Life, 1920-03-18 · page 8 of 54
Life — March 18, 1920 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains four advertisements: 1. **Old Hampshire Stationery** - promotes fine letterhead as a means of social expression and personal distinction 2. **The Hollenden Hotel** (Cleveland) - a hotel advertisement with rates listed 3. **Milo Violets** - delicately scented cigarettes with gold tips, priced at 25¢ or 10 box for $2.25 4. **A sketch** (bottom right) captioned "IS THIS FORM OF INTOXICATION TABOO ALSO?" - appears to reference social attitudes toward smoking/intoxication, likely satirizing prohibition-era concerns The only potentially satirical element is the final sketch, which seems to gently mock anxieties about tobacco use in the context of alcohol prohibition, but the page is overwhelmingly commercial rather than politically editorial.
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Gis HE atmosphere S| of tone reflected S by Patronage and surroundings be speaks real quality at THE HOLLENDEN RATES Wad Bark + $2.50 t $s00 + $4.00 8» $6.00 + $300» S700 TH power of sell-expression can be employed to no greater advantage than in the social letter, Men and women whose taste is beyond questioning know of no more fitting manner to add charm and individuality to their letters than to write them on Old Hampshire Stationery. Perhaps samples of Old Hampshire would help you determine which style is appropriate. May we send them? Fine Stationery Department G HAMPSHIRE PAPER COMPANY Sovrn Haptey Fatts, Mass. Makers of Old Hampshire Bond DELICATELY SCENTED ‘COLD TIPS DPrlO BOX DELUXE-OF 100 se Ifyour dealer cannot su you.write Dept MY. 1790 Broadway New York IS THIS FORM OF INTOXICATION TABOO ALSO? comicbooks.com