Life, 1923-03-22 · page 4 of 36
Life — March 22, 1923 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The left side features an advertisement for **Hinds Honey and Almond Cream**, a skincare product. It includes a photograph labeled "A Breakfast Friend" showing a woman (identified as "Irene Franklin the popular creator and singer of character songs"), accompanied by handwritten text praising the product. The right side contains a poem titled **"Captain Blood"** by Rafael Sabatini, reviewing a work about a historical pirate character. Below that are two brief inspirational items: one about workplace efficiency and another aphorism about self-improvement. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page. It represents typical early-20th-century magazine content mixing advertisements with literary reviews and moral epigrams.
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Rhymed Reviews Captain Blood By Rafael Sabatini. Houghton Mifilin Co, Tuovucn Doctor Blood, his author claims, Was mild as Spring’s ethereal sea-- son, They said he’d fought against King James, And Jeffreys had him up for trea- son. Trene Franklin iC . pada Across the blue Atlantic wave singer of With shackled rebel desperadoes anew type They sent the guiltless man, a slave, of character To till the soil of hot Barbados, song. On Bridgetown mole he stood for sale; A lady waved her sun-umbrella And whispered, “Uncle, buy that male!” ‘ ’Twas thus he met his Arabella. With fellow slaves he gave the slip To those who gave them stripes and bruises ; They took a hostile Spanish ship And sailed on wild piratic cruises. At Caribbean coast resorts, Directing guns and pulling lan- yards, They captured vessels, plundered ports And greatly peeved the haughty Spaniards. Yet Captain Blood, through all mis- chance To England ever true and loyal, Assailed bombarding ships of France And, bravely battling,’ saved Port Royal. eo Where still the island-born amid Hinds Honey and Almond Cream Palmettos puffs his panetela, They made him Governor, they did, Many of the attractive women of the stage depend upon And thus he won his Arabella. i tain that Hinds Honey and Almond Cream to help them retain tha ‘AndGe you've Jiwd 'abant ehoiet lovely complexion which is one of the greatest charms of a Of pose and poignant self-reveal- pleasing personality. ing, A swig of red-hot pirate stuff Hinds Cream. is a fragrant, delightful emollient, easy to May help to cure that tired feel- use, yet always sure of yielding most gratifying results in ing. keeping the skin naturally soft, all the time. Hinds comforts and refreshes the skin that is exposed to unavoidably trying conditions. A. G. Inspirational Proupty the efficiency expert Hinds Honey and Almond Cream is selling everywhere. r gazed upon his completed work. ‘We will mail you a small sample for 2 cents or trial Over every desk in that great finan- bottle for 6 cents, A Try-out Box of 5 samples, Hinds Toilet Requisites, assorted, 10 cents. Booklet Free. cial office hung the motto: “Do Him Now.” A. S. HINDS CO., Dept. 18, Portland, Maine A maw who is stuck on himself cannot be pried loose until he gets into hot water. comicbooks.com