Life, 1911-11-02 · page 55 of 56
Life — November 2, 1911 — page 55: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **beauty product advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes Woodbury's Facial Soap, a genuine brand from the early 20th century. The page features a product display box at top and persuasive copy emphasizing the soap's benefits: it "re-supplies what is exhausted from the skin" and provides "clearness and radiance." The ad notes the product costs 25¢ and claims they're producing their "twenty-fifth millionth cake." A detachable coupon invites readers to mail for free samples (10¢) or samples plus a skincare book (50¢) from the Andrew Jergens Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. **For modern readers:** This represents vintage consumer advertising targeting women's beauty routines. The formal language, emphasis on scientific-sounding benefits, and direct mail strategy are typical of early 1900s marketing. There is no political cartoon or satire present—this is straightforward commercial promotion appearing in *Life* magazine's advertising section.
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timulating, tonie feeling that Woodbury’s Facial Soap gives your skin the first time you use itis a promise of what its steady use will do. It re-supplies what is exhausted from the It keeps it active and therefore healthy. It gradua and radiance you can be proud of, gives ita clearn Woodbury’s Facial Soap costs 25c. No one hesitates at the price after their first cake. We are now making our twenty-fifth millionth c Woodb and_ soothin; 25¢ a tube. cleansing 1 Cream is a clear, greascless jell r used, t is different from any you have Woodbury’s Facial Powder is soft and fine: in four shades; and packed in a convenient double box with free chamois. 25c a package. For toc we send samples of all three, For soc we send the samples and a copy of the Woodbury Book on the f the skin and scalp. The Andrew Jergens Co., 2605 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati, O. Woodbury’s Facial Soap For sale by dealers everywhere yaune— Mail this Coupon today aaares® — comicbooks.com