Life, 1920-05-27 · page 43 of 44
Life — May 27, 1920 — page 43: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a cartoon or satirical content—it's a **straightforward advertisement** for Planters Pennant brand peanuts, published in *Life* magazine. The page features a product ad promoting salted peanuts from Virginia, emphasizing their freshness, quality packaging (glass jars with tight lids), and convenience. The spring-themed imagery (flowers, pastoral scene) is purely decorative marketing rather than commentary. There is no political satire, caricature, or social critique present. This appears to be a standard commercial advertisement that *Life* magazine accepted for publication, likely from the early 20th century based on typography and design style. The Planters Nut and Chocolate Company contact information (Wilkes-Barre, PA and Suffolk, VA) anchors it as a genuine product promotion with no hidden meanings or jokes beyond typical period advertising rhetoric about product freshness and quality.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
PENNANT -BRAND. 4 ih the eheshness of ey. rir } The fresh breath of Spring is reflected in PLANTERS PENNANT PEANUTS—the big golden kernels from Virginia’s sunny fields. Prepared in PLANTERS’ in- imitable way, and salted exactly the right flavor, they a tasty morsel that ev ery body craves. jars, PENNANTS are guaranteed to remain ALWAYS l crisp, if the lid is on tight, regardless of how long they nay have been on the dealer's shelves or in your possession ,ANTS are a convenient confection to keep on hand, for they erved instantly, without the slightest trouble. They are tible, clean, free from skins, and a healthy and appetiz- Sold exeryihere in familiar 53¢ glassine bags cwith : “THE REDT NT.” Do not accept peanuts —_ a ed in any other bag —they are not PENNANTS & Wer. jar, 50c; 6-oz. jar, 35¢; Glassine Bag, 5c (In the Eastern Section lers—If you are unable to obtain NNANT PEANUTS giving name and and we willadvise obtain them promptly. PLANTERS NUT AND CHOCOLATE CO WILKES-BARRE, PA, SUFFOLK, VA, comicbooks.com