Life, 1928-03-15 · page 27 of 34
Life — March 15, 1928 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a book review and advertisements from a vintage Life magazine issue. **Left side:** A humorous rhymed review of Booth Tarkington's novel *Claire Ambler* by Arthur Guiterman. The poem satirizes the titular character as a shameless flirt who manipulates men throughout her youth before marrying an "old adorer" named Walter. The reviewer jokes that Walter needs "Marriage Accident Insurance"—a witty critique of her reformed but likely unreliable nature. **Right side:** A Confucius-themed advertisement for Arrow Shirts and Collars by Cluett, Peabody & Co. The ad uses a faux-philosophical quote ("Men trip over molehills—not mountains") to argue that small grooming details—shined shoes, pressed trousers, starched collars—determine job success. The message: appearance matters in business, and wearing Arrow products serves both employer and employee. This reflects early 20th-century corporate emphasis on employee presentation and respectability.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
+ Rhymed Reviews Claire Ambler By Booth Tarkington. Doubleday, Doran & Co. [te bet she'd flirt, this lovely Claire, The angel child of Mrs. Ambler, With anybody, anywhere; I'll bet a lot, and I'm no gambler. Her prentice hand, at slim eighteen, She tried on Juniors tall and fuezy And Sophomores of tragic mien, The selfish, winsome little hussy! In later years her game she played Without one conscientious —stric- ture, And saw her charming self, the jade, In every scene the perfect picture. She flirted hard and did not wince At any male, and each was fated; She flirted with a fine young prince And got him near assassinated. ‘Tis true she showed some slight regard For Orbison, the dying hero, But otherwise her 1 t was hard; Her altruism rated zero. Resolved to wed at twenty-five, She marked an old adorer, Walter, Adroitly captured him And led him, trembling, to the altar, But when she saw him pale and grim With wedding-fright, she very sweetly Forgot herself and thought of him And thus, perhaps, reformed com- pletely. Yet though herself she once forgot, I doubt this great reform's en- durance, And think that Walter needs a lot Of Marriage Accident Insurance. Arthur Guiterman. Service Hr came out of the night club at 2 aM. feeling frightfully important—as a result of synthetic gin in teacups — and called « policeman. “What's the ma ?” asked the cop. “Officer,” he replied commandingly, “call me a taxicab !"—New York Sun. “Tits cheek,” declared the determined diner, to a friend who was making in- effectual feints at reaching for his wallet, “will he paid on a companionate basis.” —Detroit News. Tom: A fool and his money are soon parted! Dick: Who got yours?—Anawers, Said CON FUCIUS— ‘Men trip over molehtlls —not mountains.”’ Many a man seeking a position has tripped over a detail—failure to have his shoes shined, trousers pressed — failure to wear a starched collar. It may be unfair to judge a man by his appearance but it’s done! Many business institutions insist that employees who come in contact with customers wear starched collars. It is good business for the company. It is good business for the man himself. CLUETT, PEABODY & CO., INC. Makers of Arrow Shirts, Collars, Underwear and Handkerchiefs comicbooks.com