Life, 1912-06-06 · page 43 of 56
Life — June 6, 1912 — page 43: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than satire or editorial cartooning. The dominant content features four separate ads: **Main Advertisement:** The Schlitz beer ad claims the brown bottle keeps beer pure and positions Schlitz as prescribed by physicians "as a builder of health"—a claim reflecting pre-FDA regulations when such health assertions were unregulated. This reflects early 20th-century advertising standards. **Supporting Ads:** - Grinnell Gloves (protective work gloves) - Allen's Foot-Ease (foot powder) - A quarter-page notice for Allen's Foot-Ease The page also includes brief humorous anecdotes (attributed to Hazlett and Ben Franklin) typical of *Life* magazine's satirical content, but these are minor elements. The Schlitz ad is notable historically: it markets beer as medicine, a common pre-prohibition practice when such health claims faced no legal restrictions.
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