Life, 1928-09-14 · page 35 of 40
Life — September 14, 1928 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and fundraising content**, not political satire. The left side features a **diet advertisement for Marmola prescription tablets**, targeting both men and women to lose weight. The pitch appeals to vanity and health, claiming the tablets combat a "deficient gland" causing excess fat—reflecting 1920s-era medical pseudoscience about weight loss. The right side displays **MOLLÉ shaving product advertisements** with cartoon mascots promoting various grooming benefits ("Tender Skins Rejoice," "Good-bye Lather and Brush," etc.). Below these ads is the **Life's Fresh Air Fund** continuation—a charitable donation list of contributors' names and amounts, a common feature in early Life magazine supporting children's camps and outdoor recreation programs. The scattered humorous items (Curtis campaign satire, journalism letters, equality quips) are filler content typical of the era's magazine layout, not the page's focus.
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LIFE Let’s Lose 20 lbs. Apiece Excess fat is a blight to men as well as women. It means more than loss of youth and beauty. It means less health and iyi So men who like slender women shou! normal figures themselves, The way is easy. Starvation and over- exertion are not a vised today. Science has found a great cause of excess fat in a deficient gland. The modern method, used by physicians the world over, is to combat that cause. That method is embodied in Marmola prescription tablets, perfected by a famous medical laboratory. People have used them for over 20 years—millions: ofboxesofthem. The results are seen in every circle. Slender figures now prevail. Mothers look like daughters. Users of Marmola told others the results— the loss in weight, the gain in health and vigor. Thus the use has spread, until these tablets have become the greatest factor in fighting fat. Don't stay over-fat, when so pany people all about you know a way to end it. The wa: is easy and pleasant. The results are delightful. Each box of Marmola contains the formula, also the reason for each good effect. You will know exactly why the weight comes down and the health improves. Don't delay. Excess fat is a blight you must correct to live life to the full. Start now. Marm scriptic ts ere sold Ty aildrecntset ry co box. If your druggist is out, be will get them at once from his jobber. MARMOLA ‘Prescription he Pleasant Way tovReduce SAMPAIGNING WITH CURTIS Stator Curtis was born on a Kaw Indian reser- ation, and has been successively a jockey and a hack driver. These few facts lead us to believe that he will conduct his vice-presidential cam- paign as follows: 1.—Do his stump speaking in front of United Cigar Stores with a bunch of cigars in one hand and a tomahawk in the other. 2.—Lead off with an indorsement of Lucky Strikes in wue jockey fashion. Write a story for the American Magazine : ‘From Hack Driver to Vice-President.” —Boston Transcript. entitle, THE FIELD OF JOURNALISM “To the Editor of Tie New Yorxer: I have various poems, letters, write-ups, humoristic. Be- fore I start ‘a bumorist weeely, I communicate wah you. If so, communicate. Respectfully _ “Faaxk Veck, Brooklyn, N.Y." We buy no one off. Godspeed! New Yorker, ALL men are born equal. It's what they're born equal to that makes the difference. —Detroit News. Lire’s Fresh Air Fund (Continued from page 3H Anonym isabel P. C Clatk, ‘Fredonia, ¥ Ars. We Ie Séott, East Orange FG. Sy Ocean City, Bruce, Biean, 3 Mateos, Ge lace Forbes, Englew Englewood, Grand Kagheyn H. ee [a or Sheppard Tomans, Marshail’ Lee “Carder, Mrs. are R. Roeder, ‘Asheville, N: Eiena Anne Schmidt, New York Mrs. Arthur Rectlamd, Montclair Anonymous To the Memory of Mary E. Burton, W. Th. Perrine, Wash st liam Osgood Morgan, i. Beers, Waterbury,” Conn. Mrs. H, Dorset ME? Rhoads, Rock “tstandl, ii, in Loving “Memory ‘of Sue I, Buggie. Mrs. J, Sloat Fassett, Elmira, N.Y Anne Compton Crane, Birmingham, ‘Ala, “In Memory of F. W. J. and N. N. J. Miss Anna A, Austin, Rosemont, Pa. D. MT. S.." Dearborn, Mich Roby, Detroit. Henry L. Finch, New York Helen B, Shattuck, Burlington, “Starr the Florist,” Wilson, N. Carter T. Louthan, New York Peak and’ Pine, a camp for Girls, Iay wilds Cal Winifred Pra 33s ne row Mrs. ‘T. How Arthur H. Ss SYerSS weyss 882338 3333 ibicie uot Ae Anlrew, Holyok: George M. Corning, Orange, N. J. Mrs." Preston, Hotchkiss, les Angeles. Mrs. W. T. M Los’ In Memory’ of ra Miss Antoinette + Jr, y not have the advantages that he has.. Eleanor M. Talbott, Denver Mrs. B. V. D. Post, Italy Miss Wilhelmine F. Coolbauzh, Mrs. Robert Darsie, Mt. Sterlin Helen P. Flemer, Short Hills, Irene Janes, Paterson, N. In Memgry'of E. May Hut clair, N. J... Anonymous George Howell, La’ Grange, Til Joyce, and Paris Childs, Kennebunk. at G . Bristol, R. I Chickie Mitsehiege Philadelphia Mabel Walker (Tennessee). Fannie P. Woodward, Naples, italy Miss Henrietta M. ‘Force, Kew Gar dens, L. IT Ethan Fi: Mrs, Wi Mrs. I.) Miss Sue Carn J, M. Cleary, So. Bend, Ind G. RB. Hollister. Corning, N S. P. O°Connor, Jamaica, N. Y. Mrs Marie L, Keller, Rochester: N Memory of M 3 Butler, Sayre, Pa im Elmer. Bay He: Chiles, Boston Hartsdale, te) ee gunSurias 333333333 jon "pavid’ ‘Reckafetiow, Doylestown, wike who died five years ago toda: H. Thebaud. U. S.N Margaret Halstead, N.Y. A $.00 10.00 $30,756.81 ye ~ Kins ™ Rejoice “Good-bye ry and Brush “MOLLE —abolishes /\) ~rubbing, lotions Every MOLLE~ shave a —_> facial treatment Zy MOLLE=~ for a week! Everywhere you go you hear men talking about MOLLE. How it speeds up the shave. How easy and absolutely painless it \ makes shaving. Above all, how it gives the face a “million dollar” feel like a head-bar- ber's facial massage. Get ac- quainted with MOLLE, See for yourself why a million men have switched perma- nently to MOLLE. Just mail the coupon and a dime, to get acquainted with this amazing new shaving luxury! The MOLLE Company Cleveland, Ohio pose % wh Nay $08 «nob 228.0 205 Tat your! Drogeist ¥ ‘week of MOLLE & Shaves 5 for a dime! ‘The MOLLE. Com Dept. 77, Cleveland, Ohio Here's 10c(stamps or coin). Send big tube of MOLLE to comicbooks.com