Life — August 16, 1928 — page 41: what you’re looking at

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THE PASSIONATE REPORTER girl who had spent a week at a sum- ve resort, on her return home received a letter from a young newspaper reporter she had met. ‘As is customary in newspaper copy, the re- sorer had used a small cross every time he peeded a period. A perry \TSON? ny: n't up. The communication puzzled the girl very | him.” J mach. Pout, “What I can't understand," she confided to : her best friend, “tis that while he is very formal Fh ini circumspect in the tone of his letter, he fin- hes every sentence with a kiss. —Youngstown Telegram. OUT OF TURN ng to chat at cards amd h Weekly Paper. Tms is not so bad as the case of the young man > bo spoke while the Colonel was deciding which ae and to play. Death was instantancous. —Humorist (London). ging new maid): How long were you in your last place? Mup (jfiutered): My last place? I—I—I didn’t gp there at all.—Dorfbarbier (Berlin). Lor (cage, The Merest Trifle Bic Actor: My dear fellow, I'd lend you the pound if I thought you'd pay it back. | Livre Actor: Pay it back! Why, man, in my 27 STEP ON IT, DRIVER! Ir happened during Lon Chaney's visit to New York, As Chaney stepped into a taxicab in front of his hotel, another taxi driver yelled to Lon’s chauffeur, “Hey, that’s Lon Chaney you're drivin’."* Shut your face,"* shouted the irate cabman, “and stop insultin’ me customers.”" —Photoplay. No tonle better than Abbott's Bitters. Sample by mail, 23 cts. C. W. Abtott & Co., Baltimore, Md. HELLO, SUCTOMER! By virtue of a typographical error in the New York Evening Post, a new word promising to be of value is given to the language. The item referred to a number of customers in a night club, but the linotyper called them ‘‘suctomers."" Kansas City Star. TO THE EYES Ovenitearo at a picnic: Why do you allow your little girl to bead her eyelashes in that disgrace- ful manner?** ‘That isn’t beading. That's blue- berry pie.""—Detroit News to has Wis Mexican parents want to scare a| new play I make five thousand pounds in the “Tins,” said the wuthful host, as he pre- linle boy they tell him he may be president some first act! pared to manipulate the corkscrew, “was real M1) day.—Indisnapols News. | —Butenix (Syoxey). | liquor."—S¢, Louis Post-Dispatch TYLE Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, addressed envelope. Live does mot hold itself responsible for the loss or Great Britai Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. non-return of unsolicited contributions. de Patent O} ia . The text and illustrati Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Right. ; wraing “Greet Brein opply to Lire, Rolls Hower, Dreams ‘Buildiags, Patter Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior son Londou. EC.” England. The foreign trade supplied from Lires © the date of issue to be affected. All communications should be . addressed to LIFE, 598 Madison Avenue, New York. . Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, trbutions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). YOUR TEETH . Teeth may be flashing white STILL - - Pyorrhea attacks 4 out of 5 Se long as you neglect to combat dread Pyorrhea, health is jeopardized. This grim foe which ignores the teeth and attacks the gums robs 4 out of 5 after forty and thousands younger. Take this precaution: See your dentist every six months. And start using Forhan's for the Gums, today. Asa dentifrice alone, you would prefer it. Without the use of harsh abrasives, it helps to keep teeth clean and restore their natural whiteness. Also it protects them against acids which cause decay. But Forhan’s is more than an ordinary dentifrice. If used regularly and in time, it helps to firm gums and keeps them sound and healthy. And Pyorrhea seldom attacks healthy gums. Get a tube of Forhan’s today! Use this dentifrice every morning and night. Massage your gums daily with it, following directions in booklet that comes with tube. This good habit is health insurance. 35c and 60c. Formula of R. J. Forhan, D. D. S. Forhan Company, New York Forhan's for the gums ARE ONLY AS HEALTHY Two sizes— AS YOUR GUMS comicbooks.com