Life, 1927-09-29 · page 34 of 38
Life — September 29, 1927 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and announcements**, not political satire. The main content includes: **Dentyne Gum Advertisement**: A large ad featuring a smiling woman's face promoting chewing gum that "makes teeth white and beautiful"—a straightforward commercial pitch with no satirical content. **"Revived" Section**: A brief humorous anecdote about an Arkansas father calling his struggling college son, asking why he won't improve his grades. The son replies he needs fifty dollars—a lighthearted joke about parental concern versus student priorities. This references a Drake examination paper and contains a Manchester Guardian attribution, suggesting it's a reprinted joke. **Acknowledgments Section**: Lists donations to Life's camps for needy children, crediting various donors and organizations. **Other Advertisements**: For Resinol (facial product), drawing/illustration courses, and Federal School of Illustrating. The page contains **no political cartoons or satire requiring historical context**—it's a typical 1920s-30s magazine page mixing commercial ads, light humor, and charitable acknowledgments.
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Life ENTYNE and smile/ Your teeth are on display when you smile. They should be gleaming, sparkling white behind your lips. Men and women who value clean, white teeth now chew delicious Dentyne—the gum that makes teeth white and beautiful. Revived AN Arkansas father whose sou was do- ing badly tried calling him over the long distance about his grades Why don't he asked Father.” in college you make 1 need any: mone} dome fifty dollars. From “Drake was playing bowls when be wa 1 the Armada was in —Manchester an examination paper invisible ardian FACIAL ER ERUPTIONS annoying - - in rence (lepers tion of Resinol Acknowledged with Thanks LIFE acknowledges with very many thanks the receipt at the Pot~ and Branchville Camps of the following donations: Clothing: from Mrs. Brooklyn; Billy Morgan and Mackay, Auburn, Shepler, Erie, BP: Lebanon, Me; Co. Boston; Mrs. ford, No. Athletic Clothin, Departmy Atlantic City, Schools, Rye, N. Physical Educa Teachers’ Coll Col Miss Beatrice Warbasse, ville, N.Y. phonograph records clothing; Miss Christine Wilder, Brook- lyn, paper pads for craft work; Colgate Mfg. Co., New York, enough tooth paste for the season for both Camps. tersville mma FE. Fuhrer, ~ Phillips, Wil- . Goods and Supplies: Public Schools, Country Day Department Lincoln ‘s Camps for Needy Children (C -ontinued from page 3 Peter Chardc wood, Ore Ww Narragan- ory of : ket, Mass. Katherine De Ne ¢ . Wiasington,. . race’ §. Fales, New Rochelle, if Bond wine which made rich Mustrates a great truth EARN $200 TO $500 A MONTH ot. Your tortune tes at arines. bewspapers re buying P iilion’ of dollars ibe Federal Home Study person Sivcry siep us Cleat an Complete cut: uree with all the details. Just write your name dress tn the margin and send It to us of Illustrating 1267 Federal Schoo! Bldg Minneapolis, Mino. comicbooks.com