Life, 1916-09-21 · page 41 of 44
Life — September 21, 1916 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and contest announcements** rather than political satire or editorial cartoon content. The dominant feature is a **Beech-Nut Packing Company contest announcement** awarding prizes for naming a new meal-time drink. The $100 grand prize went to Nellie Phoenix of Hartford, Connecticut, for the name "Mo-Val." Twenty-five runners-up received variety boxes of Beech-Nut products. The small cartoon at upper left shows **Father Time and Cupid**—classical allegorical figures—with a brief joke about aging, unrelated to the advertisements below. The rest of the page contains typical period advertisements: a garage ($69.50), Bell-Ans indigestion remedy (25¢), and an article titled "That Blotter of Yours" inviting readers to request free blotters by mail. **This is a standard commercial page** with minimal satirical or political content—representative of how Life magazine balanced editorial humor with substantial advertising revenue.
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Announcement of PRIZE WINNERS in Beech-Nut Contest AST December the Beech-Nut Packing Company offered a first ¢ of $100 and twenty-five other prizes for the best name for a delicious new meal-time drink. The prize of. $100 has been awarded to NELLIE PHOENIX 228 Garden St., Hartford, Conn. for the name “Mo-Val” To the persons who suggested the 25 next best names special Beech- Nut_ variety boxes (retail price $3.25) are awarded. Each variety-box contains the following Beech-Nut products: 1 Large jar Sliced Bacon, 1 Medium jar Sliced Beef, 2 Peanut Butter, 1 Strawberry Jam, 1 Damson Plum Jam, 1 Raspberry Jam, 1 Red Cur- rant Jelly, 1 Grape Jelly, 1 Crab-apple Jelly, 1 Pineapple Preserves, 1 Grape-fruit Marmalade, 1 Oscar's Sauce, 1 Mustard, 1 Half-pint Bottle Tomato Catsup, 1 Bottle Chili Sauce, 1 Baking Rack, Booklets. THE PRIZE WINNERS Miss Rita F. Waddell, New Canaan, Conn.... ¢eeeeeeeeee DELECTO That Blotter of Yours Leon T. Asheralt, 2:41 Brown St. "Philadelphia, Pa... an: > : : : a oi ng A cs nial, 8 St. & Columbus Av: New York. OME weeks ago, inspired by an ink- Nes. Lambert Greenawalt wig We Market St Yorks Pans stained soul and a paucity of ab- Bee ALN, Paige 32 , Bb. Cochran, Father Time ANY OLDER, DAN. Cupid: 1° x8 oLD as vou axe. sorbent material, we wrote a little Mrs. Louise article about a blotter. We meant no harm, We did it because we have an abiding love for suffering humanity. We succeeded beyond our hopes. Friends wrote in from all over, asking us to make good What pleased us most was the fact that they all took our word for it. Not that everybody shouldn't take our word—but they did! There's all the difference in the world between theory and practice. The story was simple. We have printed a lot of splendid blotters. We sug- gested that if you wanted to get some of those blotters you could do so by sending us your name and address, with a perfectly good two-cent stamp. The offer is still good. Send us your name and we will send you a package of those absorbing blotters. 10212 “Stecleote” Edwards ready tore garage, £69.10 ecanplete, Pace tery price Flreprent. Portable ¥ tet wip. All styles and sizes et graces and te buildings, feod petal for Mastrated catalog. ‘The Edwards Mfg, Cé 326956 Eegteston Aven Clorleaatt, 0. Absolutely Removes) Indigestion. One package Droves it. 25c at all druggists. . V. Louer, 74 Jay . Carson, 12 Summer . Joseph K. Curry, 335 R. Johnson, 307 Beach St., West Haven, Ci Bruyere, 56 E. soth St., New York. Z Willard St, Hartford, Co Carrie Jackson, Bass, Newton Co., Ark.. A. G. Rood, 53 Arthur ‘Salto Augustine, Fla. Everett $. Benson, clo New York Athletic Robert K. O'Connor, 5 Broadway. New Mrs. Kate Ray Newcom ennsylvania S Jas. W. Green, 63 Girard Ave., Hartford, Co: Gara B. Rood, 667 Main St., Worcester,’ M chuyler Pate, 100, \ rederick Pierce, "457 W. G. Whitney, lumenthaler, y South, Minneapolis, We take this opportunity to express our th: contestants, whose suggestions show appre KORO HOGO, OROMEL CELESTO CARONA + CAROMA COMBO + BENOLA ARABO PIGRANO ++ BENECTO REVVO. icksonville, Fla.....-+++ AMRRO 3 E, "Paterson. N. J William B. Sleigh, 64 Westford Ave., Spri chard B. Dodge, 30 John St., Worcester, M $. Gamble, 106 Delmiont St.,’East Cleveland, Obio..... . Morgan, 1208 Broad St., Augusta, G O, Cedergren, 1525 Glen Lake Ave. | J. MeCurrach, Hillside Hove, Montclair . P. Lamoreaux, 1908 Hennepin’ Ave., “ in Hotel, Greenville, Miss... AMBRA ANOKA ARAMO-KA ARAMOKA Chicago, iit. DI LAROMACA_ AMRER lie, Mine...) AMBER HEVAROMA ee ILDENTIREW Minn. GOLDEN BREW to the thousands of tion of the Beech-Nut Company's achievement in the marketing of pure goods. We regret that it is too early as yet to s actually be used for the new Beech- y definitely what name will ut meal-time drink. BEECH-NUT PACKING CO. Canajoharie, New York “Merrily Roll Along” NFANTILE paralysis is published in the press as being epidemic in New York. Literally, the epidemic consists of a condition of fear and excitement promoted by our overzealous and mis- taken use of power of the hoard of health, urging doctors, nurses and any and every one to report ici cases. When the health department starts its campaigns it has money and men and the press as helpers, who keep the roll- ing till the panic wears itself out and subsides. So we merrily roll along, roll along, roll along.—Health Culture. “Des Blinks command a large sal- sry?” “No, only gets it. His wife commands comicbooks.com