Life, 1929-01-18 · page 31 of 44
Life — January 18, 1929 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief humorous anecdotes and a dental advertisement, typical of Life's satirical content. ## The Cartoons/Jokes: 1. **"Exasperated Golfer"**: A golfer has lost his ball in a stream and asks someone to stop whistling "Ol' Man River"—a reference to the popular 1927 song. The joke is that the whistling is annoying while he searches. 2. **Housewife lecture joke**: A lecturer tells women their duty is to "mother" their husbands. Only one woman volunteers, claiming she misheard "mother" as "smother"—a dark joke about marital discord and wives wanting to kill their husbands. 3. **Breakfast gong**: A salesman pitches a breakfast gong to a customer, who jokes he doesn't need one—his wife's loud toast-scraping serves the purpose. 4. **Chicago gangster**: A brief quip about a Scottish gangster saving ammunition, waiting for the flu epidemic to claim his victims. ## The Advertisement: The majority of the page is a Forhan's toothpaste ad warning about pyorrhea (gum disease), claiming 4 of 5 people suffer from it. The "sock in the teeth" cartoon is part of this ad, emphasizing dental health.
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29 Exasreratep Gourer (whose ball is lost in the stream) : stop whistling ‘Ol’ Man River’!” “For heaven's sake, —Passing Show. Whe a lecturer was addressing a meet- ing of women on “The Dutiss of the| Housewife,” he remarked that it was the duty of every woman to mother her hus- band. Wishing to see what impression this had made on his audience, he asked all those to stand who were willing to mother | their better halves. Only one stood up. “Ah,” he said, “I am glad to see there is at least one of you who is willing to mother her husband.” “Mother your husband,” cried the woman. “I thought you said smother your husband!"—Tit-Bits. Savescixt: Here’s a useful household article, sir; a neat little breakfast gong. Mate Suopper: Don’t need any break- fast gong at our house; I can hear my wife scraping the toast. —Boston Transcript. In a Pinch use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE E. T. G. reports the Scotch gangster in Chicago who is saving his ammunition and waiting for the flu epidemic to get his victims.—New York Evening Post. (Tablespoontul Abbott's Bitters, in sweetened water, — Bsn? A sock in the teeth. —Amherst Lord Jeff. Though smiles reveal glistening teeth NOBODY’S IMMUNE” *Pyorrhea, Ignoring Teeth and Attacking Gums, Takes 4 out of 5 As Its Victims ) heel VERY time you brush your ; teeth, brush gums vigorously ants * with the dentifrice specifically vers made for the purpose—Forhan’s for the Gums, For only proper ). care of the gums will preserve teeth and safeguard health against the attack of dread you Pyorrhea. Nobody’s immune from this ont disease of neglect, which, if al- lowed to pursue its course unmo- lested,ravages health and beauty. em ent: And 4 persons out of 5 after forty and thousands younger pay heavy toll to this dread foe. See your dentist at least once every six months, and start using Forhan’s regularly,morning and night. Results Will Delight You After using this dentifrice for a few days you will notice a dis- tinct improvement in the health and appearance of your gums. They will be firmer and more youthful. As you know, Pyorrhea and other dread diseases seldom attack healthy gums. In addition, your teeth will be cleaner and whiter. For without the use of harsh abrasives, For- han’s cleans teeth and protects them from acids which cause decay. Get a tube of Forhan’s from your druggist today. Two sizes —35c and 60c. Start using it every morning and every night. Teach your children this habit. They will thank you in later years for it is health insurance. 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