Alban; A York. Kellogi Am- b, ly, New “Waterbury, D. P. Ectis,, Milwaukee The Misses Childs, Englewood, N. J. Esty Foster, Plainfield, N. J. R. T. Honk, Dayton, O. Mrs” Derby, Orlando, Fla Clayton, Houston, Tex. | Paty N. Libby, Quebec, Can: a Schurmeier, St. Paul, Minn, Gallagher, Colorado Springs. Harris, Asheville, N. “Ia memory of Burr’ Curtis Kecier, Jr.,” Boston cor: [o Ncalifornia’ In_ memory Mrs. H Conn, B. Wal H. H. P., 50. Buffalo, Wis A. Bruni Jefferson, acl oy af Barker, Washington, Conn. % mous” .. ‘ Hobbins, Butte, Mont: Mabel ‘M. “Magee, Tompkinsville, C. Ainsley, Campbell, Calif | Mes George Boole, Seattle, W. | Arthur N, Cowperthwait, Tucson, Ariz... F. J. Belcher, Muirhead, ‘East Orange, omas A. Baxter, Mt. Vernon, Je Coy Sts Philadelphia a Collection” from $ Service “at Camp. Winnemont, West Ossipee, Dodsworth, Sharon, Conn inucd on next page) E. —faintness, stomach disturbances and dizziness caused by Sea, Train, Auto, Air or Car Travel. Mother- will promptly end all oe of Travel Sickness. 732.8 $1,300 Drug Stores or dire” Tho Mothersill Remedy Co, Ltd. York Montreal “fondo comicbooks.com