Life, 1904-01-28 · page 21 of 22
Life — January 28, 1904 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **promotional/advertising content** rather than political satire. It announces next week's "Valentine Number" of Life magazine, listing contributing writers and artists (including C.D. Gibson, known for "The Snob Series"). The right side features two distinct advertisements: 1. **Hamburg-American Line**: A cruise ship company advertising luxury world travel, with detailed itineraries for two separate cruises departing from New York. 2. **The Featural Co.**: A cosmetic/medical procedure advertisement featuring two men's portraits and a testimonial dated "London, Nov. 20th, 1903." The ad promotes tissue-building treatments for wrinkles, claiming results appear within "one a day" with "no cutting" required. This appears to be early 20th-century cosmetic surgery marketing, likely targeting wealthy clients concerned with aging. The ad's emphasis on discretion ("no interruption to social or business engagements") suggests the procedure was considered somewhat novel or sensitive at the time.
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The Valentine Number LIFE N EXT WE E K ! HOSE who desire to mifINE interesting places in the T world, with the most comfortable surroundings, cannot find a more remarkablo hi offer. On the Prinzessin Victoria Your home during the cruise {s always on the sai 7 ing features—su ki id unpacking of tanks, cus Special Colored Cover ase meaet ape ene pacing ae Saban of Can b B d pectlonas ITINERARY: y Dayar Jones FIRST CRUISE leaves New York about ; braltar, Villefras 1 No. VII of “The Snob Series” Suing Telegu, Nara, Wlogstoptonalovetand pts Hono- 1 . eat aS New vor, by C. D. Gibson SECOND CRUISE re- verses the order of the first, leav- : ing New York bf rail about Jan. A Unique Short Story SE eal ke er ci hee % . at'San Francisco Jan. 24, 1995. entitled “ Sociology and the Butler Duration, 484 months. Cost including side trips, $1,500 and «ey Heart to Heart Talk With eT Fj Hamburg-Americ: Conried by Tom Masson ra “Line Illustrated by F. M. Follett 35-37 Broadway, New York. 159 Randolph Street, Chicago. “The Ghost of Banquo ” Ponte sine A Short Story of Dramatic Life - — Two Pages of Dramatic i Criticism and Comment by J. S. Metcalfe Fully illustrated The Frogville Country Club by E. W. Kemble The Meanest Railroad Contest is now going on. One hundred dollars offered for the best answer . . **London, Nov. 2oth, 1903. Among the other contributors to this “1am so pleased with it. All my friends say what a Special Number of LIFE are: change it has made in my face.’” ARTISTS. . [Original photos, and volunteered testimonial, two years after operation, can C. Alllan Gilbert F. T. Richards De ween: ag our ofice) A.D. Blashfeld W. H. Walker By an entirely new process, not used elsewhere, we Edwi build tissue wherever it is needed. jon twin Jockson Arthor ¥ eue Wrinkles and hollow places filled up at the rate of C. J. Taylor John Cecil Cl one a day. No interruption to social or business mde 1 RYT oy engagements. Guaranteed permanent. No cutting — no 88 external applications. No paraffin, or other harmful WRITERS substance used. 7 .. Highest endorsements, Thendosie Garrison te es Benson Consultation by appointment. (Free.) E. S. Martin J B Kerfoot Call or send stamp for Booklet D. The Featural Co. 27 East 22d Street, New York City. comicbooks.com