Life, 1923-07-19 · page 2 of 36
Life — July 19, 1923 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily an advertisement**, not political satire. It advertises Cantrell & Cochrane Ginger Ale, marketed as "The Standard of Two Continents." The ad uses a large decorative "C" (for Cantrell & Cochrane) shaped like clasped hands holding a ginger ale bottle. The tagline "Breeze & Spray" emphasizes refreshment. Below is a photograph showing well-dressed people socializing, presumably at a club or social gathering, drinking the product. The text emphasizes that C&C ginger ale is available "at the club in town or country in the home" and at "hotels, restaurants and steamers." The ad lists distribution cities: Dublin, New York, and Belfast. E. & J. Burke Ltd. are identified as sole agents in New York. This is a straightforward commercial advertisement with no discernible political or satirical content.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Cannes, sk xp Director (5 antrell ((s0cbrane inger-Alle THE STAN DARD OF TWO CONTINENTS Breeze & Spray ( (us enn NIU oP) tolerate no insipid refreshment—the thirst that’s born of wind and wave demands the keen, delicious zest of ‘*C. & C.’’ So itis everywhere that sport or hospitality rules; at the club in town or country—in the home. At hotels, restaurants and fountains; on trains and steamers; of dealers and caterers, ‘‘C. & C.’’ is obtainable everywhere. DUBLIN BELFAST NEW YORK E. & J. BURKE, LTD.— SOLE AGENTS — NEW YORK comicbooks.com