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This page from Life magazine (circa 1928) contains two main pieces of satirical content: **"An Angora Cat Sits in Front of the Icebox"** is a humorous monologue depicting the internal thoughts of a cat and its owner during a domestic dispute over the refrigerator. The cat resents being told to leave and mentally threatens revenge (scratching the piano). The satire mocks the silent, petty grievances that arise in everyday household life—a relatable domestic conflict elevated to comedic absurdity through the cat's vindictive perspective. **"Introspection: The Prosecuting Attorney Puts Himself on the Witness Stand"** satirizes legal cross-examination techniques. A lawyer questions himself about his "love" for someone named Cordelia, and the prosecutor becomes increasingly skeptical, using leading questions to suggest the defendant's feelings are merely physical attraction rather than genuine love. The satire ridicules how legal maneuvering can deconstruct human emotion into doubt through clever questioning. The remainder consists of period advertisements (cigarette cases, bunion remedies, etc.) and a Marmola weight-loss product ad promising slenderness.

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1928 Student, ichnstered CUNARD 8 Organized ores clati oe ions. Write for literature. TIC CONCERTINA (Small Size Accordion) Played with Interchangeable Ralls Without any faint tdea of mi: mdb gtk” FURRSU RE, CALE" COMPANY, Boston Read, New York. N.Y. BUNIONS Quick, saferelieffrom Bunion pain. Prevent shoe pressure, Atall drug, shoe, depe. stores, 35¢ Dr Scholl's Zino-pads "sniznti For Frea Sample, write The Scholl Mfg. Co., Chicago HAT about the cigarettes you offer to your friends? Are they often ragged... broken...dry? PACKADOR takes a pack 0’ twenty, wrap- per and all. Preserves original flavor. Keeps your pockets crumb- free and your cigarettes perfect. Made of featherweight non-tamish nickel silver in natural highly pol- ished finish or in red, green or gray morocco and alligator brown leath- erine finish. Send No Money Mall the coupon—pay the postman. you don't like PACKADOR ‘alter § days return it. Money back. faish. ALFRED VESTER SONS, INC. 11 Mason Street, Providence, R. I. charges, Money back if I don't like ft. Name. Address. N.SiverQ RedQ GreenQ GnyQ Brews Life An Angora Cat Sits in Front of the Icebox (Continued from page 14) That goes both ways. If I ever saw a mouse I'd drop dead from the shock. What the hell kind of an apartment is it without mice? An icebox and no mice. All right— stay closed. No heart, you have. You're just a—a—an old refriger- ator, that’s what you are. All ice. No heart. No heart and no liver. God ! who said liver? Aha, he’s noticing me. About time, you four-eyed sap! Oh, I'm making him nervous, am I? Look at that damn cat staring at the icebox. Sherry, get away from that icebox! Yes, I will. Like fun I will. That's right, yell at me. Right back at you, kid. Dirty look for dirty look. You big bluff! Yes, I'll get away. All right! All right! Who wants you yelling at me? All right, I said. In my own sweet time, I will. I’m going —cut it out now! Don’t you throw that! All right, I'm going...I'll be back later. The dirty hound! Chasing me away. Why don’t I eat my egg? Why don’t you take a jump in the lake? I'll fix him! The mutt! I'll wait until he starts writing again, and then I'll go sharpen my claws on the piano! Henry William Hanemann. Introspection The Prosecuting Attorney Puts Himself on the Witness Stand Q WHAT are your sentiments in * regard to Cordelia? A. I love her. Q. You love her? you love her? A, Well, I think so. Q. You think so? know? What is love? A, Love is—er—love is—well— Q. Never mind. Where were you when you first thought you loved her? A. I was out walking with her on the golf course. Q. Daytime? A, No. Q. Moonlight? A. 1 object! question. Q. Let it go. Did you kiss her? A. I ob— Q. Objection overruled. Did you kiss her? A. (Weakly.) Yes. Q. Aha! Now Mr.—ah—Mr.— Lenhart, don’t you consider it possi- ble, just barely possible, that what you choose to call “love” is merely a physical attraction prompted largely by the fact that the young lady in You're sure You don’t That's a leading Excess Fat ° . as your friends did Look about you—note how slender. ness prevails. Excess fat is the exception now. You must realize that some great factor has helped to bring this change. That factor is embodied in Marmola Prescription tablets. It is a substance which, in the body, turns food into fuel and energy rather than into fat. Marmola applies it to those who have too little, ledical science discovered this factor over two decades ago. For over 20 years people have used it in Marmola and told others the results, Millions of boxes have been employed in fighting excess fat. Now almost everybody has slender friends who can tell what Marmola did. No abnormal exercise or diet is re- quired, though moderation aids results, Simply take four tablets daily until weight comes down to normal, Then cease, unless you start to gain again. ty Marmola, in justice to yourself. Watch its results in new beauty, new health and vitality. You cannot afford to stay fat when natural reduction has become so easy. The complete formula is stated in every box, also the reasons for results, to banish any fear of harm, Order now, before you forget it, and you will always be glad that you read this, Marmola prescription tablets are sold by all druggists at $1 per box. If your druggist is out, he will get them at once from his jobber. MARMOLA Tre Pleasant Way to Reduce question consented, in a moment of weakness, to let you kiss her? A. 1 refuse to answer. Let's ad- journ for a ham sandwich and a bot- tle of beer. Q. Right! Parke Cummings. FORMERLY MOTHERS TOOK THEIR DAUGHTERS TO THE DANCE. TO-DAY IT IS AN EXCEPTION FOR DAUGHTERS TO DEIGN TO TAKE THEIR MOTHERS. —L'Illustration (Paris). (a comicbooks.com