Life, 1903-11-05 · page 36 of 38
Life — November 5, 1903 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct advertisements and one cartoon. **Top Left**: A soap advertisement for "White Rose Glycerine Soap" (No. 4711), manufactured in Germany. The ad shows a woman admiring flowers and uses luxury-language typical of early 20th-century cosmetic marketing. **Top Right**: A cartoon showing a well-dressed man in a top hat confronting children, with the caption about a boy being "jealous" because he's "not got the mumps only on one side." This appears to be simple humor about childhood ailments and sibling rivalry—no political content. **Bottom**: A full-page insurance advertisement for The Prudential Insurance Company, using the famous "Gibraltar" imagery (their corporate symbol meaning strength and stability). The ad appeals to men's sense of responsibility for dependents through life and endowment insurance. The page is primarily **commercial advertising** rather than satirical editorial content, typical of Life's revenue model during this era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
TRANSPARENT AS CRYSTAL FRAGRANT AS FLOWERS ‘The best glycerine Soap, “No. 4711." Its purity is absolute ; its pertume 3. Used for’ years Court ot H. 1. M. the Emperor of Can be applied to tender and’ delicate skin. factured by FERD. MULHENS, Cologne, o/R, Germany. Sole U. S. Agents, MULHENS & KROPFF, 298 Broadway, New York. Send 15 cents for full size sample cake. ok GIBRALTAR comicbooks.com