Life, 1922-12-07 · page 9 of 80
Life — December 7, 1922 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **product advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It promotes Cantrell & Cochrane Ginger Ale, described as "the standard of two continents." The large decorative "C&C" letters frame a bottle of the beverage. The ad emphasizes the product's prestige and long history—"three quarters of a century" of service at "the happiest feast of the year" (Christmas, suggested by holly decoration). It claims the ginger ale appears "at case with every fastidious diner" in upscale venues: hotels, restaurants, clubs, trains, steamers, and "the best homes everywhere." The small photograph shows a formal dinner scene, reinforcing the product's association with refined, celebratory occasions. Distribution information lists Belfast, New York, and Dublin, with E. & J. Burke Ltd. as sole agents in New York.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
(Santrell G Gochrane Ginger -Ale THE STANDARD OF TWO CONTINENTS And at the happiest feast of the year— C&C Ginger Ale! Genuine Cantrell & Cochrane, at ease with every fastidious diner. For three quarters of a century, genuine Cantrell & Cochrane has been served and ap- preciated wherever the art of the cuisine is understood. At hotels and restaurants of better patronage; in clubs, town and country; on trains and steamers; in the hest homes everywhere. BELFAST DUBLIN E. & J. BURKE, LTD SOLE AGENTS, NEW YORK comicbooks.com