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This page mixes satirical humor with period advertising (harmonicas, hair product, yeast). **"The Whole Day Ruined"** satirizes President Calvin Coolidge's failure to deliver the traditional Thanksgiving Proclamation. The joke depicts a family's holiday dinner completely ruined by this governmental oversight—even a child questions God's existence. This references Coolidge's actual 1926 Thanksgiving, when the proclamation was delayed, treating a mundane administrative failure as a catastrophic national event. **"Immune"** jokes about 1920s medical progress: a doctor offers an "anti-splinter serum" allowing patients to ignore splinters for seven years—absurd futurism masquerading as scientific advancement. **"How to Keep a Moth Out of the Flame"** is surreal wordplay about preventing moths from self-destructing in flames, offering increasingly ridiculous "solutions" (charging cover fees, feeding yeast). It's absurdist humor with no political content. The advertisements (Hohner harmonicas, Glostora hair product, Fleischmann's yeast) represent typical 1926 consumer marketing.

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The Whole Day Ruined INNER that night was a solemn affair. Few touched the delicious turkey which Aunt Bertha had cooked for them. Uncle Tad tried to swallow his soup, but he choked and it went down the wrong way. Father and Mother wept disconsolately on the fruit salad. They were in no mood to eat. Little Alfred gulped as he tasted the cranberry sauce and pushed it sadly away. “Mummy,” he cried, “is God in His Heaven, or isn’t He?” President Coolidge had failed to deliver the Thanksgiving Proclama- tion. N.R.J. Immune “T)OCTOR, will you get this splinter out from under my thumbnail?” “My dear man, we no longer waste time extracting splinters. I will give you an injection of our new anti-splinter serum ard you can for- out splinters for the next seven ADD Last Similes of 1926: As completely forgotten as Addison Harmonicas Make a Happy Christmas Everyone delights in receiving a musical instrument that he can play; and anyone can play a Hohner Harmonica. If you want to give happiness with pad | gifts at Christmas-time give Hol monicas—a happy thought! Leading dealers everywhere carry the com- oes ¢ line of Hohner Harmonicas—50c. and up. The Free Instruction Book, containing favorite musical selections arranged for the harmonica, is available at dealers or direct. M. Hohner, Inc., Dept. 223, 114 East 16th St., New York. Keeps Your Hair “Neat— ; ‘Rich-looking and Orderly [Ii your hair lacks natural gloss and lustre, or is difficult to keep in place it is very easy to give it that rich, glossy, refined and orderly appearance, so essen- tial to well-groomed men. Just rub alittle Glostora through your hair once or twice a week,—or after shampooing, and your hair will then stay, each day, just as you comb it. Glostora softens the hair and makes |} it pliable. Then, even stubborn hair will stay in place of its own accord. It gives your hair that natural well-groomed effect, instead of it stiff and artificial looking as pastes and creams do. Glosto s keeps the scalp soft, and the hair healthy by restoring the natural oils from which the hair derives its health, life, gloss and ustre, Try it! See how easy it is to keep your hair combed any style you like, whether brushed lightly or combed down flat. If you want your hair to lie down par- ticularly smooth and tight, after apply- ing Glostora, simply moisten your hair with water before brushing it. A large bottle of Glostora costs but a trifle at any drug store. nd This Coupon and Try it FREE THE R. L. WATKINS COMPANY 26-6190 | 1276 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, Ohio Please send nie FREE, a sample of GLOSTORA, all charges | paid. Name. .......2+- Address generous sample FREE \ +, upon request. L ! | 1 ! West, Toronto 2-Ont, ay How to Keep a Moth Out of the Flame NSTITUTE cover charge at flame. Moth will become bank- rupt. Go to work. Show woolen suit to moth. Moth will leave flame. Enjoy banquet on suit. Die of overeating. Make moth buy check before us- ing flame. Moth will go to wrong cashier, Will try again. Fail. Be referred to next counter. Go cra Feed moth Fleischmann’s ye: Moth will improve. Become new in- sect. New insect not attracted by flame. Will fly away. Write testi- monial. Fill cheeks with air. Discharge at flame. Flame will go out. So will moth. : W. W. Scott. comicbooks.com