Life, 1917-03-22 · page 6 of 38
Life — March 22, 1917 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It contains four advertisements from approximately the 1920s-1930s: 1. **Maillard chocolates** - Easter gift ad showing two formally dressed men with top hats 2. **Clysmic water** - Mineral water marketed as a health drink containing lithium salts 3. **Cascade Pure Whisky** - Liquor advertisement emphasizing smoothness ("Mellow by Moonlight") 4. **Illustration labeled "Second Sight"** - A sketch of a man with a cane and small dog, context unclear The ads reflect period attitudes: mineral waters were marketed with medical claims, whisky was openly advertised despite Prohibition era concerns, and Easter gifts targeted wealthy consumers. The page reflects early 20th-century commercial culture and advertising practices rather than political satire.
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Of Course What else — when those who know most about table waters drink only Clysmic—sparkling for taste, lithiated for health. 15 grains of Lithia Salts ywhere in splits, nd quarts only. choCoLhTES: FRENCH BONBONNIERES NEW YORK CASCADE PURE WHISKY, MELLOW Va AS 4 MOONLIGHT fe WHEE skill plays its part in the distilling, and care plays its part in grain selection and in purification, time plays a lone part in the aging of (Cascade: Hence its wholesome mellowness. Original Bottling has Old Gold Label GEO. A. DICKEL t& COMPANY, Disttiera ASHVILLE, TENN. o SECOND SIGHT comicbooks.com