Life, 1902-09-18 · page 17 of 22
Life — September 18, 1902 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content or political cartoons. The main features are commercial advertisements from the early 1900s. The largest ad promotes **"Egyptian Deities" cigarettes** with cork tips, claiming superiority as a Turkish cigarette. Below it, a "Club Cocktails" ad shows a Black servant ("Master thinks I'm a dandy at mixing cocktails"), using racist imagery common to the era—depicting a stereotypical subservient figure to sell home bartending supplies. Surrounding ads include: **Belfast Mesh** linen underwear (emphasizing durability through boiling), **H&R revolvers**, **Kodak cameras**, financial firms (Morton Trust Company, Wassermann Brothers stock brokers), and other period products. The racist caricature in the cocktails ad reflects deeply problematic advertising practices of the time. The page otherwise showcases consumer goods and services marketed to wealthy Americans in an era before modern advertising regulations or social consciousness about representation.
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