Life, 1925-12-03 · page 8 of 84
Life — December 3, 1925 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **Pepperell Sheets advertisement**, not political satire. The illustration shows two women examining bedsheets in what appears to be a linen shop or home setting, with architectural details visible in the background. The ad's pitch centers on durability and value: Pepperell Sheets, first manufactured in 1845, supposedly "pay for themselves" over 80 years of use through superior quality and longevity. The company claims their sheets withstand over 370 washings while remaining soft and serviceable—unusual durability for inexpensive bedding. The advertisement emphasizes affordability and practicality for average American consumers, contrasting Pepperell's lasting quality against cheaper, short-lived competitors ("come-and-go sheets"). This is commercial messaging, not editorial content or political commentary.
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There tin't any doubt that the average Pepe r PAID FOR THEMSELVES EACH YEAR FOR 80 YEARS/ n 1845 the first snowy Pepperell Sheets spun I out of the looms, and started paying for them- selves. Before that year was done they owed their purchasers nothing. For they were woven then, as now, of a quality of cotton and a degree of fineness which has come to be the standard of measure of all inexpensive sheeting. There never was much better, nor more lasting. Unlike come-and-go sheets (and many have come and gone since ’45) =i . the soft texture of Pepperell develops best after a few launderings, stays soft, and wears. We have an average Pepperell sheet that has been washed more than 370 times—which tells you what to ex- pect of them in service. Your chief surprise is that you can buy such service for so modest a price, in any size, almost anywhere in America. PEPPERELL SHEETING heets PILLOW CASES — a(S siecle : PEPPERELL MANUPACTURING COMPANY + EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 160 STATE ST., BOSTON, MASS, © MILLS AT BIDDEFORD, ME., AND OPELIKA, ALA. comicbooks.com