Life, 1904-03-17 · page 19 of 24
Life — March 17, 1904 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon. It contains four distinct advertisements: 1. **Egyptian Deities cigarettes** — a Turkish cigarette brand emphasizing quality ("No Better Turkish Cigarette can be made"), with cork or plain tips. 2. **Columbia Light Gasoline Tonneau** — an early automobile advertisement highlighting a 12-14 horsepower vehicle priced at $1,750, marketed as reliable and easy to operate. 3. **Pope Manufacturing Company's Chainless Bicycle** — featuring a photo of well-dressed men on bicycles, promoting a two-speed gear system as a mechanical innovation. 4. **Pommery Champagne** — positioning the brand as the standard for quality champagne served at elite gatherings. The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture, showcasing luxury goods (automobiles, imported champagne) and emerging technology (bicycles with mechanical innovations). There is **no satirical cartoon content** visible—this is straightforward period advertising.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
EGYPTIAN DEITIES No Better Turkish Cigarette can be made CORK TIPS OR PLAIN Look for Signaturo of S. ANARGYROS LIGHT GASOLINE TONNEAU 12-14 Horse Power (Honest Rating!, Weight 1700 Ibs. Price $1750. Canopy Top, $200 Extra New system of c in a remov. tions. High tor, which 1s p! fits defects « i wm by ne cars to patic. Tonneau seats of full carriage sve. Materials and workmanship highest grade ia every detail 24-30 Horse Power Touring Car (Chicago-New York Record) $3500 30-35 Horse Power Touring Car - - - - 4000 Light Electric Runabout, new model - - . 850 Catatogue of Cotumtta Gasoline Care and Electric Pleasure Vehtctes will be went on request; alen separate catalogues of Electric Town Carriages of the couch class andt nercial Vehicles. ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPANY, sartrorp, conn. NEW YORK cHicaco BOSTON 1-15-1358 Weet 20th St M413 Michigan Ave. 74-38 Stanhope 8t. (Opp. Metroyoiitan Opera Howse: The renainance of bieycling bringe with it one of the Auest mechanical devices invented since the f thieindusty TWO.SPEED GEAR CHAINLESS BICYCLE Enables the rider, by alight pressure of foot oo pedal. to change from high to low gear for hill gimmbing end aleuti eade Eastern Department, Basttod ‘Weatern Department, Chicago, Il. Columbia. Cleveland “Tribune Crawford Grescent, Rambler Monarch, Imperial Catalogues free at oar 10,000 dealers stores or any one Catclocue tailed om Feceap POMMERY The Standard for Champagne QUALITY The World Over POMMERY CHAMPAGNE IS ALWAYS TO BE FOUND AT PROMINENT GATHERINGS, WHERE THE EXPEN- DITURE OF MONEY IS NO CONSIDERATION, AND THE BEST OF WINES ARE SERVED. comicbooks.com