Life, 1903-10-08 · page 17 of 20
Life — October 8, 1903 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It features multiple product advertisements typical of early 20th-century magazines: **Egyptian Deities cigarettes** promote Turkish cigarettes with claims of superiority ("No better Turkish cigarette can be made"), using cork or plain tips at various prices. **Cirillo** advertises a romantic novel set in Florence, published by Life Publishing Company. **Gibson Pyrography** sells a woodburning kit featuring designs by Charles Dana Gibson, the famous illustrator whose "Gibson Girl" images defined the era's aesthetic ideal. **Hawaii tourism** promotes the islands as an ideal destination, emphasizing climate and scenic beauty. **Korn-Krisp** and **Arcadia Mixture** (tobacco) are food and smoking product ads using testimonial-style copy. The page contains **no political satire or cartooning**—it's a commercial space showcasing consumer goods marketed to affluent readers, reflecting what advertisers believed would appeal to *Life*'s educated, middle-to-upper-class audience.
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higher mage curt is el st Dn the er Io nied bsolute xcellence —— ook 314 is inted y it. sties of suit e. All Simple, Elegant, Luxurious, Pure, Fragrant. No better Turkish cigarette can be made. Cork tips or plain tips No, 3size, 10 for Scents. No. 1 size, 10 for 35 cents. Look for signature of S. ANARGYROS. JUST PUBLISHED CIRILLO By EFFIE DOUGLAS.PUTNAM A delightful romance of musical and artistic life in Modern Florence. Exquisitely told in simple, direct English. An international love-affair depicted from the cheerful rather than the cynical point of view. Handsomely printed and luxuriously bound in red leather and gold. Price $1.25, from all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 19 West Thirty-First Street New York City Gibson Pyrography Dy contract with Life, we have the exclusive right to reproduce Gibson designs for pyrography, Charles Dana Gibson is the most famous artist, and hisdraw- . adapted to Pyto- b-grade instrument, splen- didly mi of the best materials, and includes Platinum Point, Cork Handle, bber Tubing, Doubie- Action Bulb, Metal Union Cork, Bottle, Alcohol Lamp, Two Pieces Stamped Practice Wood ‘and full instructions, all contained in neat Leatherette Box. ‘For fale by your dealer, or sent by ua C. O. D. for exainin: Write for oar big 6F rue with colored inserts, . lastrates handreds tic designs on wood, ready for burning, together with all kinds of Pyrograpny outtits at lowest prices, This trademark on svery- fe thing welmoaken Tt reaps qual (eG) fort &C Pyro graphic Goods, THAYER & CHANDLER 162-164 W.Jacksoa Bled. ,C21CAGO Largest Makers of Pyrography bods tne War *ih32. Unrivalled in cine Equable Climate alled in variety of Scenic Resort Unexcelled Tourists’ Accommodations Unsurpassed in Fertility of Soil Before fixing your Winter or Summer Itinerary HEAR OF HAWAII! Full information from all railroads, or Hawaii Promotion Committee Representing the Territory of Howat C Berchont /One taste convinces _ KORN-KRISP Always ready to eat SURBR U as Arcadia MIXTURE. There is only one mixture in London deserving the adjective superb. I will not say where it is to be got, for the result would certainly be that many foolish men would smoke more than ever; but I never knew anything to compare to it. Itis deliciously mild, yet full of fragrance, and it never burns the tongue, If you try it once you smoke it ever afterwards. It clears the brain and soothes the temper. ‘When I went away for a holiday any- where I took as much of that exquisite health-giving mixture as I thought would last me the whole time, but I always ran out. This is tobacco to live for. My Lady Nicotine (p. 17.) comicbooks.com