Life, 1903-10-29 · page 20 of 20
Life — October 29, 1903 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page**, not political satire. It contains four product advertisements: 1. **Deleuze Perfumes** (Paris): Luxury fragrance marketed to the fashionable set, highlighting the "Myrtis" scent. 2. **El Príncipe de Gales Cigars**: Features a bearded man in captain's hat—likely referencing the Prince of Wales (Edward VII, who became king in 1901), using his title/image to market "King of Havana Cigars." 3. **Eastman Kodak "NC Film"**: Promotes a new non-curling photographic film with technical specifications for professional photographers. 4. **Dewar's White Label Scotch Whisky**: Emphasizes Scottish heritage and age, with a illustration captioned "Bang Goes Sixpence"—a period phrase suggesting modest expense. The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture, targeting wealthy readers with luxury imports and new technology. There is no political cartoon or satirical commentary present.
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PARIS PERFUMES { THE PERFUMES OF THE FASHIONABLE WORLD ap a og- St FerBctle | SOAPS & TOILET POWDERS VIOLETTES 4, of ang of these perfumes cELESTES. ™* 2" respectively A ROD we EASTMAN’S CUGLING FILM. A new product with marked ad- vantages over all other films. Does not curl ; is orthochromatic and non- halation ; has no electric markings and is superior in speed and latitude. Now ready in all Kodak Cartridge sizes. No increase in price over ordinary film. All Dealers. EASTMAN KODAK CO. Rocuester, N. Y. JOHN DEWAR @ SONS, Ltd. Dutillers by Royal Warrant to His Moyesty King Edward VU. The flavor, meliowness and delicacy of DEWAR'S White Label Scotch Whisky have won the unqualified approval of every good judge of OLD Scotch Whisky. It has justly merited its title as “The Whisky of Great Age,” being bottled, where dis- tilled, from the largest reserve stock of thor- oughly matured Scotch whisky in the world, and imported only in glass. FREDERICK GLASSUP Sole Agent for United States 126 Bleecker Street New York “BANG GOES SAXPENCE. comicbooks.com