Life, 1901-01-24 · page 2 of 20
Life — January 24, 1901 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Content Analysis This page is **primarily advertising** rather than satirical content. The main elements are: 1. **Travel advertisements** for Southern California and New York Central Lines railroad connections 2. **"Mrs. Clyde" novel promotion** - advertising a new society novel by Julien Gordon, positioning it as sophisticated entertainment 3. **Life Publishing Company proofs** - promoting hand-printed art reproductions on Japan paper, marketed as upscale home décor for special occasions 4. **Easter Number announcement** - promoting an upcoming 40-page double issue (April 1, 1901) with color cover, priced at ten cents 5. **Whitman's Chocolates advertisement** - featuring a woman's photograph with the tagline "When she looks like this, she wants a box of Whitman's Chocolates" The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture targeting middle and upper-class readers with luxury goods and leisure travel.
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“And The Wilderness Shall Blossom as the Rose.”* SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA is a remarkable illustration of the above prophecy, and persons who have not seen it for a few years astonished at its wonderful growth. It is best reached by the NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES and their immediate connections, Any ticket agent of the New Central, Boston & Albany, Lak + Michigan Central, Big Four, or Pitts- barg & Lake Erie Railroads will tell yon about it. py of No. $ 0 “america's Winter « Four-Track Series,” post-pal receipt of a pos atamp, by George H Daniels, General Purnenger Agen kK Central & Hndson River Rail- road, Grand Central Station, New York. A Mystery! ‘eg Who Was Mrs. Clyde? Read MRS. CLYDE and you will be introduced into the most exclusive si | of Boston fifty years ago. lena Read MRS. CLYDE and you will see life in Rome and in New York as it and is. Read MRS, CLYDE and you will find yourself reading the most cleverly structed and most brilliant society novel that has appeared in a decade. MRS. CLYDE, by Juttex Gorpoy, author of * A Puritan Pagan.” For sale everywhere, | D. AEPEETON ¢ & COMPANY, Publishers, New York Cin) [JRE publishes proofs of the best work of all its leading artists, including Mr. Gibson. These proofs are HAND-PRINTED, ON JAPAN PAPER, mounted ready for framing. They are attractive and artistic decorations for any house, and are as suitable presents—holiday, wedding, birthday, or for any occasion—as one can give. These Original Proofs are not to be con. founded with the cheaper prints cut from books ’ or back numbers of Lire, The double-page pictures, size 15x20 inches, cost two dollars each, and can: be purchased of leading art stores and stationers. Smaller pic- tures reprinted from other pages in Lire, one Sent by express, prepaid. dollar each. LIFE PUBLISHING CO., N. Y. THE EASTER NUMBER of LIFE READY APRIL FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDREDand ONE |A Double Number jof Forty Pages THE COVER WILL BE PRINTED IN COLORS To be sold at Ten Cents a Copy Advertising Rates on Application When she looks like this, she wants a box of Whitman’s Chocolates and Confections Whitm: Instantancous Chocolate is perfect in flavor and quality, delicious and healthfal. Made instantly with boiling milk. STEPHEN F. WHITMAN & SON, Established 1642. 1316 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON UNDER THE ACT OF 1801, comicbooks.com