Life — February 7, 1918 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 205 This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content is a large advertisement for "Eno's Fruit Salt," a commercial laxative product marketed as safe for children. The ad features a sketch of what appears to be an elderly man and promises the product "fizzes and bubbles" pleasantly while promoting bowel regularity. The left column contains a biographical article about John Wesley's health practices, written on his 72nd birthday, describing his regimen of early rising and travel. Below that is a **caution notice** warning readers about subscription fraud, and information for the Life Publishing Company. The page reflects early 20th-century advertising practices, where patent medicines and laxatives received prominent placement in magazines.