Life, 1903-02-19 · page 19 of 24
Life — February 19, 1903 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a political cartoon. It features early 20th-century product ads with minimal satirical content. The main advertisements are: - **Egyptian Deities cigarettes** (Turkish tobacco with cork tips) - **Hartford tires** (illustrated with a chariot race scene, a classical reference matching the "Egyptian" branding theme) - **Carbonic mineral waters** (claiming to be America's only "pure and correct" artificial mineral waters) - **Club Cocktails** (pre-bottled, emphasizing originality over imitations) - **Pure Habana Segars** (Cuban cigars) - **Vigoral** (digestive tonic for weak stomachs) - **Rare Old Violins** (instruments for sale) The page's only mild satire appears in the **Club Cocktails ad**, which ironically warns against buying imitations while promoting the "original"—a common advertising strategy of the era. Otherwise, this reflects typical early 1900s American consumer culture emphasizing quality, authenticity, and luxury imports.
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No better Turkish Cigarette can be made Egyptian Deities Cork Tips as well HARTFORD ‘ii DUNLOP "tise +4 HARTFORD uiterx, TIRES stand foremost for uniform quality and service The only PURE and CORRECT ARTIFICIAL MINERAL WATEKS sold in America to-day. CARBONIC, ARTIFICIAL VICHY, SELTERS, CLUB SODA, Etc., are also put up in bottles for out of town delivery, and can be sent by freight or express ‘to any ,part of the United States. Orders to CARL H. SCHULTZ Tel. 142 Madison Sq. 430-444 First Ave., N.Y. Solo tnstruments from $0) to $10/ payments may be arranged. Violins sen: teven days examination. Formal certificate of Genuideness with each instrument LYON& HEALY, "ditt," Se THE CLUB are the original bottled Cocktails. Years of experience have made them THE PERFECT COCKTAILS that they are. Do not be lured into buying some imitation. The ORIGINAL of anything is good enough. When others are offered it is for the purpose of larger prof- its. Insist upon having the CLUB COCKTAILS, and take no other, e BRO., Sole Proprietors New York, N.Y. Hantrorn, Conn, Loxpon Made in the old-fashioned honest way of Pure Habana Tobacco delightfully blended Look for the Bull Dog on each Box J°hn W. Merriam & Co. The Roycroft Segar Shop, which is “At the Sign of the Bull Dog” comicbooks.com