Life, 1927-02-10 · page 34 of 43
Life — February 10, 1927 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **advertisements and satirical diary entries** rather than political cartoons. The **"Mrs. Pep's Diary"** column mocks upper-class social anxieties of the era: a wealthy woman frets over hiring a tutor (the boy's parents can't agree on qualifications), worries about her appearance during dress fittings, and confesses addiction to crime fiction. The humor targets vanity and class preoccupations. The **Smith Brothers Cough Drops advertisement** uses slapstick cartoon humor—a man's neck being stretched by a train—to humorously illustrate that sore throats are unavoidable. The tagline "the cheapest health insurance in the world" promises affordable relief. The closing section **"A Reservation"** satirizes academia: a cynical professor smugly claims his theory is unfalsifiable because students can't contradict him while freshmen. A final joke mocks government incompetence—that poor-quality mucilage on postage stamps is a greater national concern than international crises. Overall, the page reflects 1920s-era satirical humor targeting consumer anxieties, class pretension, and bureaucratic ineptitude.
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The Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 15) In | hese forasmuch as the Revolutionary and Civil Wars had been mapped out by candle-light, he should be able to get Dry Times through “The Curse of the Recka- viles” by kerosene. is My health somewhat im- ( — exists a new ver- Januaes proved, which I was glad ‘ 20th of, for, albeit I do rather sion of Crackers and Cheese enjoy a slight illness sufficiently her- alded to bring me in a few boxes of to match the | flowers or pints of champagne, there is no percentage in actually feeling fondest FCC- | mean without any of the perquisites. . So up and at my accounts, and then ollection of to luncheon with Alice Ma she did tell me how the family is a gourmet. loggerheads over the engaging of a tutor for her boy, she wanting a fel- low who rides well and plays a Every Time, Appetite or Occasion That | decent game of bridge, her husband Warrants Cheese Obligates Imported | Wanting one who golfs and knows a HELDER’S DUTCH CHEESE STICKS lit.le about farming, and her twenty- year-old daughter insisting on an vs Apollo who is also a good dancer, . Site # Only to the child himself had the The Crispness of the Biscuit in| candidate's scholarly qualifications Contact with Cheese occurred, and I do think it might be Naniand Is Assured by the Recipe amusing to advertise in the publick os . Originated and Owned only by prints for such a versatile individual ravens Helder of Holland and see what came of it. This after- - noon to my sempstress to try on my new brocaded chiffon, and the glar- ing light of the fitting room did so bring out my imperfections that I was at some pains not to burst into tears. Lord! how fortunate it is that most of us are regarded cas stead of with analytical eye do believe that Helen of Troy her- self would not come off any too well standing before triple mirrors and under an are lamp. Reading all the He'll get it— evening in “Behind the Fog,” a tale of such horror that I did forbid Sam IN THE NECK! to leave me even for his evening con- | stitutional, so great is my fear after You needn't chase a sore throat. It | finishing a tale of crime and mystery, comes right to you. Even being fully yet they do hold me more in thrall of clothed won’t stop it. Just leaving the late than any other kind of literature sensitive lining of your throat un- forasmuch as they are unpretentious protected may mean serious trouble. and do not take too much time to pass a given point. Smith Brothers’ cough drops safely Baird Leonard. protect and gently medicate the throat tissues. They quickly soothe irritation, A Reservation relieve hoarseness, ease and stop the ag _ . cough. Your whole throat is cooled, [™ giving you my own theory, said the cynical professor, “and cleared, refreshed. I know you cannot possibly prove “The cheapest health | that I am wrong—at least not while insurance in the world” you are freshmen.” T iT RISES in international relations, | H while disturbing enough, have Farr BROTHERS | their brighter side. For one thing, COoOUG H DRO PS f-\ iy, they help to take our minds off the WS \4 poor quality of mucilage which the | Government is using on its postage 5c S-Bs or Menthol stamps. ------— COUPON ------741 Robt. L Albert Co., Inc., 102GreeneSt.N.Y. 1! Gi Hermetically seated tin of Imported HEL- ! DER'S DUTCH CHEES! Sslzeach. | « ing $9 sticks) 4 O Hermetically sealed tin an] DER’§ DUTCH CHEESE 51 S $2.00 each. (eo img 65 sticks) | CO Sample Package of Imported HEL- DER'S DUTCH CHEESE SricKSZOC ' (containing 10 sticks) t 1 1 ‘ ‘ ‘ 1 am enclosing Name comicbooks.com