Life, 1928-02-23 · page 32 of 35
Life — February 23, 1928 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Life magazine page (page 30) is primarily **advertising and entertainment content**, not political satire. The dominant feature is a **Glostora hair product advertisement** showing men's head profiles demonstrating the product's grooming effects. The copy promises "natural, rich" appearance versus "stiff and artificial" alternatives—typical early 20th-century male grooming marketing. The page includes three brief **humorous anecdotes**: 1. "Convention City": A rural stranger asks a hotel clerk what time doors close, implying unfamiliarity with urban hotels 2. "Weekly Extortion": A joke about a street organ-grinder collecting pennies without actually playing his instrument 3. A motorist joke about speeding fines These are gentle, non-political jokes reflecting class and urban-rural contrasts common to the era. The right column lists **recent film releases** (Charlie Chaplin, Janet Gaynor, etc.) with brief reviews—standard entertainment section content. **Bottom line**: This is a standard magazine page mixing advertising, light humor, and entertainment listings. There is no significant political satire or social commentary to decode.
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lis Keeps Your Hair $$ $$ $$ Neat, TA Rich-looking and Orderly [5 your hair lacks natural gloss and lustre, or is difficult to keep in place, itis very easy to give it that rich, glossy, refined and orderly appearance, so essen- tial to well-groomed men. Just ruba little Glostora through your hair once or twice a week,—or after shampooing, and your hair will then stay, each day, just as you comb it. Glostora softens the hair and makes it pliable. Then, even stubborn hair will stay in place of its own accord. It gives your hair that natural, rich well-groomed effect, instead of leaving it stiff and artificial looking as waxy pastes and creams do. Glostora also keeps the scalp soft, and the hair healthy by restoring the natural oils from which the hair derives its health, life, gloss and lustre, Try it! Sce how easy it is to keep your hair combed any style you like, whether brushed lightly or combed down flat. If you want your hair to lie down par- ticularly smooth and tight, after apply- ing Glostora, simply moisten your hair with water before brushing it. A large bottle of Glostora costs but a trifle at any drug store. A generous sample FREE upon request. Send This Coupon and Try it FREE THE R. L. WATKINS COMPANY. 1276 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, Ohio Please send me FREE, a sample of GLOSTORA, all charges paid. Nam..... Adéeress, Canadian address: 462 Wellington St., West, Toronto 2-Ont. In the Convention City A quiet stranger, apparently from the open spaces where men are men, regis- tered at a downtown hotel. It was 8 P. at. After registering he loitered for a while, looked at the clock, hesitated and walked again to the door. Finally he accosted the room clerk. “Say, son,” he drawled, “I'd like to go to a show to-night, but I don’t want to be locked out. What time do you close your doors?"—Houston Post-Dispatch. Friexn (to motorist): How much speed has your car got? Moronist: Up to fifty dollars and costs. —The Spur. The Weekly Extortion Punch, a few weeks ago, had an illus- tration of an old lady ng to an organ grinder, “I am af I have no change. I must put off paying your penny till next week.” Whereupon the 1 grinder objected that he did not ving credit. IT can better this. An East London tradesman tells me that on Tuesday one of these itinerant musicians (?) came into the shop and asked for a penny. “Where is your organ?” asked the shopkeeper. “Things are quiet,” the man replied, “so I did not trouble to bring it out.” —C. J. A., in London Daily News. Recent Developments The Circus. Charlie Chaplin at the top of his comic form in his fimniey picture, Chicago. A good and bitter mele drama which gives the newspaper- reading public something to think about. Phyllis Haver helps with a fine performance, Simba. Mr. and Mrs. Martin John. son come back from Africa with more thrilling close-ups than ever. Serenade. The gay story of a musical genius whose wife caught him looking the wrong way. Adolphe Menjou is init Uncle Tom's Cabin. After seventy. five years, this venerable thriller still re. tains its kick, particularly as presented. The Student Prince. Ramin No- varro as the sad Prince who placed duty before love. herein Wings. A gruelling melodrama of the air service in France, well acted by Charles Rogers and Richard Arlen. Sunrise. Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien in a weird and wonderful dram of love, hate and other things—directed with amazing imaginativeness by F. W Murnau. R.E.S. To PARIS & ITALY Marseilles, Vienna, Trieste, Italy and Central Europe For a change—try this de luxe Southern Service to Paris, via Mar- seilles. World's fastest. motor-ships to Paris, Vienna, Trieste, Rome, the Riviera and Central Europe. The last word in luxurious acco modations and cuisine. Motor terry service—drive on here. drive off at destination—no crating or packing: surprisingly economical rates. Send for brochure of interiors, descrip- tions, rates, and sailing dates. Any Steamship Agent, or Direct to PHELPS & CO., General Agents Cosulich Line 19 Battery Place, New York Sail on World’s Fastest Motor Ships SATURNIA VULCANIA 24000 Gross Tons— 24000 Gross Tons— No Smoke or Cinders No Smoke or Cinders Pamous for Her Superior Service to Italy b > sore nel man Rob San plat are Can twe dee Riv ove! comicbooks.com