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Life — November 9, 1928 — page 35: Life, 1928-11-09

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This page combines editorial humor with advertising. The upper section features brief satirical pieces mocking various social situations: a tourist's complaint about lacking American ham in Southeast Asia; a married man avoiding home; marital separation dressed as philosophy; and observations about wealth and parking. The central cartoon illustrates "The Film Racehorse"—a cynical joke about movie horses. It depicts a horse subjected to abuse (doping, poisoning, stabbing, burning) yet still expected to win races. The satire targets Hollywood's treatment of animals in films, suggesting studio indifference to animal welfare provided audiences get their spectacle. Below sits a full-page **Forhan's toothpaste advertisement** warning that "white teeth deceive 4 out of 5" because gum disease lurks beneath clean teeth. It pushes regular dental visits and their dentifrice for gum health. The image shows what appears to be a dental office scene. The page exemplifies 1920s-30s Life magazine: witty, urbane humor paired with period advertising promoting health anxiety to drive consumer purchases.

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| AM RS. erties six butter ews iform TRAVELOGUE Ir is only a memory, of course....the golden sires of Bangkok streaked with heliotrope in the topic dusk... tomtoms echoing across the choco- Late current of the Menam...barges of cocoa sampans, tall white ships slipping out of re and dropping their hooks to the mo- potony of Malaysian chants....the green lawn of the Oriental stepping up from the shore avenues of colored lanterns... .scents of rowth and tuberoses.....And a voice, .d lovely: ‘Say, what I hate about these chink countries is there ain’t no place where nuts, you can get a good slice cf ham. —Chicago Daily News. —— In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE ee TILL MORNING DOTH APPEAR You'ke a married man, old chap; why don't you go home sometimes in the evening?"* “ewell, the fact is I hate going back to an empty house.""—Bystander (London). hears we're PERSONAL Mr. Lyte Wostack, who is accompanying Byrd —Detroit News. “1 wonder what your mother will say when she “She'll be delighted—as usual.”” —Der Wane Jacos (Beat. ——.- Asorier evidence that wealth is not all is to the South Pole, has a wife named Ruth Elder. | millionaire looking for a parking place. 33 THE FILM RACEHORSE Wutxever you observe this noble beast Doped, hamstrung, poisoned, stabbed, well nigh done in (Locked in a burning stable at the least), You bet your bottom dollar—it will win. —London Calling. SEPARATION IN THE HOME “Listen, Mazic, my husband sits around the house and won't talk to me."* “He has probably deserted you, but can’t af- ford to live any place else just now,"* —Harry Hershfield, New York Evening Journal, FINESSE IN REPARTEE Discrunrito Parrox (emerging from cinema): I've never seen a rottener picture! Comarissionaiee: Ever ‘ad yer photo took? —Punch. engaged.” wg the cards, you Ir, that is, you can’t take your losses like a man. —Ohio State Journal. —Humorist (London). blished every Friday, simultaneously in the United States, in, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights pply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter E. C.. England. The foreign trade supplied from Lirs’s Rolls se, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. ns will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Live docs not hold itself respon. non-return of unsolicited contributions. ible for the loss or Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. All communications should be addressed to LIFE, $98 Madison Avenue, New York. Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). White teeth deceive 4 out of 5 BECAUSE : - teeth are only as healthy as the gums S° many people think they are secure when teeth are gleaming white. But too often they surrender to a disease of neglect—Pyorrhea. Lurking behind clean teeth is this marauder that takes high toll in health from 4 persons out of 5 after forty, and thousands younger. It ignores the teeth and attacks the gums. Take this precaution: See your dentist every six months, And start using the dentifrice that cleans teeth without the use of harsh abrasives and at the same time helps keep the gums firm and healthy. As you know, Pyorrhea seldom attacks healthy gums. Morning and night, every day, use Forhan’s for the Gums. Massage your gums daily with this dentifrice, following directions in booklet that comes with tube. Then you provide the protection teeth and gums must have. At all druggists—in tubes, 35c and 60c, Formula of R. J. Forhan, D, D. S. Forhan Company, New York. Forhans for the gums YOUR TEETH ARE ONLY AS HEALTHY AS YOUR GUMS comicbooks.com