Life, 1920-04-01 · page 50 of 60
Life — April 1, 1920 — page 50: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The dominant visual content shows two tall monuments—likely the **Cleopatra's Needle obelisk in London** (left) and a similar structure (right)—used to advertise **Eno's Fruit Salt**, a digestive remedy. The advertisement's joke is straightforward: just as these monuments stand permanently and visibly, Eno's salt provides reliable, consistent digestive relief. The tagline emphasizes that 90% of common ailments stem from constipation—a typical health claim of early 20th-century patent medicines. The page's bottom half reviews recent books, including works on Irish Catholicism, anti-Bolshevism, and war-era fiction. Nothing here constitutes political satire; it's standard Life magazine content mixing commercial promotions with literary commentary. **No political cartoon or satirical commentary is present on this page.**
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Shoe the Horse Right ea der ia the Covstry drive Cape- wi nails— have done roy ect gonial Horse Owners who insist upon the use of Capewvll nails always get the most for thei, money. The Sout of Ireland, by WV. J. Lock. ington, (The Macmillan Company) Father Lockington is a Jesuit, and b writes of Ireland as a firm outpost of Catholic faith. He writes too, withos rancor; throughout devotionaily and ofter touchingly, G. K. Cheste: furnishes an introductory parable. Americanism Versus Bolshevism, by Ole Hanson. (Doubleday, Page & Co) The first hundred pages are Ole Hansos and Seattle—interesting and even thrill ing with their chmex in the gener strike that failed. ‘Ihey are too meagre in detail; better h:ve let someone like Ray Stannard Baker write the story is thrice those hundred pages. The res of the book is a survey of 1 oishevisn abroad and in the United States, far too much ranting; and the sketch o events in Russia strikes one as being wholly n.isieading. Robin Linnet, by E. F. Benson (George H. Doran Company.) The Eng lish scenery dear to Ei h novelist may be called the protagonist of this plotless novel; inevitably the reader be comestheantagonist. War-permeated, toe The Man of the Forest, by Zane Gres Scened Ariz In Central Park, New York, or _ Z oan (Harper & Bros.) on the Embankment in London ) me } today or fifty years ago—whether in town or country—it's s tenderfoot girl, a plot overhea easy to quickly tell the folks who enjoy normal and natural \ ao, Dale, “the man of the forest,” digestion, by the sound health their faces radiate. Ly thwar— Enough! The usual descrip At least 90% of all ills are due to constipation. Headaches, * tions of the country Zane Grey loves and opening with a plot to abd Glamour, by W. B. Maxwell. (Tb Bobbs-Merrill Company.) The fascima tion of Diana Kenion returns upon Brae 4 ” ; Vaile after all the years of happy mt riage; he is about to attempt suici , disguised as accident, when the war be (Oe wIVAT VE COMPOU NG} gins. “He would go to the war and ge A Very Agreeable Aperient —— killed.” Well, in spite of the tremendoss A spoonful of Eno in a glass of water makes a tasty, bub- advance in modern warfare, it has o* bling drink that prevents and overcomes disorders, both ‘ yet been perfected as an in: of digestion and elimination and agreeably establishes RES 1 Cleopatra's Needle for self-destruction. Story has regular habits. At a dollar a bottle the enduring thing LT- on he Rerenene! and is good reading about Eno is that it is always the same—its results are grati- Q pla fyingly and consistently satisfactory. At all Druggists. Prepared only by ; The Obelisk in * C. ENO, Ld Lester, S.E., England IS anvn: Seg er ot ~~ Here’s the C Outing Season New York, U.S-A oe be ryeerorl 4881 to Outdoor eal HAROLDF. RITCHIERCO. pets New York, Toronto, Sydney paskoning 72 ‘Spruce upon = nervousness, biliousness, indigestion and all similar troubles are most easily and pleasantly banished by using Grant M, Ove The Latest Books for scrupulous honesty. This his- torian believes in an outer truth of facts, My Memoirs, by Gran] Admiral von and constantly strives to disclose it. Tirpitz. (Dodd, Mead & Co.) How Dealing with a period many of us can Wilhelm erred a second time by drop- recall, his work should be read to intro- ping the pilot. A life-story of some mo- duce perspective into our fragmentary ment in which human disappointment and and very probably distorted recollections. inhuman cold-bloodedness appear amaz- ingly in the same character. History of the United States from Hayes to McKinley: 1876-1896, by James Ford Rhodes. (The Macmillan Com- pany.) Simple, clear; if it seems fre- quently a little cold, it shines, neverthe- Irish Impressions, by Gilbert K. Ches- terton. (John Lane Company.) Written over a year ago. At that time this sym- pathetic visitor thought a settlement pos- sible if home rule were granted at once. His book is valuable for its insights and delightful as a piece of literature, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHECONA EVANS ALE It will insure many a new thrill and delicht wbes or resting by the firceide— ase from nearest dealer Estab, 1786 uUr comicbooks.com