Life, 1929-08-16 · page 32 of 36
Life — August 16, 1929 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and entertainment listings** rather than political satire. The main content includes: **Left side:** A Hinds Cream shaving product ad with a caricatured male face, emphasizing comfort for men with tough beards. **Center:** A "Confidential Guide" listing speakeasies and nightclubs around New York during Prohibition—venues like "Tex Guinan's" (a famous speakeasy operator). This reflects the era's illegal alcohol culture. Also listed are dance numbers and records from Broadway shows like "Hot Chocolates" and "Little Show." **Right side:** A Squibb's Dental Cream ad with an illustration of a man smoking, promoting teeth-brushing between cigarettes. **Bottom:** Brief humorous anecdotes, including one about an Ohio woman setting fire to a suitor's house to observe his pajama taste—typical period gossip-column humor. The page captures 1929 consumer culture: Prohibition-era nightlife, smoking as routine, and targeted grooming products for men.
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For hard-boiled beards R@...: Hinds Cream with every shave. Simply rub it in vigorously—lather while it’s still wet. No fuss, no bother— just a little shaving habit that pays you back in extra comfort. Try it—whether your beard is heavy or light. A little Hinds Cream is fine after the shave, too—keeps the skin from feeling drawn. A trial bottle will convince you. Simply mail the coupon below. The sample is free. HINDS CREAM AEC.U.8, PAT. OFF. Before and After Shaving Copyright 1929, by Lehn & Pink, Inc. LEHN & FINK, INC. Sole Distributors Dept. 1229 Bloomfield, N. J. Please send me a sample bottle of Hinds Honey & Almond Cream, I want a smooth, quick shave. (Print name and address) ‘hot good afier October, 1930 Lebn & Fink (Canada) Limited, 9 Davies Ave., Toronte 8 (Mail coupon to Bloomfield address) | Peniant Heatit Inx. Good place. Life Confidential Guide (Continued 9 from Page 24) Country Night Clubs Arrowntap Inn, Riverside Ave. Nice place. (Out B'way to 246) (Pelham Parkway) Post Looce. Good place, good music. (Post Road past New Rochelle) Snowrrace, Valley Stream, “Tex Guinan’s new home. (Merrick Road) Pavittion Royat. (Merrick Road) Wixoseam Canin, near Montclair, Great place. (Holland Tunnel, to Montclair, Pompton Turnpike to Riverdale) Canary Corrace, Madison. Nice. Tunnel to Madison) Nice place, good crowd. (Holland Buve Hits Prantation, Plainfield. Very nice. (Holland Tunnel to Plainfield) Dance Numbers (Sheet Music) “Ain't Misbehavin’ (Hot Chocolates) “Pool Room Papa” (Hot Chocolates) “Sweet Savannah Sue” (Hot Chocolates) “Moanin’ Low" (Little Show) “Or What Have You” (Little Show) “Don't Hang Your Dreams on a Rainbow” (Sketch Book) “Song of the Moonbeams” (Sketch Book) Records Ats’t Mispenavin’ w A whizz of a tune from “Hot Chocolates.” Moanin’ Low From “Little Show,” Marvelous, (Columbia) Soxc or Tut Moonseams, Don't Hane Your Dreams on a Rainsow Good music from “The Sketch Book,” slow, dreamy fox-trots. (Columbia) Justor, My Siw All vocal. Two sentimental songs sung by Franklin Bauer. (Victor) Lirrie Pat, Inc IN Seventa Heaven A swell record by a swell band, George Olsen's. (Victor) An Ohio girl is reported to have set fire to the house of a suitor. I under- stand that her idea was to watch his escape and observe what sort of a taste he had in pajamas. —Passing Show. Abbott's Bitters, a stomachic, ment of a tonic. "Sample by m: C. W. Abbott & Co, Baltimore, Md. meets every require. cts. in stamps. The latest golfing garb consists of cream plus-fours, a blue blazer, cream stockings, and blue-and-white shoes. We understand that even hardened caddies are pleading for smoked glasses. —London Opinion. Ina Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT ~ EASE Wy THINK TWICE BETWEEN the first puff of the morning and the last one at night, there’s plenty of time for a second thought. Smoking can be ever so much more delightful if Squibb’s Dental Cream is there to help you. For, no matter how often you smoke, there’s always new zest waiting, if you brush your teeth with Squibb’s. Start one of your smoking d with Squibb’s. All day long, you'll notice a brisker, snappier smoke appetite. °Cause the particles of Squibb’s Milk of Magnesia that cling to the gums and tooth crev- ices refresh and protect your mouth. 40c a generous tube at all drug stores, © 1929 by E. R. Squibb & Seas GUARD THE DANGER LINE comicbooks.com