Life, 1903-03-26 · page 4 of 24
Life — March 26, 1903 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains four advertisements: 1. **Van Norden Trust Company** — a banking service offering letters of credit for international travel 2. **McCutcheon Wash Waists** — women's blouses in various fabrics, priced $1.50–$5.00 3. **Barton & Guestier** — French wines and cognac from Bordeaux, established 1725 4. **Remington Typewriter** — featuring a skilled operator at a machine, emphasizing quality workmanship The Remington ad includes a photograph of a man using a typewriter, with text claiming operators "prefer the REMINGTON" for superior results. There are no political cartoons, caricatures, or satirical commentary visible on this page. It represents typical early 20th-century Life magazine advertising content.
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VAN NORDEN TRUST COMPANY 751 FIFTH AVENUE.NEAR 58™ STREET NEW YORK Capital and Surplus, $2,000,000 No. A Letter of Credit issued on our correspondents in all parts of the world may be secured from us immediately without expense, enabling us to arrange now for your banking facilities in Europe this summer. Your decision not to use it later entails no charges. OFFICERS Warner M. Van Norden, President William F Morton C. Nich: TRUST DEPARTMENT Edward S. Avery ‘ : Trust Officer Warner Van Norden MV McCutcheon Wash Waists This illustration shows one of our new and exclusive models. It is distinctly tailor-made in effect, and very stylish and attractive. It is finished with three small box-plaits on each shoulder and five plaits down the back, converging at the waist line, Regular shirt sleeves and square link cuffs. Made in all sizes from 32 to 42 inches, in Scotch Madras, $3-50, $4.00, and $3.5 Irish Dimity, $3.50. Fancy Swisses, $4.50, $5.00, and $6.00. Shirting Linens, ¢, 50. PureLinen Lawn, $50. | Mercerized Cottons, $3.50 and $4.50. Wash Silks, $5.00. Special attention given t mail orders. We public fe book show: other models which we are ple. send free to Live readerson re James McCutcheon & Co., 14 W. 23d St., New York BARTON & GUESTIER BORDEAUX Established 1725 Fine Clarets, Sauternes, and ‘Cognac Vierge ARTON & GUESTIER | BORDEAUX tenance HUILE D'OLIVE , Superfine Clarifiee FACSINILE OF THE LASER E. LA MONTAGNE & SONS 45 Beaver St., New York JAMES DE FREMERY & CO. San Francisco, Cal, Operators of writing machines, especially skilled opera- tors, prefer the REMINGTON, and for very good reasons. The Best Results in the Amount and Quality of work done, and the Ease and Speed with which itis done, are attained only through the — Remington Typewriter REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY, 327 Broadway, New York comicbooks.com