Life, 1903-01-29 · page 19 of 20
Life — January 29, 1903 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with no political cartoons or satire. The content consists entirely of commercial advertisements typical of early 1900s Life magazine: **Key advertisements:** - Dominion Line steamships to Europe - Chartreuse liqueur (a French digestif marketed to "polite society") - Blair's Pills (gout and rheumatism remedy) - New York Central railroad lines - Abbott's Angostura Bitters - Golden State Limited train service (Rock Island Line) **Notable context for modern readers:** The ads reflect Edwardian-era consumer culture: transatlantic steamship travel was luxury, French liqueurs were status symbols, patent medicines were heavily marketed, and railroads competed fiercely for passengers with amenities like electric lighting—then a novel luxury feature. The page also includes a formal City of New York tax notice, suggesting Life mixed editorial administrative content with advertising.
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-LIFE- MINION LINE CoE UROPE Fast Twin-ecrew Steamers . Commonwealth, 13,000 tons, 11,400 tons 10,000 to LASS OF i | * : WITHOUT AC c MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE b Stcamors direct to Azores, Gibraltar, Algters,Gonoa, Naplosand Atex: y RA ‘andri ‘nd for Tilustrated Booklet, . DOMINION LINE s 7TState Street, = _Bostox GREEN OR YELLOW Sper 169 Dearborn Street, Curcaco Pex 1123 Broadway, - New Yous THIS FRENCH FIVE POINTS OF EXCELLENCE LIQUEUR FOR 300 years _ Leaving the center of the city from which you start; reach- HAS BEEN THE ing the center of the city of your destination ; over smooth PREFERRED and level tracks; giving rest and comfort; riding beside AFTER-DINNER running waters most of the way ; through the centers of popu- CORDIAL OF lation to the gateways of commerce ; when you travel by the POLITE SOCIETY NEW_YORK CENTRAL LINES. A copy of the 52-page Illustrated Catalogue of the + Four-Track Series ** will be sent free upon receipt of # two cent atamp by George H. Daniels, General eticeseadinvsnsniiinii lin Passenger Agent, New York Central € Hudson fiver Ratiroad, Grand Central At Ornt-class Wine Merchants, Grocers, Hotels,Cafte, Station, New York, Batjer & Co., 45 Broadway, New York, N.Y. m Sole Agents for United States. a svseseanensscavesennssssvesessosssesenerssesanecsssensnedd “GOUT & RHEUMATIS BBOTTS onicinat Ustke Great English Remedy BLAIR’S PILLS Safe, Sure, Effective. 60c. & $1, DRUGGISTS, or 224 William St. N. ¥. THE CITY OF NEW YOR \EVARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, MAIN OFFICE, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, NO. 280 BROADWAY, STEWART BUILDI January 1903. HEREBY GIV AS RE York Charter, that the b ord of the Assereed Valuat on the peo until T DAY OF APRIL, any person | No train in America is more brilliantly lighted than the 1 by? the as as Golden State Limited. Taxes and’ sith Bt aie : Electric lights are everywhere—in the roofs, on the sides of the Municipal j cars, in the berths. This last feature is worthy of special note, for it not only enables one to undress in comfort, but also, in case one wishes, to read in bed. The berth lights are conven- iently placed and can be turned on and off at pleasure. The Golden State Limited leaves Chicago dally via the El Paso-Rock Island route, Less than three Rock Istand daysto Los Angeles. Thro’ cars to Santa Barbara and San Francisco. Compartment and standard sleepers; tp dining, library, and observation cars. Lowest altitudes of any line across the contines:t. Tickets and full in- formation at any railroad ticket office, or by addressing where fuch Grday, when all ap- Ino, Sebastian, P.T.M., Chicago, Il. n 10 A, M. and 12 JAMES L WILLIAM GEORGE SAMUEL STRASROURGER, RUFUS L. SCOTT, Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments, comicbooks.com