Life, 1924-11-06 · page 39 of 40
Life — November 6, 1924 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two unrelated advertisements rather than political satire. **Left side:** A Craven tobacco ad featuring a dialogue between two men. One man, sitting in what appears to be a tin container labeled "Craven Mixture," explains his philosophy of judging quality by intrinsic worth rather than fancy packaging. The pitch argues that Craven tobacco in a plain tin is superior to competitors selling unnecessarily ornate canisters—you're paying for tobacco, not decoration. Below is a golf cartoon joke featuring a "pug" (a dog) asking a sportswriter about a trick golf shot. **Right side:** A Hays Gloves advertisement emphasizing craftsmanship and personal attachment to well-made products. The copy suggests that individually-crafted gloves become like "old friends" through quality construction and care. Both ads reflect early 20th-century marketing emphasizing substance over style and artisanal production—themes appealing to masculine consumers of the era.
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“How loyal you are fo your oa in “My dear, I’m a plain man, I judge men and things not by outward appearance, but by their intrinsic worth. I'm past the age when the gilt on the gingerbread blinds my better judgment. The tobacco in that tin is worthy of a gold canister—but | want to buy tobacco and not gold canisters. To healthy young men who smoke a pipe the first tin of Craven will open up new joys, Its rich, smooth | flavour — unspoilt by artificial | curing—is wonderful. Craven Mxiuzre in the plain old Tin Qs originally Blended for the Sed. Lal of Craven MADE ©¥ CARRERAS LTO ARG REPUTATION New York Office, 220 Fifth Avenue, What isa (aston Glave ? If a glove receives individuality in the making it shows personality in the wearing. Hays gloves are individually made. Each pair is handled with a work- man’s pride in a fine product. Starting with the finest skins ob- tainable, every operation from cue to sewing and ironing is carried out as if that one pair of gloves were the only pair in the world. To the man who wears them so it is. You get attached to your Hays gloves as to an old friend. For Hays gloves are friendly in feel- ing and appearance. They become a part of your personality. It is worth while to be fitted toa pair of Hays. BUCKSKIN » CAPE » MOCHA Superseam Gloves will not ravet HAYS GLOVES THE DANIEL HAYS COMPANY MAKERS OF THE WORLDS FINEST BUCKSKIN GLOVES GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., U.S.A Golfing Pug (to Sport-writer): Wow pO YUH LIKE THE BACK-SPIN 1 PUT ON THAT ONE, HARRY? comicbooks.com