Life — March 1, 1917 — page 22: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features a large illustration of a bottle filled with dark liquid, corked and sealed. The bottle is positioned against a rural landscape scene showing a cottage, fence, and overgrown vegetation. The text at bottom reads "The Home Brew and..." (cut off). This is clearly satirical commentary on **Prohibition-era home brewing**. The dramatic, almost ominous presentation of the homemade bottle suggests the dangers or illegality of producing alcohol at home during Prohibition (1920-1933). The rural cottage setting indicates this was common practice among ordinary Americans circumventing the alcohol ban. The satire likely mocks either the widespread defiance of Prohibition laws or warns of the risks of amateur alcohol production. Without the complete caption, the specific target of ridicule remains unclear, but the imagery unmistakably references illegal home alcohol manufacturing during this period.