Life, 1925-06-04 · page 5 of 44
Life — June 4, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. It's a Ben Wade pipe tobacco advertisement sponsored by Hargraft. The black-and-white photograph shows two men in formal attire in what appears to be a dining or social setting. The ad copy emphasizes Ben Wade pipes as a premium product made in England since 1860, highlighting their smooth quality and lack of harshness ("no bitter, biting"). The visual appears designed to suggest sophistication and leisure—two well-dressed gentlemen in an upscale environment. The ad directs readers to tobacco shops or to request a catalog from Hargraft & Sons in Chicago, and mentions Ben Wade tobacco blended from Virginia tobaccos. There is no political cartoon or satire present on this page.
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LIFE SPONSORED BY HARGRAFT yx a summer pal!—a Ben Wade pipe. Sweet, smooth and mellow from the first day on; no bitter, biting, “breaking in.” Made for you in En- gland by the Ben Wade family, who have guarded their processes of pipe-making through four generations —and you can taste the difference in every puff. Ask to see them at your nearest tobacco shop. If you can’t be supplied, write to Hargraft & Sons for a catalog, showing the 72 shapes. And have you tried Ben Wade tobacco— blended in England of the best Virginia tobaccos. comicbooks.com