Life, 1921-06-02 · page 41 of 44
Life — June 2, 1921 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political content**. It's a Nunnally's candy advertisement from *Life* magazine. The image shows an ornate circular mirror reflecting an elegant interior with tall windows and a garden view. In the foreground sit two books and what appears to be decorative items on a shelf. The ad copy positions Nunnally's candy as an ideal vacation companion—a luxury product associated with leisure and refined taste. The text emphasizes the candy's long-standing reputation ("over a generation") and appeals to the affluent readership of *Life* by mentioning availability at "better drug stores." The "$3.00" price for a two-pound box suggests this was a premium product. This represents early 20th-century marketing strategy: linking consumer goods to aspirational lifestyles and leisure rather than practical necessity.
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Vacation Days! What more delightful companion either enroute or at the resort than this fine candy, whose unvarying quality has for over a generation steadily widened its circle of friends. 9 Nunnally’s may usually be purchased at the better drug stores, but Y4 if you have not yet made its acquaintance, the two-pound “Box Bountiful” (as illustrated) will be mailed postpaid for $3.00. Write The Nunnally Company, Atlanta, Ga. THE CANDY OF THE SOUTH comicbooks.com