Life — April 24, 1931 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Dentyne Gum Advertisement with Social Commentary This page is primarily a **Dentyne chewing gum advertisement** from 1931 (per the publication info). The ad features a smiling man promoting white teeth and includes a cartoon showing four identical men at a dinner table with bottles, captioned "The bottle and the hair." The bottom cartoon appears to satirize **Prohibition's effects**—showing how alcohol consumption was supposedly affecting men's appearance (hair loss). This is social satire about the ongoing national Prohibition era (1920-1933). The right column contains "Great Minds at Work"—brief satirical quotes from public figures mocking politics, New York City, and social issues. These are light political jabs at contemporary figures and conditions, though specific identities are difficult to verify without additional context.