Life, 1903-05-07 · page 2 of 36
Life — May 7, 1903 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It contains three distinct ads from May 7, 1903: 1. **CraniTonic Hair and Scalp Food** - A patent medicine ad promising to prevent hair loss through a "hair food" product. The copy references a "microscopic test" and includes testimonial language typical of early 1900s medical advertising. Such products were common then, often making exaggerated health claims. 2. **"America's Summer Resorts"** - A travel guide advertisement from New York Central Lines railroad, promoting vacation destinations. 3. **"The Real Diary of a Real Boy"** - A book advertisement from the Everett Press, marketing a humorous children's book by Judge Henry A. Shute. No political satire or caricatures are present on this page.
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VOLUME Xil. NEW YORK, MAY 7, 1903. NUMBER 1071 cone Coats Mak MATTER The-Hair-That-Can’t-Come-Out THE-HAIR-THAT-FEEDS-ON CRANI TONIC HAIR and SCALP FOOD the Life of your Hair, take Immediate o Preserve it by Applying th the Hair and Seaip. Ir Cleanse erves and Beantities the Locks that Beauty D MICROSCOPIC TEST mr Med Strong Micros of Cranitonie Hair and Scalp all over the world, in Three Sizes, ive Dollars the Bottle. CraniTonic Hair Food Co ABSOLUTELY PVRE and NON-ALCOHOLIC| — (Incorporated under laws New York State) CRANI TONIC HAIR and SCALP FOOD , 526 West Broadway, New York “ The Selection of The Select” 4 ’ § The Real Diary of a Real Boy ’ ; “ AMERICA’S By Judge HENRY A. SHUTE ———_ Exeter, N, H. (Harvard ’79) € 9 SUMMER Do you know that in ‘The Real Diary of a Real 4 Boy’’ we are offering you one of the merriest, ” RESORTS sweetest, wholesomest books ever written? How ‘ far removed it is from the labored fun of the hard- ‘ working humorist by trade! Here is a book from This is one of the most complete publications of its which you would not spare a single line or word. Such inimitable humor, of the sort all the world hungers for, can nowhere else be found, if you search they wi » spend their vacation this summer. | to the ends of the earth for it. You will laugh and cry, and laugh and cry again and again, before you turn the last page of this incomparable record of boy- esting information regarding resorts on or reached by the hood life. Young and old, schooled and unschooled, will find the same infinite charm in its pages, and all NE because (says Lisr) “It is a tag end of the Magic LINES Carpet. Openits pages and, Presto! the years tall away and we are ten again!” kind, and w ist those who are wondering where y ‘ aluable map. ina: tomuch inter- ne. NEW YORK CENTRAL 9 § A copy will te free, postpalil, to ae aie, pt t mira Vassaaper Agents New Ask any Bookseller for it, or send One Doilar to , the Publishers for a copy postpaid THE EVERETT PRESS CO., BOSTON, MASS. comicbooks.com