Life, 1904-03-03 · page 8 of 38
Life — March 3, 1904 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains four commercial ads: 1. **Walter Baker's Cocoa and Chocolate** — emphasizes quality ("finest in the world") and affordability (less than one cent per cup), established 1780. 2. **El Príncipe de Gales Cigars** — features a silhouetted military figure in ornate uniform tipping his hat, marketing Cuban cigars as prestigious. 3. **Boston Garter** — shows a man's leg with garter, promoting the product as reliable ("never slips, tears nor unfastens"). 4. **Copley Prints** — advertises art reproductions by Ethel Wright, offering prints in multiple sizes. These are straightforward period advertisements with no apparent satire or political commentary. The page demonstrates Life magazine's primary revenue source at this time.
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LOOK AT THE BRAND! Walter Baker’s Cocoa and Chocolate The FINEST in the World. Costs Less than One Cent a Cup. Forty-One Highest Awards in Europe and America. Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Established 1780. Dorchester, Mass. 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 CEO. FROST CO., Makers, Boston, Mass., U.S. A. REFUSE act SUBSTITUTES Sample Pair. i This Picture, \ a beautiful example of modern art,—entitled, “AN EASTER (® OFFERING,” by Ethel Wright,— \{ is reproduced in Be CopreyrPrints 2 May we not send it to you, on ap- proval ? It comes in three sizes: 4x 10 inches, $1.25; 6x 13, $2.50, and 8x 21, $5.00. If not this par- subjects in our They are gifts and for the ador one’s own walls. Lire’s re / for announcements of new jects. We send “on approv The Prints may also be obta cents (stamps) for our complete i illustrated Catalogue (200 illustra~ luding works by Abbe ys Vedder, and so on). ure copyright 1904 by ough the art stores, Send 15 fj CURTIS & CAMERON, Publishers } orp Paste ibtiy, BOSTOR comicbooks.com