Life, 1901-04-04 · page 2 of 32
Life — April 4, 1901 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. The advertisements include: - **Remington Typewriters**: Promotes their Grand Prix Paris 1900 award, emphasizing durability and "quarter of a century of unfailing service" - **Bailey's Pneumatic Whalebone Road Wagons**: Features an illustration of a horse-drawn carriage, marketing refined excellence in wagon design - **Southern Tourist/Southern Railway**: Advertises the "Twentieth Century Train" running New York to Florida, listing destinations and New York office addresses The top-left editorial content discusses **Seattle, Washington** as a rising Pacific Coast city, second only to San Francisco, accessible via New York Central Lines. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page—it's a commercial publication showcasing turn-of-the-century American products and transportation services.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENOERSON UNDER THE ACT OF 1001. “Commercial Metropolis of Puget Sound.” SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. A friend of Seattle, writing about it, says: “Seattle is destined to be one of the leading cities on the Pacific Coast, ranking possibly second only to San Francisco, From this port will sail the largest steamships afloat. It is the port which will handle a large proportion of the Alaska trade.” Seattle is best reached from the East by the NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES and their connections, For a copy of * Round the World in Six Falls, send a postage stamp to G r Agent, New York Ce Grand Prix Paris 1900 iy f=a— are built to do the hardest work that is ever re- quired of a writ- f. ing machine. w. Their supreme worth has been established by a = quarter of a century of unfailing service. WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT, 327 Broadway, New York. BAILEW’S Pneumatic Whalebone Road Wagons Are extreme only in Refined Excellence Send for Free Steel Engraving and book. S.R.Bailey & CO. Amesbury, Mass.US.A PEER AVA NAVA VARA E VERRY EET UUEEEEE EEE ERS SOUTHERN TOURIST Season ion The Twentieth Century Train NEW YORK and FLORIDA LIMITED of the SOUTHERN RAILWAY One of the standard trains of the world, composed exclusively of Luxurious Com- partment Cars, Drawing-Room Sleeping Cars, Library and Observation é Smoking Cars, Dining Cars, Fotire Train Runs Through to St, Augustine, Most Excellent Service for Florida, Nassau, Havana, Asheville, Hot Springs, N. C., Pinehurst, Aiken, Augusta, Summerville, Savannah, Jekyl Island and Thomasville, Ga. Leaving New York, 12:40 Noon Daily, Except Sunday NEW YORK OFFICES 271 and 1185 BROADWAY a ALEX. S, THWEATT, Eastern Passenger Agent JM . Traffic Manager Ww. K, Assistant Pass, Traffic Manager S. H. HARDWICK, General Passenger Agent, Washington, D.C. ere Wana nananancadadananaadadadadanandnanne comicbooks.com 1