Life, 1902-11-27 · page 2 of 26
Life — November 27, 1902 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising and magazine promotion** rather than political satire or cartooning. The top left shows a **Prudential Insurance advertisement** featuring Gold Bonds ($1,000 denomination) with their logo. This is straightforward commercial promotion. The right side advertises **The Gorham Co.**, luxury silversmiths and goldsmiths on Broadway in New York, promoting sterling silver and gift items for the holiday season. The lower left promotes **Ainslee's Magazine**, advertising their Christmas issue containing 160 pages and a novelette titled "The Unequal Yoke" by Neith Boyce, priced at 15 cents. The lower right advertises the **20th Century Limited train**, New York Central's famous passenger train between New York and Chicago, calling it "the train of the century." There is **no political cartoon or satire present** on this page.
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CoPYAIGNT FOR GMCAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON UNDER THE ACT OF 1801. BYERY season emphasizes the ad- vantages of an early selection of HOLIDAY GIFTS the GORHAM Co., Sitversmiths, beg to say that they have already received a number of important new designs in Sterling Silver, notably in their ex- clusive, fhand-wrought ATHENIC and MARTELE, none of which can be had in duplicate. “THEIR regular stock of the choicest designs in general FAMILY SILVER offers the widest opportunity for the selection of Girts of all kinds. THE GO RHAS1 co. Silversmiths and Goldsmiths Broadway & 19th Street, New York AINSLEES 1 MAGAZINE OP CLEVER FICTION Xmas Number Out To-day! OF CLEVER FICTION 160 Pages by FAMOUS AUTHORS OF THE DAY om» ® &® COMPLETE IN THIS NUMBER The Unequal Yoke A Novelette by Neith Boyce OTHER CONTRIBUTORS ARE: Sir Edwin Arnold John Gilmer Speed Joaquin Miller Caroline Duer Molly Elliot Seawell Edgar Saltus Frank Dempster Sherman John D. Barry Lady Violet Greville Ethel Watts Mumford Prince Vladimir Vaniatsky Kate Masterson Henry M. Blossom, Jr. Dorothy Dix ISe.| Ser venav | Loc. “The Busy Man's Train.” Appropriate in its Name, Appropriate in its Route, Appropriate ‘in its Character-- “THE 20th CENTURY LIMITED.” This is The century of all the ages. The New York Central's 20-hour train between New York and Chicago (the two great commercial centers of America) is The train of the century, and is appropriately named “THE 20th CENTURY LIMITED.” A copy of the * Four-Track News,” containing a picture of * The ath Century Limited,” and a deal of useful information regarding places to visit, modes of travel, etc., will be sent free, post paid, on receipt of tive centa, by George I. Daniele, General Parsenger Ageut, New York Central, Grand Central Station, New York. ~ comicbooks.com