Life, 1900-03-08 · page 2 of 22
Life — March 8, 1900 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# "A Dream" by Lowney This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The large central illustration depicts a fantastical dream scene with cherubs and figures floating above a sleeping man—a romanticized, whimsical image typical of turn-of-the-century commercial art. The image advertises **Lowney's Chocolate Bonbons**, a Boston-based confectionery company. The "dream" concept functions as marketing copy suggesting the product's desirability and pleasure. The surrounding ads promote stationery (Whiting's Papers), photography equipment (Kodaks), and Life magazine subscriptions. There is **no apparent political or social satire** on this page. It represents typical early-1900s magazine advertising layout, combining aspirational imagery with product promotion for middle and upper-class consumers.
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The Standard of | Excellence. . . means a great deal, but it expresses exactly the position of the WHITING'S PAPERS in the stationery world. They are the best and they are the STANDARD FOR POLITE SOCIETY, Every dealer throughout the world can supply “WHITING’S STANDARD PAPERS.” | ° They are the best for po- LOWNEY lite correspondence. In- Ee PN | sist on having Whiting’s. Ry Whiting Paper Co. DESIGNERS OF STATIONERY | PIECE 118, 150, 152 Duane Street NeW YORK Wit isn’t an Eastman. it isn't a Kocak Load in Daylight, with Film or twelve exposui . CHOCOLATE BONBONS, athome then, as we y KS + Name on Every Piece." ‘Kodak becomes more cos- OVER 4 MILLIONS OF PACKAGES SOLD IN 18991 Soi an ne lee pit gamer ma A Trial Package for 10 Certs in Stamps, no bothersome plate holders or dark slides. f dealers we will send on receipt of price: 1-Ib. box, @Me.; 2-Ib. box, $1.20: 3 Ib 00. DELIVERED FREE to the United States, Address Yall ‘correspondence w The Walter M. Lowney Co., Dept. 0, Boston, Mass. ‘is'vaanrorton'sct = = = ———)} NEW SUBSCRIBERS WHO SEND $5.00 WILL RECEIVE LIFE for One Year . . * -» .LIFE’S Easter and Christmas Numbers for 1990 3 f: An Artist’s Proof, size 15x 20, on Japan Paper... And in addition your choice of any one of the following publications the retail price of which is 2 2 « THE OUT-OF-DOOR CALENDAR FoR 1900, by Blashfield, or ALI. RICHEY PREDICAMENTS, by Shipman, a Book of Short Stories, or iLEUSTRATED MYTHOLOGY FOR MODERNS, by Metcalfe, or . THE YANKEE WAVY, by Masson. or TAKEN FROM + LIFE,"’ a Book of Verses. LIFE PUBLISHING CO., i2Wee5giet Streer COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT @RITAIN BY JA UNOER THE ACT OF 1001. comicbooks.com