Life, 1928-07-26 · page 32 of 36
Life — July 26, 1928 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and charity notices** rather than satirical content. The main advertisement features **Sir Walter Raleigh pipe tobacco**, using a humorous appeal to wives. The cartoon shows a desperate wife considering boiling her husband's pipe in lye to eliminate the strong tobacco smell—a domestic complaint apparently common enough to warrant this marketing angle. The joke targets both nagging wives and stubborn husbands, positioning the milder Sir Walter Raleigh blend as a marital peace offering. The reference to Sir Walter Raleigh (the historical tobacco introducer) gives the product pseudo-historical credibility. Secondary ads promote **Sergeant's hair treatment for dandruff** and a leg-straightening device. The bulk of the page lists donors to **Life's Camps for Needy Children**—a charitable fund supporting poor urban children's summer camps, operating for 41 years. This reflects 1920s-30s Progressive-era philanthropy. There is **no political satire** on this page; it's a commercial/charitable mixed-content issue.
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Desperate Wi VES have been known to boil their husbands’ pipes in lye. This kills the lingering authority of over-strong to- bacco, but good-bye pipe! Well, it’s time those husbands discovered Sir Walter Raleigh's favorite smoking mixture. It’s a blend of choice tobaccos mellowed to a sur- passing mildness and flavor, and awtapped |} in gold foil to keep it fresh. And fragrant? Wives positively Jove it. LIMITED OFFER for the United States only ) Tf your favorite tobacconist does not carry Sir Walter Raleigh, send us his name and address, In return for this courtesy, we'll be delighted to send you without charge a full-size tin of this milder pipe mixture. Dept. X, Brown & Williamson T obaccoCorp. Winston-Salem, N. C. SIR WALTER RALEIGH Who discovered how good a pipe can be It’s Bsa milder LIFE I 1re’s Camps for Needy Children (Continued from page 29) Geo. I, Graham, Xenia, O. From Nancy Rawson, Bronx: C,H. Hill, New. York. . S. Lawrence Bigelow, Ann Arbor, Mich. F. D, Pryor, New York R. W., Seymour, Conn. Mrs. LB. Smith, Garden City, 3 Given in “Memory of E. T. Manchester, Conn. Charles Shepard, IT, Rochester, N.'Y. Mrs. M. K. Bissell, Escanaba, Mich. Mrs. Hermon Griffin, Cobourg, Ont. Elinor, Frances, Lydia amd John Avery Ingersoll, Jr Hartford, Conn Mrs. Edward ft. Green, New Y In Memory of my Brother, In Memory of Francis H. Azro Patterson, New Ruth O, Rose, Cambridge, Mas Mrs. Jay H. Hart, Madison, Henry C. Raymond, Detroit Mrs. Wirt Wright, Evansto Norman Weeden, New York. Mrs. R. H. Skillern, Ardmore, Pa Mrs. C. P. Cook, Merion, Pa Harriet L. Stevens, Newport, R. I T. W. Kennedy, St. Paul... oe J. R." Watson, Louis. Mrs. Edwin 'P. Brown, Swampscott, Mass. In Memory of A. M., Elmira, N. In Memory of a beloved Mother Mrs. James Hartness, Springfield, Vt. BY A. Berkley, Brooklyn . Lewis, Dur! am, c etcher Clark, » Ite Middleboro, S83383E S885 eye wousu S8-8 Ssssshsn S 8 Geo Le 'Stenbins, Seal Harbors Me. Mikel Stout Basham, ‘Sinnickson,” Va. lived George King, ‘Woodhaven,’ L. I. C. Leggett, Ord, Neb. Jeman, Omaha, a , Princeton, Geo. C. Williams, New York Mary Toy, New ‘York Mrs. A. Krause, Ch A. D, Woodruff,’ New York. Anon, ‘Boseen Anonymous, Syracuse Florence Gould, Preston, Can: Mrs. Josephs C. Woodman, Flushing, Harry H ladeiphia. Sheepshead Bay ‘Tennis Club, celia. J. Weissman, Philadelphia Mrs. Bernard R Washin, D, . Herbert’ B. White, BUS. Brookiya’ In Memory of Baby Ella...... Jean Gordon, So. Lincoln, Mass . Crawford Gordon, So. Lincoln, “Mass. Jape and Steve Baits, Grassepoint Park, Mich. Mrs. H. Jj. Hoit, Portland, “Me!:** lohn Macpherson, Thurmont, Mc Mrs. J. Bertram ‘Lippincott, Bethayres, Mis George Lilly, “Anderson, “ind Hallie B. © ileox, ginaw, Mich. Lillian and Samuel” Powel, Maplewood, C. W. Barron, Boston. Eleanor Wyllys Allen, Boston Ask your barber or hairdresser about DANDRUFF Ask him what he thinks of using Sergeant's on your hair every mom- ing to relieve dandruff. He will say ‘Comb your hair with it” because he knows that the con- ‘stant use of this famous oil treat- ment releases natural oils, thus pre- venting dandruff, dry scal brittle hair. He knows i no alcohol to dry the scalp; that it keeps the hair in place; that it keeps the scalp in go condition so that strong, virile, healthy hair can grow, For fifty years, Sergeant's Mange Medicine ‘has proven an effective treatment for dandruff, and other hair and many yeai chemists have refin So that it retains ail the therapeutic qualities of mange medicine, but none of the disadvantages. It comes to you with the sincere recommen- dation of this 0 year old company. Ask your barber or hairdresser for a“Sergeant’s rub,” or treat yourself. Apply ergeant’s to the scalp, freely. Rub it in — down into the scalp with your finger tips. Keep on rubbing until you feel the glow and tingle of increased blood circulation, and awakening hair roots. Do this every week — your hair will be healthy. "$9,638.67 Lire’s Frese Ain Funp Aas been in operation for the past forty-one years. In that time it has expended $319,278.00 and has given a happy holiday in the country to 51,000 poor city chi dren. Twenty dollars, approximately, pays for such a holiday for some poor child from the crowded, hot city. Won't yo: help? Contributions (which are acknowledged in Live about four weeks after their receipt) should be made payable to Lire’s Fresit Ain Funo, and sent to 598 Madison Avenue, New York. BOW LEGS? Gxterii MAILED IN PLAIN SEALED ENVELOPE THET GARTER C Co., Deg South Bend, “Comb your hair with it’ Ask your dealer for Sergeant's for the Hair—18c. Keep the handy bottle in a convenient place where you can’t forget to use it. Trial bottle containing a week's supply sent postpaid on request. Polk-Miller Products Corporation 2303 Broad Street, Richmond, Va. Sergeants comicbooks.com s ‘ acanm at