Life, 1903-04-02 · page 4 of 36
Life — April 2, 1903 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It contains four commercial advertisements from the early 20th century: 1. **Lundborg's Perfumes** — Easter gift promotion for Swiss Lilac and Golden Jasmine fragrances 2. **Boston Garter** — Men's hosiery with "Velvet Grip" cushion button clasp, emphasizing durability 3. **Sargent Decoration** — Art reproduction (Copley Prints) of "The Dogma of the Redemption," a religious mural 4. **Remington Typewriter** — Marketed with imagery of a woman using the machine, emphasizing ease of operation ("Light Touch") The only potentially satirical element is the typewriter ad's gendered marketing, presenting typing as effortless "women's work." Otherwise, this is a standard Life magazine advertising page with no political cartoons or social satire present.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
APPROPRIATE EASTER GIFTS. Lundborg’s Perfumes STANDAKD FOK OVER 50 YEARS SWISS LILAC GOLDEN JASMINE (THE NEWEST SPRING PRODECTIONS.) Send us 10 cents, stamps or silver, and we will mail you a sample of either. LADD & COFFIN, 24 Barclay St., N. Y. All over the civilized world THE IMPROVED BOSTON GARTER IS KNOWN AND WORN Every Pair Warranted “WR the Name is stamped on every wie BUTTON CLASP Lies fiat to the leg—never Slips, Tears nor Unfastens ALWAYS EASY GEO. FROST CO., MAKERS, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES Send 50c. for Silk, 25. for Cotton, Sample Pair. in the Boston Public Library, * The Dogma of the Redemp- tion,""—one of the supreme triumphs of modern mural decora- tion —is reproduced in the COPLEY PRINTS in two sizes: $3.00 and $2.0. Complete illustrated Catalogue of our Prints, 15 cents (stamps). Copyright 10, by Trustees of the Rostou Pullic Library. Copley Prints Copyright, 1903, by CURTIS & CAMERON, 23 Pierce Bldg. BOSTON tells that itis a Remington Remington Typewriter Company 327 Broadway, New York comicbooks.com