Life, 1928-07-12 · page 35 of 40
Life — July 12, 1928 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and reader correspondence**, not political satire. The main content includes: **Letters section**: Readers praise **Will Rogers** (identified as Life's political candidate) for his charitable work in Kansas City. After a traffic officer named "Happy" Smith was killed during the Republican Convention, Rogers stayed to give a benefit lecture, raising nearly $4,000 for Smith's widow and five children. The letters portray Rogers as compassionate and genuinely concerned with ordinary people—qualities the writers argue make him worthy of high office. **Advertisements**: The page features ads for the **Schick Repeating Razor** (emphasizing ease of blade-changing), a "Drive Yourself" car rental service for touring Europe, and **Mothersill's** (travel sickness remedy). The Rogers praise reflects 1920s-era admiration for his folksy humor and apparent decency, contrasting him favorably with political figures like Hoover and Curtis mentioned in the letters.
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