Life, 1923-06-14 · page 40 of 44
Life — June 14, 1923 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than political satire. It contains four distinct ads: 1. **North East Breaker-Contacts** (top left): A sales pitch for electrical equipment, using humor about quality assurance—a customer demands proof the product won't fail. 2. **Frank's Tourist Co./Cunard cruise** (top right): Advertisement for a luxury Mediterranean cruise on the S.S. "Scythia," visiting Egypt, Palestine, and Europe. 3. **U-All-No After Dinner Mints** (bottom left): Product advertisement emphasizing fresh peppermint candies in sealed packaging. 4. **"The First Movie" cartoon** (bottom right): A brief joke referencing the Biblical story of Belshazzar's Feast, imagining it as a silent film where the mysterious "writing on the wall" appears as unclear subtitle text—poking gentle fun at early cinema's technical limitations. The page reflects 1920s consumer culture and emerging film industry humor.
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«ICan’t Wait for Time to Tell **You BREAKER+ CONTACTS must show me beforehand, what you aregood for. HowdoI know that your faces are pure Tungsten that has had ex- actly the right treatment? Are they fastened on so tight that they will never comeloose? Inshort, if you expect me to have faith in you, prove to me that you can give a full 200,000,000 clean breaks without a miss—just the way my first pair did.” “Here is all the proof you need. Just look at the sealed yellow box we came in, It tells you that we are genuine North East BREAKER-CONTACTS straight from the North East Factory where you yourself came from.” Noarn East Seavice Inc. ATLANTA ROCHESTER CHICAGO. SAN FRANCISCO DETROIT ‘WINDBOR, CAN. KANSAS CITY LONDON, ENG. NEW YORK PARIB, FRANCE Official Service for North East Equipment 59, (Limited to 450 Guests—about Half Capacity) By Magnificent New Cunard S. S. “SCYTHIA” Twin-Screw Oil-Burner, 20,000 Tons, Sailing Jan. 0. 1924—67 Days—Repeating the complete success of the 1923 similar Cruise, same Steamer, visiting EGYPT—PALESTINE Madeira, Spain, Gibraltar, Algiers, Tunis, Constantinople, Greece, Italy, Sicily, Riviera, Monte Carlo, France, England. The “Scythia” is a veritable floating palace, with spacious decks, lounges, veranda cafes, 2 elevators, gymnasium, commodious state: rooms with running water and large wardrobes; bedrooms and suites with private baths, The famous Cunard cuisine and ser- vice. (Only one sitting for meals.) Step-over | privilege in Europe, without extra cost, returning, via S._S. “Aquitania”, ‘Mauretan rengaria” or any Cunard Line steamer. Rates, deck plan: rary and full information on re- quest. Early reservation insures choice of location. Also De Luxe Tours to Europe ) FRANK TOURIST CO. (Established 1875) 489 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK 219 So. 15th St., PHILADELPHIA UAiro MINTS are packed in air- tight, sealed tin boxes in’ ten- and twenty-five-cent packages. This method of packing preserves the fresh- ness of the delicate peppermint flavor and makes it possible for you to have these creamy, fresh little minty cubes in the house all of the time. For after dinner, or for tea, or between-times, If your dealer hasn’t them, send your order tous direct. Dept. G., Manufacturing Com- pany of America, Philadelphia, U.S. A. ‘U-ALL-NO- ‘AFTER DINNER MINT: MINE MENE ” TéKen VPHARSIN The First Movie Belshazzar: Send for that guy Daniel. I can’t read the writing on the wall at all. If those sub-titles don’t show up clearer I’m going to can him, comicbooks.com