Life, 1904-08-04 · page 2 of 36
Life — August 4, 1904 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The top features The Gorham Company's sterling silver tea service—promotional copy emphasizing handcrafted quality and exclusivity. The left advertisement shows **"Tomfoolery"** by M. Flagg—a humor book. The cartoon depicts a figure splashing someone with water, captioned "PICK IT UP," presenting the book as lighthearted entertainment. The right side advertises the **Packard Motor Car**, featuring an elegant automobile with text emphasizing its performance and luxury status, positioning it among high-class vehicles. No political figures or satirical commentary appear here. This is a straightforward commercial page showcasing luxury goods and entertainment products aimed at wealthy 1904 readers.
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* VOLUME XLIV. eo cusse Wh NUMBER 1199, 903. BY LIFE PueLibens Coumany. j Hand- -wrought Sterling Silver in Martele | and Athenic, exclusive productions of The | Gorham Co., has the highest artistic dis- tinction and the unique value attached to | objects not to be fed in duplicate. ‘The GORHAM CO. Silversmiths and Goldsmiths Broadway and Nineteenth Street, New York s every wish for a * perfect automobile. Has accomplished endurance PICK IT UP and speed resulte and overcome . road conditions impossible to al other motor cars of the Voiture on any news-stand and glance through it deerete'class. ‘Luxurious. Elegant agnificent, TOMFOOLERY is more fun than a goat it 1908 Foarcstinder er Brice DEPT. 0, DETROIT, U. TOMFOOLERY ee ee DRAWINGS AND LIMERICKS J. M. FLAGG THE FUNNIEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Price, 75 Cents Of All Booksellers and Newsdealers, or Post-free on Receipt of Price LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 WEST THIRTY-FIRST STREET - ial NEw YORK CITy comicbooks.com