Life — October 20, 1927 — page 38: what you’re looking at

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ild can pick the best way to go en Gera ee os HE Santa Fe is the luxurious double-track way to winterless California. In splendid comfort you speed through the Southwest. The Chicf—extra fast, extra fine, extra fare—slips smoothly over half a continent in two business days—Chicago to Los Angeles. a REE TheSanta Fe operates four other fine transcontinental trains daily —the California Limited, Navajo, Scout and Missionary. Pes Gisibe Setcy {poor mail coupon ¥ W. J, Bleck, P 1018 Railway E: Am intereste Fred Harvey din- ing-car and stationdin- ing-room mealsset the standard. Life t with perchl My love is like a silver streak Because she keeps herself so thin, My love is armoured and antique And, li My love is lustrous, a sardine, dressed in tin; . but lean; She keeps her weight down most severely I do not think I've ever seen A lass self-rationed mot wusterely, But, oh, my love is very hard Clo: She keeps her gay, unyielding guard in ber shining armour pent And is not moved by sentiment She may (i By et But is Reduced by any lover's pleadings. does) reduce er weight t and calculated feedings, Ah, well, the times—and modes—are new, And since my love is stern and stark, She is not, from the archer's vie A very satisfactory mark; Surprise must, after all, be small ‘That Cupid's arrow falls ill-fated. My love is hardly there at all And what there is is armour-plated. —“Lucio,” in The Manchester Guardian. Unfinished Production Arter an entertainment in a North church, the chairman of the com- rame up to one of the class mem- 1, sympathetically: “Lam sorry we didn't get to call on you for your magic act, but we had to cut a lot of the numbers. don't feel put out about it.” an hung his head. dollars’ worth.” Sit mi hers and s: I hope you “Lam puto . I didn't get a chance back the five-dollar bill [smuggled into a man’s pocket, which T was going to mys- teriously produce in one of my main tricks."—Youngstown Telegram, Disclaimed Tune was a meeting, others being present, between a young mummer who has advanced to prominence and an old actor who has remained much where he was—or gone back. “Why, this is my old friend Roarer!™ said the young man patro ducing him to a friend. our small beginnings, y" know; it was ly, intro all have Roarer here who made an actor of me.” “My boy,” Roarer replied, “I would nev-er say that | made an ac-t yout Just gave you a place in my com-pany just a place in my com-pany, which was oth-er-wise—er—a good Bulletin There Is a Tide in the Affairs of Men From the Bloomington (Ind.) Star “Jim Slivers has been taking New Life Restorer pills, and has written a testi- y to the company. They wrote back and asked for his picture to print, and w Jim is so all-fired swelled up over it at he says he will run for Justice of the Peace."—New Yorker. Largest Steamer Ever Built Under the American Flag Now, new comfort, luxury, - speed On the Recreation Route to California, via Havana and Panama Canal on the great, new 22,000 gross ton S.S. CALIFORNIA Every room an “outside room,” thirty-two with private bath. Two open.air, built-in deck swimming spooks lagnificent suites de luxe. lectrical operation throughout, First sailing January 28,westbound; February 18, eastbound. Regu- larly thereafter wich popular S. S. Manchuria and S, S. Mongolia. Apply toNo,1 Broadway, Offices in other principal ized steamship and rail agears. fanoma. facifie aii ne aati _ INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE MARINE COMPANY Say ‘Bayer Aspirin’ INSIST! Unless you see the “Bayer Cross’? on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by phy- sicians for 25 years. Accept only a Safe Bayer package whichcontains proven directions Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists Aspirin ts the trade mark of Bayer Mana facture of Moooaceticacidester of Salicylicactd PLAYS with a Punch! Cleverly written—easily acved—easily staged—we have a selection of plays Unat are charieg fn wit and bemer—iSeusy aangt 3 Ter Ceeatsar groove: Writs for Pres dencrigtive exiaiowe tic Publishing Company £3? sirecu chs — comicbooks.com ' {