Life, 1903-08-27 · page 2 of 20
Life — August 27, 1903 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains three distinct ads: 1. **Pope Motor Car Company** (top left): Advertises electric vehicles, Model 21, priced at $350 with top, $900. Emphasizes simplicity: "Turn on power and steer." 2. **Evans Ale** (top center): Promotes this beverage as an ideal drink, brewed by C.H. Evans & Sons in Hudson, New York since 1264. 3. **Hunter Baltimore Rye** (top right): Whiskey advertisement highlighting purity and aging, marketed to women for its "age and excellence." The lower section advertises **John Cecil Clay reproductions**: two color prints titled "The Wedding Ring" and "A Cozy Corner" (size 13x15), sold by Life Publishing Co. for $1 each. No political cartoons or satire appears on this page.
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COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON UNDER THE ACT OF 1001. A DISTINCTIVE and original path has been followed for Flavor 117 years in the brewing of Rich as the juice of the ripest peach is the flavor of duasinin\ Ga Baltimore Rye It is pure from the beginning, Model 21; Price, $850; With Top, $900. and through thor- ough aging be- comes the finest Electric Vehicles and it has led to the production ad cay Whiskey made. G . a 2 ‘a a is idea i No complications. Turn on power and of a beverage that is ideal in steer. Electric brake. Drop postal for every particular—the culmina- It is particularly catalogue. Many more models and i sf Ale we: eee recommended to y tion of Ale goodness. women because tices, a P Fie dvseiibae-swurdialei CONTE of its age and ex- VANS & SONS rDsox, N.Y. Sold at all fest ciase Hcpsox, N.Y. WM, LANAHAN 4 POPE MOTOR CAR CO. Indianapolis, Ind. Agencies in all principal cities. Two Reproductions in COLOR after John Cecil Clay The Wedding Ring A Cozy Corner Matted in Royal Brown $1.00 EACH Copyright, 190, The Wedaine Rane Life Publishing Co. A Cory Corner Size, 13x15 Size, 15x15 19 West 31st Street New York comicbooks.com