Life, 1903-03-05 · page 22 of 22
Life — March 5, 1903 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with minimal satirical content. The page features four commercial advertisements: 1. **Santa Fe Railway**: Promotes the "California Limited" train from Chicago to California, emphasizing luxury travel amenities and Harvey House dining service. 2. **Gibson Plates**: Advertises decorative china plates featuring Charles Dana Gibson's illustrations—Gibson was famous for his "Gibson Girl" drawings depicting idealized American women. 3. **Fancy Apples**: E.M. Upton & Co. sells Lake Shore apples from New York, delivered nationwide. 4. **Deutz & Geldermann Champagne**: Marketed as one of Europe's leading champagnes, with an ornate portrait (appears to be a European royal or aristocrat, likely "Príncipe de Gales"—Prince of Wales). The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture targeting middle and upper-class readers—luxury travel, fine dining, imported goods, and artistic home décor. There is **no apparent political satire** on this particular page; it represents standard Life magazine advertising content.
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March 3,103 Santa Fe all the Way You leave Chicago on the Califor= nia Limited. In less than three days you are in California. — It’s Santa Fe all the way--train, track and management. Shortest line, Chicago to Los Angeles and San Diego. A direct route to San Francisco. Only line to Grand Can- yon of Arizona Money cannot provide a finer train, Think of a travel comfort: here itis. Cosy compartment Pullms observation parlor, a well-sclected library, electric lights; also buflet-smoking car, with barber >and daily stock reports. But the crowa of it all is the dining-car serv- ice—Harvey’s best, 0 h is best in the world. Con- vincing facts in book! Our other daily trains to California carry standard Pullmans, tourist sleepers and chair cars, Atchison, General Topeka & Passenger were Santa Fe site: ailway. Chicago. ase. 28. + 25. Hi Fancy Appl from the famous Lake Shore section of Western New York. Kings, Baldwins, Greenings, Northern Spys, Russets, Spitzenburgs, CHAMPAGNE 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 Ohio. Boxes contain about one bushel, 4 : ing Champag: CHARLES DANA GIBSON'S according to size and variety, Each ; aE RUPOnE, PICTURES ON CHINA.§ apple carefully selected, wrapped in oe ‘ Paper and perfectly packed. In single possessing to the vanielies or assorted. fullest extent the fruity and delicate Fancy Evaporated Apples character peculiar t0 the wines of the fa- sec" AND ‘ BRUT” One of the le: This is one Doulton por- prepared and packed by us, suitable for ve bordet 4 A + P in s istrict of ise bower BOc. Kee sauces, pies, etc. Will keep indefinitely, mots) AY IREFIGE CE At all stor each = , er cannot supply you, me: i Directions inside. 25-Ib. box, $3. France. his name and send price direct, with . y Nis same and send pre direct, with 50-Ib. box, $6.00. Charges prepaid as GEO. F. BASSETT & CO. above, ‘Wa GELDER Dept. U. "49 Barclay St, Now York, Money refunded if not as we state. Weare the Go x peautifal little a largest individual shippers of apples in the United Nec pated States. Our cold sterage capacity ts s00ppo0 barrett, ree. 27 South William St. E.M.Upton & Co. Hilton,N NEW YORK PRESS OF THE 4. wW. C. H. ARNOLD & CO. AGENTS FOR U. S. comicbooks.com