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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, with some light satirical content interspersed. The main features are: **Northeaster Horn Advertisements**: Left column shows car horn products at various price points ($5-$10), marketed as durable and universal—typical early 20th-century automotive advertising. **"When Nancy Greenall Was Very Young"**: A gentle anecdote (presented as both prose and verse) about Queen Mary visiting a hospital children's ward. A three-year-old expresses disappointment that the Queen wears a simple bonnet rather than her crown and ermine robes. The humor is innocent: the child's honest confusion about royal regalia, with the poem's punchline calling her a "cunning little liar" for politely agreeing the hat is prettier. **"The Typewriter and the Telephone"**: A whimsical short story personifying office equipment as sad colleagues, each frustrated by constant use—mild commentary on modern workplace stress. **Other brief jokes**: Wordplay about learning to drive versus golf; observations about crime in different cities. **Right column**: Product advertisements (Wristacrat watches, Resinol soap, Dr. Scholl's bunion pads).

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Life Te new NORTHEASTER “50” is the universal horn—a horn that suits every type of car. It gives you all the original NORTHEASTER smart- ness, bane tone, instant response, and sturdy dependability at a price you can’t resist... $500. The new Super NORTHEASTER “75” is a larger Tota with the rich, full voice that is invariably associated with high-priced cars. It is the type of horn you have always wanted and now can get... $732. The big Special NORTHEASTER “too” is the ideal de luxe horn fer large cars, buses and motor-boats .. . $1000, The Sergeant NORTHEASTER"50-S” with its peppy tone and its short pro- jector can’t be beaten for taxicabs, motorcycles and trucks... $52. The Horn That Lasts , a NORTHEASTER “50” #730 NORTHEASTER “75” S10 NORTHEASTER “100” dA S520 NORTHEASTER “50-S”” NORTH EAST Products are made by the When Nancy Greenall Was Very Young LONDON, Feb. 22.—Queen Mary visited the children’s ward ‘at London Hospital to-day. ‘The appearance of the Queen in ordinary civil- ian garb disappointed three-year-old Nancy Greenall, who asked ber about her golden crown. The Queen laughed and said: “I have left it at home.” “At the Palace?” asked Nancy. “Yes, answered the Queen, “but I have another’ sort of crown. Don't you like my hat with these pretty blue flowers on it? Don't you think it is much nicer than a golden crown?” Nancy replied “Yes,” quite politely, but there was doubt in her voice.—Cable to the Times. Tue Queen Came to see All the children At the Hospital; She wore a Simple bonnet And a Very plain gown. And little Nancy Greenall, Who ‘gazed at Her Majesty, Said, “Where's Your robe of ermine And your golden crown?” The Queen Said to Nancy, “I left it At the Palace. But don't you Think my hat Is a thing To admire? Don't you Think ‘it's prettier Than any golden crown Would be?” Said “Yes"— ‘The cunning Little Liar! —P. P. A., in New York World. The Typewriter and the Telephone (A Modern Fantasy) Ix a great office building there stood on the same desk a typewriting machine and a telephone that gazed at each other despairingly. Both were extremely sad, for all day long the typewriter had been pounded and the telephone continually shouted at. Thus, when five o'clock struck, each gave a little smile of relief, realizing that the day was finally at a close. “If T only knew what they were talk- ing about,” moaned the poor typewriter. “Ah,” sighed the other, “if I only London Opinion, In Passing Tue difference between learning to drive a motor and learning to play golf is that when you learn to play golf you don’t hit anything. —London Daily Express. Beveaty Hrs, California, seems to be under the impression that it is the only community in the country with a comedian in public office.—Detroit News. “My brother was robbed in Chicago.” “He's lucky. Most people are shot.” —North Carolina Buccaneer. € Right—both the watch and its fash- ionable gold strap. The watch was a gift but the strap he bought himself and it's the new— WRISTACRAT For MEN More durable than leather and as smart as only fine jewelry can be, this new mannish strap is available in at- tractive designs to fit any style watch. Ask your jeweler to see the new WRISTACRAT, for men and wom- en, that opens in the middle; in 12k gold filled, white, yellow and green Literature upon request See That Catch? LOUISSTERN CO. | OF jae inset ably safe Providence, Rl. | 29. °No eiber sid (OMPLEXION BEAUTY depends on thorough but gentle skin cleansing. The safe soap to use is Resinol BUNIONS | Quick, safe relief from Bunion [im pain. Prevent shoe pressure. At all drug end shoe stores—35¢ iM Dt Scholls ‘am Zino-pads "sin pain is gone INSIST UPON KEMP'S BALSA FOR THAT COUGH! swim shall caine toa ump! He miles comicbooks.com