Life, 1903-02-12 · page 2 of 22
Life — February 12, 1903 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire or editorial cartoon content. The advertisements include: - **Van Norden Trust Company** (financial services, New York) - **Lundborg's Perfumes** (fragrances with names like "Clovera" and "Goya Lily") - **Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters** (a medicinal tonic imported from Trinidad, marketed as "The World's Best Tonic") - **Packard Motor Car** (1905 automobile model, priced at $2,500, marketed as "A Perfect Machine, Built Better") The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture, with luxury goods and new automotive technology targeting wealthy readers. There is no discernible political commentary or satirical content visible on this particular page—it represents Life magazine's revenue through display advertising rather than editorial content.
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COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON UNDER THE ACT OF 1001. VAN NORDEN TRUST COMPANY 75! FIFTH AVENUE.NEAR 58%" STREET NEW YORK CHARTERED MARCH 21, 1 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, DEPOSITS, - - - TOTAL RESOURCES, - $2,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 OFFICERS ARTHUR KINQ WOOD, Sec'y ano TRIAS. WILLIAM W. ROBINSON, Ass'r Tkcasurce JAMES B. HAIG, Ja, Ass'r Tacasunte WARNER M. VAN NORDEN, Pa’ WILLIAM F. HAVEMEYER, MORTON C NICHOLS, Vict-PatsienT TRUST DEPARTMENT EDWARD S AVERY, = - - - - - - - Trust Ornicer DIRECTORS WARNER VAN NORDEN RICHARD L. EDWARDS New York WARNER M, VAN NORDEN President WILLIAM F, HAVEMEYER ew Y JOHN H. FLAGLER New York JAMES TALCOTT Dry Goods Commission Merchant Mar ORNELIUS N. BLISS ‘Secretary of the Interior, U.S. JONN OLAFLIN President The H. B. Clafin Company DUMONT CLARKE President American Exchange National Bank HENRY F. SHOEMAKER Chairman Executive Committee Cinctooat!, damilton & Dayton Railroad BENJAMIN PERKINS Ex-Pres. Continental National Bank President National Bank of North America JOHN H. WASHBURN President Home Insurance Company JONATHAN B, CURREY President Metropolitan Savings Bank THOMAS P, FOW President New York, Ontario & Western Railroad Company ERNST THALMANN « Company New York Manton: 0, THATCHER First National Bank of HENRY ‘T. BRONSON Nice: Presfdent American Savings Dak ART FO A AL Fomite & Company Lundborg’s ‘Goya LILY. | \ VIOLET JASMINE |’. $9 DEW. The 2 / For Perfumes § f . over of i ; fifty Quality ae a . years Lundborg’s Productions have been for over half ac: y the standard of su- perior quality, delicacy and refinement. Ladd & Coffin, New York—London, CLOVERA. GOLDEN Unrivalled appetizing tonic and stomach corrective, recommended by physicians. A half a wine-glassin sweetened water, soda LONDON 1862 water or lemonade makes a delightful health-giving dtink for ladies and chil- PHILADELPHIA 1876 dren. A few dashes in pure liquor, sherry VIENNA 1873 or champagne. the epicure’s delight. Re- fuse imitations and cheap substitutes. CHICAGO 1893 None genuine except Dr. Siegert’s. On the market 7o years. Made only by LONDONE S86 DR. J. G. B. SIEGERT & SONS. BUFFALO. 1901 AL Grocers and Druggists, PARIS ‘1867 1878 1900 D MEDALS J. W. WUPPERMANN, Sole Agent, NEW YORK, N. Y. 1903 MODEL Price, $2,500 A Perfect Machine. Built Better, Looks Better and Is Better It leads fn all that is desirable. For ease, safety, d speed ithas no equal gt as FOR CATALOG I. jst of Agencies pt, B17 W. CHICAGO—Pardee & Company, 1404 Mic> gan Roulevard, 103 ANGELES—Norman W. Chareh, @ SAN FRANCISCO—M. 3, Larealere, i! Columbus Ave, Market St. PACKARD MOTOR CAR CO., Warren, 0: comicbooks.com Ce