Life Savers

Advertisement for Life Savers hard candy includes a comic strip about “Unlucky Bill's” complaining to a female friend about frustrations with smoking as they put on ice skates. In the next panel the two skate as “Bill” continues his diatribe about smoking. In the third panel, “Bill” falls in an area marked “Danger” while the woman helps him up. She also recommends Life Savers to counter the side-effects of smoking. In the final panel, the two are indoors in front of a fire place. The woman, seated in an easy chair, offers Life Savers to “Bill” who is seated on a pillow covered stool. Also includes a drawings of a package of mint Life Savers and individual fruit Life Savers.

Publication date: 1937-02-07

Size: 9.4 x 34.6 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: color

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Candy--1930-1940
• Pillows--1930-1940
• Skaters--1930-1940
• Sport clothes--1930-1940
• Stools--1930-1940
• Life Savers (Trademark)
• Life Savers and Candy Company--Products--1930-1940
• Unlucky Bill (Fictitious character)
• Ice skating--1930-1940
• Fireplaces--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Advertisements

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (February 7, 1937), p. 6

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg