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Life — November 24, 1927 — page 40: Life, 1927-11-24

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This page is **primarily advertising and contest information**, not satirical content. The top silhouette illustration advertises LASSCO steamship tours to Hawaii—a luxury travel service. The silhouetted figures suggest romance and exotic adventure, appealing to affluent Depression-era readers seeking escape. The page mainly promotes Life magazine's "All-America Travel Contest," where readers identify and correct mistakes in letters from a character named Kay Vernon. Winners receive travel prizes. The small "Fairy Story" section offers mild humor: an ice pick that was *only* ever used for picking ice—a joke about something fulfilling its single intended purpose, contrasting with the Swiss Army knife-like versatility the opening suggests. The street-car quote about pedestrians being "seen and not hurt" is dry observational humor. The right side advertises ship lines and travel services. This is a **commercial page**, not political satire.

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Personally Conducted LASSCO Tours from Los Angeles to bewitching— awaii ON each of their monthly sailings up to January, the giant cruisers de luxe. S.S. City of Los Angeles and S. S. City of Honolulu are carrying pa tour par- ties, personally conducted by a LASSCO representative. Each tour includes a delightful voyage direct from Los Angeles over the South- ern Route to Honolulu with the finest of ocean accommodations and the famous LASSCO personal service. Eight days are spent in ihe islands—eight days ina pi fe of romance, beauty and exotic charm. 20-DAY PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURS Los Angeles to Hawaii and back to Los Angeles $323.50 and up ‘The tour cost covers every necessary ship and shore expense, according to steamship and hotel accom modations selected. Sightseeing in beautiful Honolulu—island motor trips id fascinating glimpses of the quaint native life—and the thrilling surf sports of world- famed Waikiki are some of the features of the tour. Also included is the three-day wonder-trip to Hilo, the Kilauea volcano and the lava tubes, giant fern forests and other wonders of Hawaii National Park on the island of Hawaii, For complete details, induding sailing dates write for Special Tour Folder. For desired reservations dress any authorized agent of LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. 730 So. Broadway, Los Angeles, Calif. 5 Fifth Ave. 683 Markee Se. jew York San Franasco 140 S. Dearborn 217 E. Broadway Chicago 6 ‘San Diego Life All-America Travel Contest (Continued from page 9) mistakes she has made, and correcting those mistakes. The prizes will be awarded to those who detect and correct the greatest num- ber of mistakes in each of Kay's let- and who express themselces most f ely in their letters to her. An- swers to this Contest do not have to be humorous or rate presentation, They must be r, concise and to the point, Answers are limited to four hundred words each, There is no limit to the number of answers any one contestant may subm The answers to each of Kay's letters will be judged separately and the weekly # awarded accordingly. The grand prizes will be awarded to those who hare the best record throughout the test-as a whole. It is not necessary to answer all of Kay's letters to be eligible for the grand prizes All answers to this Contest must be addressed to KAY VERNON, LIFE, 598 MADISON N YORK CITY, Answers to Kay's SECOND LETTER must reach Lare’s office not later than 12 noon on Thursday, December \5th. An- nouncement of the winners will appear in the December 29th issue of Lire. All answers must be typewritten, or written legibly and neatly, using one side of the paper only. Each sheet of manu- ela in AVENU | script must be marked with the con- testant’s name and address. Tn the erent of a tie, the full prize will be given to each tying contestant, It is not necessary to be a subscriber to Live in order to compete. The Con- test is open to every one, except mem- bers of Lire’s staff and their families The Judges will be three of the tors of Lire, Sdi- whose decision will be final. Fairy Story Oxce upon a time there was an i pick which was never used as an awl, leather punch, milk-bottle opener, olive remover, skeleton key, or in fact in any other capacity than picking ice. —Detroit News. Stox on a “Pedestrians hurt.” street and car: not Minneapolis should be —Chicago Daily News. seen Tue course of true smooth.— Louisville af never did run Times, L "E will publish its usual Dog Calendar this year. It will be ready for delivery about December 10th, and orders may be placed now, to be filled, upon publication. in the order of their receipt. The price of the Calendar is | | one dollar a copy, postpaid. 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