Life, 1928-10-12 · page 40 of 44
Life — October 12, 1928 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines **advertising, humor columns, and light verse** typical of Life magazine's format. The main advertisement promotes **Dentyne chewing gum**, featuring a smiling man's photograph with the slogan "and smile!" The copy argues that teeth and a winning smile help people succeed socially and professionally—a straightforward pitch linking oral hygiene to personal charm. The remaining content consists of brief **humorous anecdotes and poems**: - "Ye Mariners of England" is a joke about a minister who disapproves of sailors' swearing until rough seas force them to curse—then he approves, assuming divine intervention. - "A Long Time Between Drinks" plays on Prohibition-era bar hours (10 AM–10 PM with a one-hour break), joking that the gap feels longer than an hour. - "Star Life" responds to astronomer Harlow Shapley's theory about cosmic dust sustaining stars, relieving fears of stellar extinction. The right sidebar advertises **Pinehurst, North Carolina** as a winter resort for golf and business retreats. These are light, whimsical pieces for general entertainment—no political satire is evident.
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Che ENTYNE ..and smile/ 7 You can’t help liking the man who has a winning smile. And somehow he gets things done! Teeth count a lot in a real smile — Keep them sparkling white with delicious Dentyne. It’s a quality gum. Chew Dentyne ...and smile! YE MARINERS OF ENGLAND A atnisrer who was making a sea voyage ex- pressed strong disapproval of the language used by the sailors. . “'Tis a very bad custom,"’ agreed the cap- tain, ‘but when there is real danger our lads cease swearing." Presently the weather grew very violent and a sailor came into the clergyman’s cabin. “It blows fearfully,"’ said the minister. ‘Are “Damnably,"* replied the man. “God be praised,"” said the parson. —Sporting and Dramatic News. A LONG TIME BETWEEN DRINKS “. . ._ the saloons are open from 10 o'clock in the morning to 10 o'clock at night except for an hour between half-past three and four."—Karl K, Kitchen in the Evening World. Out, well, maybe it seems like an hour. —New York World. Oventtarp in the heart of the city: ‘See that skyscraper? I helped watch all the excavat- ing.""—Detroit News. STAR LIFE (Dr. Haglow Shapley, of Harvard, says that stars are kept going by having comets and meteors fall into them.) My days are filled with peace, For gone my apprehension is Lest suns and worlds and stars should cease, Since Shapley’s intervention is As full of Hope as aught can be Of astral immortality. Stars faded, said our fears, With terrible velocity; A hundred million million years, Our utmost generosity Could give them as the little span Through which to cheer the eyes of man. But, with celestial food, We learn that stars are dicted, And all timidity of mood Henceforward has been quieted, For stars may twinkle on, and grow A trillion trillion years or so. —A. W. B., in London Daily Chronicle. NOT PERFECT An alumna of a nearby college was enters. ing her former history professor at dinner, mad to the interest of her three small sons. Jack, the eldest, kept eyeing the professor closely, and §. nally, after dinner, he asked: ‘‘Mother, you sy Professor Smith was your history professor?" “Yes, sonny, and a splendid one, too!" “‘Well,"" pronounced the six-year-old obseryg, “he has a hole in his sock.*" i —Indianapolis News, IRREPRESSIBLE Currrut? I wish to state You cannot well mistake it; Show him the Hand of Fate, He'll shake it. —Louisville Courier-Journal, Revisto version: “What is home without 1 motor?"—Louisville Times. Spend Golden Days at Pinehurst, N.C. There's no toniclikePinehurst, N.C. climate. There’sno medi- cine equal to golden days of golf and outdoor sports. There's a new friendliness in the sunlight that streams into your comfortable rooms at the Carolina Hotel. You and your business will both benefit by it and — it’s just an overnight trip.* For booklet and reservae tionsaddress General Of fice, Pise burst, N.C NORTH CAROLINA America’s Premier Winter Resort *15% hours from New York City on through Pullmans. Leave 6:40 P. M. Arrive Pinehurst early next morning. Carolina Hotel opens Oct. 22. Attrac- tively furnishd cottages may be ren! reasonably. comicbooks.com