Life, 1903-05-07 · page 4 of 36
Life — May 7, 1903 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. It contains four vintage advertisements from what appears to be an early 20th-century magazine: 1. **White Rose Glycerine Soap** — promotes a product as "transparent as crystal, fragrant as flowers" 2. **James McCutcheon & Co.** — advertises wedding trousseaus and housekeeping outfits from their "Linen Store" 3. **Boston Garter** — markets a garter with a "Velvet Grip Cushion Button Clasp" that "lies flat to the leg" 4. **Remington Typewriter** — showcases reliability with "The Test of Service" There is no political or social satire here. The page simply represents typical commercial advertisements targeting early 1900s consumers, reflecting period concerns about personal hygiene, wedding preparation, proper undergarments, and modern office equipment.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Wedding Trousseaux And Housekeeping Outfits Our wide experience in furnishing outfits of this character, together with the breadth, variety and reli- ability of our stock, offer the greatest advantages to intending purchasers. Those who make their selections here are assured of finding the widest possible opportunity of satisfying in- dividual preference, as well as the most careful atten- tion to the hemming, embroidering and all the other little details so necessary to the effectiveness of the outfit. Work of this kind has been one of our specialties for years. We furnish free, on request, our illustrated catalogue, including adetailed list of trousscaux, costing $100, $260, $§00 up to $1,000, of cE ees we will gladly furnish any other information that may be desired, te ski Manufactured by FERD. MULHEN shone 0/R, Germany. James McCutcheon & Co. Sole U. S. Agents, MULMENS & KROPFF, 298 Broadway, New York. for full size sample cake, «* The Linen Store,” 14 West 23d St., N. Y. All over the civilized world THE IMPROVED BOSTON GARTER IS KNOWN AND WORN Every Pair Warranted “WE The Name is stamped on every loop — The of Service always proves the absolute CUSHION ipretiacy of the BUTTON . CLASP REMINGTON Lies flat to the eg —never Slips, Tears nor Unfastens TYPEWRITER ALWAYS EASY GEO. FROST CO., Makers, REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY Sen te. for Silk, eg: Boston, Mass., U.S. A. 5327 Broadway, New York 25e: for Cotton, Sample Pair, REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES comicbooks.com