Life, 1903-08-13 · page 17 of 24
Life — August 13, 1903 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains four distinct advertisements from early 1900s America: 1. **Egyptian Deities cigarettes**: Markets Turkish tobacco packaged in "Egyptian manner," appealing to exotic/Orientalist consumer tastes popular in that era. 2. **Williams Shaving Stick**: Promotes a convenience product requiring only a brush—no cup needed—with economical messaging (one stick = 300+ shaves). 3. **John Cecil Clay facsimile art print**: Offers color reproductions of artwork by the artist, matted and ready for framing at $1 each. 4. **Simplex Piano Player**: An automatic piano device allowing untrained family members to perform music "artistically." Marketing emphasizes democratizing musical performance. 5. **Pennsylvania Railroad**: Advertises reduced rates to Pacific Northwest cities for a commercial congress meeting. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture, emphasizing convenience, aspiration, and emerging mechanical/technological solutions to everyday activities. No political satire is evident.
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From East to West Absolutely the finest tobacco grown in Turkey is made up in the Egyptian manner in Esyptian DEITIES. No better Turkish cigarette can be mafe. Look for the signature of 8. ANARGYRUS, A FAC-SIMILE IN COLOR AFTER Joun Cecit Cray MATTED FOR FRAMING $1.00 each Conyright, 1908, Life Size, 13815 LIFE PUBLISHING CO. ig West 31st Srreet, New York and Economy for all. Willi aving § them. No cup required. Just a brush and the shaving stick. One ck supplies stick furnishes over 300 shaves, ett + Glastonbury, Cona. Reduced Rates to SEATTLE, TACOMA, PORTLAND, VANCOUVER or VICTORIA, via PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. On account of the TRANS-MISSISSIPPI_ COMMERCIAL CONGRESS AND N NAL IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION MEETING at SEATTLE, WASH., AUGUST 18 to 21, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell Round-Trip Tickets to SEATTLE, TACOMA, PORTLAND, VANCOUVER or VICTORIA, JULY 31 to AUGUST 13, good to return until October fs, at rate of $87.80 from New York, and proportionate rates from other points. For full information concerning routes and stop-over privileges, consult nearest Ticket Agent. One taste convinces _KORN-KRISP Always ready to eat “MH Makes Musicians of Us Alt. HAPPINESS enters the home with the SIMPLEX PIANO PLAYER Every member of the family becon.ts not only an interested listener. but an intelligent performer by itsaid. It enables anybody to play the piano in an artistic ma: The desire for an automatic pia’ now almest universal. To choose a player intelligently, personally try them all. Try the SIMPLEX frst or try it | points of excellence and attr: Constructed on scientiffe principies, yet simple and lasting. Every Siompiex ts Price $250. Svincipal cintes ‘THEODORE P. BROWN, Manufacturer 27 May 8t, Worcester Mass. comicbooks.com