Life, 1920-01-29 · page 3 of 38
Life — January 29, 1920 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant feature is a large advertisement for **Eno's Fruit Salt**, a digestive compound produced in London. The ad emphasizes the product's benefits for digestion, headaches, and constipation relief. In the left column is an article titled "The Iceman's Annual Problem," which humorously discusses the challenges faced by ice delivery workers during winter—their heavy clothing, the physical demands of the job, and concerns about staying warm. It's social commentary on working-class labor conditions rather than political satire. The page also contains smaller ads for Smith's Chocolate and Cunard shipping lines. Overall, this is a typical Life magazine page mixing editorial content with commercial advertisements.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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