Life, 1903-09-17 · page 20 of 20
Life — September 17, 1903 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** rather than satirical content. It contains five commercial advertisements typical of early 1900s American magazines: 1. **The Prudential Insurance** (top left): Promotes endowment life insurance policies, using the famous "Strength of Gibraltar" imagery as their corporate symbol. 2. **El Príncipe de Gales Cigars** (top right): Features a bearded man in captain's uniform marketing Havana cigars as a luxury product. 3. **Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit** (bottom left): Promotes a breakfast cereal as complete nutrition, claiming it contains all bodily requirements. 4. **Rothmar** (center): An unspecified fashion or clothing advertisement. 5. **Waverly Electric Vehicles** (right): Markets electric automobiles as simple, uncomplicated transportation—a significant technology in 1903 before gasoline engines dominated. The page reflects period consumer culture: life insurance, luxury goods, processed foods marketed as scientific nutrition, and early automotive innovation.
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