Life, 1923-06-28 · page 2 of 37
Life — June 28, 1923 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political content**. It's a 1923 advertisement for Cantrell & Cochrane Ginger Ale, claiming to be "the standard of two continents." The large decorative "C&C" letters form the main visual element, with a bottle of ginger ale positioned within them. The ad emphasizes social acceptability, noting the beverage has been "a convention not to be omitted" at dances and social events for "more than fifty years." The small illustration on the right shows people dining at what appears to be a formal social gathering, reinforcing the product's association with refined social occasions. The text emphasizes availability "at hotels and clubs" and through "your dealer or caterer." This is straightforward period advertising with no political commentary.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
ee ered as Second Class Matter June §, 1883, at the Post Office ean Published Weekly by Life Publishing N.Y. under the act of March 3d, 1879. Printed in Bethlehem, ” ; lass Matter at tho Post Office at Bethlehem, Class Matter atthe Post Office Department, ¢ Copyright, 1923, inthe United States, England and the British ane (3 (5ochrane inger-Ale THE STAN DARD OF TWO CONTINENTS At the Dance —that most popular perhaps of all the social diversions—‘‘C & C”” is one of the conventions not to be omitted. Zestfully delicious and refresh- ing, its very quality has made it the beverage of social acceptance for more than fifty years. At hotels and clubs; restaurants and foun- tains; on trains and steamers; of your dealer or caterer—'C & C”—genuine Cantrell & Cochrane Ginger Ale. DUBLIN BELFAST NEW YORK E. & J. BURKE, LTD.— SOLE AGENTS — NEW YORK comicbooks.com