Life, 1903-02-26 · page 24 of 24
Life — February 26, 1903 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** rather than political satire. It contains four product advertisements typical of early 1900s Life magazine: 1. **U.S. Long Distance Automobile Co.** – Promotes touring cars ($1,250–$2,500), emphasizing their suitability for American roads and hill-climbing. 2. **Principe de Gales Cigars** – Features what appears to be a European royal or aristocratic figure in formal military dress, likely referencing prestige and imported luxury goods. 3. **Williams Shaving Stick** – Markets grooming products to "men of luxurious and refined tastes." 4. **Food products** – Including Shredded Wheat Biscuit and Fancy Apples from upstate New York, emphasizing natural ingredients and health benefits. The page reflects **Edwardian consumer culture**: automobiles were novel luxuries, imported cigars signified sophistication, and health-conscious food marketing was emerging. No political satire is evident—this is straightforward commercial advertising.
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“Long Distance” Automobile Co.’s TOURING CARS Built for American Roads TV 6. TONNEAU Two Cylinders Vertical Engine Price $2500.00 Built for ice, long runs a climbing. Simply operate vibra’ t no intricate machin: TYPE A, RUNABOUT - - - - $1250.00 TYPE B, TONNEAU - - - - - 1S00.00 | ; F | OWA Our book is of unusual interest to SINOX 7 TRING ee ORHAVANACGIGARS) is ; & Automobilists. Sent free on request. —— Erecighis U.S. Long Distance Automobile Co. 110-114 West 41st Street, New York Factory, 307 Whiton St., Jersey City | from the famous Lake Shore section of Western New York. Kings, Baldwins, Greenings, Northern Spys, Russets, Spitzenburgs, Seek-no-furthers, Etc, Delivered at your door for $3.00 per box, all charges prepaid to points east of the Mississippi river and north of the 4 Men of luxurious and Ohio. Other points add 50 cents, Bo ain ahout one bushel Natura zt ished wick iver t according to size and variety. Each most porous nd MERE of al Tones ee | ished with nothing: ess apple carefully selected, wrapped in tedrawn by abs into eve than Williams’ Shaving paper and perfectly packed. In single : Z W Stick. Its creamy, heal- \ varieties or assorted. p to wpbuild eac ciate ‘ i lather, convenience Senleted body, Feree Risvand th form, and_ attractive | Fancy Evaporated Apples style, leave nothing to be refined tastes are sa prepared and packed by us, suitable for sauces, pies, etc. Will keep indefinitels Directions inside. 25-lb. box, $3.50. stomach $3.5 Shredded W Yheat Biscuit purifies the di- 72 fie 50-Ib. box, $6.00. | Charges prepaid a gestive tract, and consti wn to those above: who eat it regularly. Itcan be a . tempting ways that the fickle a} Money refunded if not as we state. Weare th tracted by its goodness aod the ai largest individual shippers of apples in the United Fesponds to its allnouriahing force, States. Our cold storage capacity ts 200,000 barrel. for sale by all grocers. Send for *" eee (cook book, listrated in colors) FREE, Address THE NATURAL FOOD CO., Niagara Falls, N. Y. E.M.Upton & Co. Hilton, NY. PRESS OF THE J. W. PRATT CO., NEW YORE. comicbooks.com