Life, 1904-02-04 · page 8 of 36
Life — February 4, 1904 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, not a political cartoon. The page contains four advertisements: 1. **Top left**: An art print advertisement for Curtis & Cameron Publishers (Boston), featuring a nature photograph titled "Beside the Forest Brook" by Davis, available in two sizes. 2. **Top right**: Smith, Gray & Co. advertisement for White Shirts, emphasizing quality and custom workmanship as superior to cheaper mass-produced alternatives. 3. **Bottom left**: The Improved Boston Garter advertisement, featuring an illustration of a woman's leg, promoting a garter clasp that "never slips, tears nor unfastens." 4. **Bottom right**: Walter Baker's Chocolate advertisement, promoting their baking chocolate and offering a free recipe book. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and advertising aesthetics rather than satire or political commentary.
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This Picture one of the attractive and accomplished examples of recent American Art,—en- titled, «* Beside the Forest Brook,’’ by Davis,—is re- produced in the genuine Copley Prints. The original is owned by Mr. icis Wilson, by whose kind permission the repro- duction is made. May we not send it to you, on approval? sizes: 12x10 inches, $2.50, and 00. If not this particular on I n our list might interest you. They are It 20x 16 inc comes in subjects as well as for the further cellent for + of occasion,’ nment of one’s own walls. hould be glad to number aii Ss Appreciating th of the seeing to inten American artists) is address 5 cents in stamps. e picture eaestefeofatetooostenteateoaafetenartenteeoateteaeateteeentefeeoafeatefoafetefeatetefeobatetefeaatefoafefefeateatetootate by GURTIS & CAMERON, Publishers, 22 Plerce Opp. Publ tds. brary, B L BOSTON All over the civilized world THE IMPROVED BOSTON GARTER IS KNOWN AND WORN Every Pair Warranted “Bi The Name is stamped cn every loop— The CUSHION BUTTON CLASP Lies flat to the leg—never Slips, Tears nor Unfastens ALWAYS EASY GEO. FROST CO., Makers, Boston, Mass., U.S. A. iz s for the superiority We manufacture the . instead of erable saving thus ma n the shape of extra quality, cu ron holes and han¢-ironin, of our ona very real re White Shir them from ma the co: chentostocoebsjosochetooostesdoteoonkntotocloekostoooeocioooedostococonbidedoobecdocoobnto cooked n St. at Flatbush jord Ave., Bklyn. SMITH, GRAY @ CoO. & Broadway Walter Baker’s Chocolate {Makes The Cake A Choice Recipe make it, Book (S0 pages), sent free, will tell yon howe to The next time you order Chocolate or Cocos “I want Walter Baker’s."’ If you don’t get it, let us know. WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. Established 1780 DORCHESTER, MASS. TRADE-MARK G1 Highest Awards In Europe and America