Life, 1927-04-21 · page 32 of 39
Life — April 21, 1927 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and subscription offers**, with minimal satirical content. The notable cartoon element is small—a simple line drawing at top left showing two faces in profile labeled "Tame the stubborn mane with this different kind of dressing," advertising Glo-Co hair product. The joke appears to be visual wordplay: the "stubborn mane" refers both to unruly hair and literally a horse's mane, though the cartoon depicts human faces. The page also includes three brief humorous anecdotes ("Protected Material" section): 1. A cab driver mishearing "Kipling" (the author Rudyard, then seriously ill) as a horse's name 2. A variety actor asking a rural Black man about his many children in exaggerated dialect These jokes reflect period attitudes and language standards now considered offensive. The bulk of the page comprises **subscription offers combining Life with other magazines** at discounted rates, plus cruise and pencil advertisements.
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Tame the stubborn mane with this different kind of dressing No matter how unruly your hair may be, Glo-Co keeps it neatly in place all day long. Glo-Co is a clean liquid. Glo-Co wars on dandruff too. Use Glo-Co Shampoo also—it is cleansing as well as antiseptic. Ask for Glo-Co preparations at your favorite drug store, depart- ment store, or barber shop. If you can’t get them — mail the coupon. GLO-CO LIQUID HAIR DRESSING GLO-CO COMPANY, Dept. F-+ 6511 McKinley Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Encloted Gnd 10 cents for trial bottles of Glo-Co Liquid Heir Dressing and Glo-Co Shampoo. Name. Life Blow-Me-Down Brook Ar the bursting of the year, When snows begin to run, Bright water fills the channel here And clamors in the sun. Through the dog-star’s fiery time The fretted boulders lie No longer as in spring's new prime But voiceless, dark, and dry. When the leaves let go their hold, The dull and empty bed As brimmed with floods of brown and gold, With rustling tides of red; Thus a phantom stream they make, Those spoils of bush and tree— A stream that will not feed the lake Nor ever reach the sea. —G. S. B., in New York World. Protected Material A vanrety actor who had spent his life in cities invested some of his savings in a flivver and took a tour through the rural districts of the South. In front of a cabin by the roadside one day he saw an old colored man sur- rounded by a flock of pickaninnies. “Hey,” the actor called, “are all those children yours?” “Yassah,” replied the old man, “and we got lots more, too.” “Where are the rest?” “Dey’s wid dey Mammy.” “Did you say Mammy?” “Yassah !” say,” exclaimed the variety vhere do you get that Al Jolson Youngstown Telegram. Bulletin Whew Rudyard Kipling was seriously ill in New York and every one was momentarily expecting the report of his death, Dr. Frank Crane handed his news- paper to a cab driver, with the remark: “Thank God, the Pale Rider hasn't got Kipling yi The driver stared. “Kipling!” he re- peated. “I haven't heard of the horse.” —New York Morning Telegraph. ow Special Offer ~ For a short time only, Lire will enter subscriptions in combination with the magazines below at these unusually interesting prices. LIFE with American Mercury LIFE with Forum. . LIFE with Harper's Magazine. LIFE with Scribner's LIFE with Cosmopolitan. ... LIFE with House Beautiful LIFE with Atlantic Monthly Regular Scecial Club Price Offer $9.00 $7.50 8.00 6.50 8.00 6.50 8.00 6.50 7.25 6.00 7.25 6.00 8.50 7.50 By Any Test Wrow do wou ju EL nenci? sm Economy? Write one hun dred words with Semi:Hew and anyother pencil. Comparethem by any test. Let Semi-Hes itself prove foyou that it isthe pen. incomparable GENERAL PENCIL COMPANY Jersey Cars New Jersey GRAND SUMMER CRUISE JULY 2 NORWAY - WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN Specially chartered new 17,000, ton, Cunarder * 52 days, $600 to $1400, including botels, guides. Griven: fees. Fascinating Itinerary including Spain. Nor ly. Riviera, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, (Paris- g1zto.te s300n Gays, $600 t0 $1700 Frank C, Clark, Times Bldg. sNewYorh LIFE, 308 Madison Avenue New York City. I enclose check (we will send bill if you prefer) for which please send magazine checked at left. Name Street City. State comicbooks.com Sl a aa a a aa 8 eR ak