Life, 1904-09-29 · page 17 of 20
Life — September 29, 1904 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine (circa 1904, based on car models shown). Rather than political satire, it showcases consumer products of the era. Notable ads include: - **DuPont Smokeless Powder** — emphasizing America's favorite gunpowder - **M&M Portable Houses** — prefabricated structures for summer cottages and hunting cabins, marketed as requiring no carpenters or skilled labor - **Columbia automobiles** — promoting their dominance in the market - **Cadillac** — featuring an anecdote about a man driving up the Capitol steps to demonstrate the car's power (a real 1902 stunt by Eugene Baker) - **Abbott's Angostura Bitters** — cocktail ingredients - **Cailler's Swiss Chocolate** and **Velvetina fabric** — consumer goods The page reflects early-1900s American consumer culture: industrial innovation, automobile enthusiasm, and leisure products for the growing middle class. There is no apparent political cartoon or satire here.
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