Life, 1904-10-20 · page 19 of 20
Life — October 20, 1904 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **commercial advertising page** with no political cartoons or satire. The content consists entirely of product advertisements typical of early 1900s American business publications. Notable ads include: - **Smith Premier Typewriter**: Emphasizes business utility - **Jaeger Underwear**: Health-focused marketing claiming wool underwear prevents illness - **Corticelli Silk**: Quality embroidery thread - **Surburg's Arcadia Mixture**: Tobacco product with a literary testimonial (attributed to "My Lady Nicotine," p. 17—likely referencing J.M. Barrie's 1890 work) - **Corliss, Coon & Co. Collars**: Emphasizes quality construction and style - **Hale Desk Co.**: Office furniture at "export prices" The page reflects Edwardian-era advertising conventions: health claims, quality assertions, and appeals to professional/business identity. There is **no visible satire or political commentary**—this is straightforward commercial promotion.
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price alers retion. Va rons SS. COPYRIGHT FOR GACAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENOCRSON UNDER THE ACT OF 1991. THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO. HOME OFFICE AND FACTORY, SYRACUSE, N. Y. EOUET AT WORLD'S PAIR, ST. LOUIS, SECTION 23, PALACE OF LIBERAL ARTS. Y__SPANGEES& EMB. MATERIALS. FoR baes 4 AND Cx tte i | N BEADS 1o eer E eoanay Bik Aa) “cvtarrniwo, vou a AVERYTHING. YOU cin THINK OF IN TR im “tnt 4 Perth Bexpiig 1arontely Tite ie ST.y¥-1. WHOLESALE & RETAIL EL RANCHO BONITO, Preparatory School. Each boy his own tent-house and pony. Ideal winter climate, For circulars address H. D. EVANS, M. A. “The best Wealth is Health,” and Jaeger underwear is a noted maker and saver of health. Tt is therefore the most profitable investment for your money, for what profits any gain if health be lost? \? arconaespen wy izapis0 PUYSICIAAS EVERYWHERE. Booklets and Samples Free. Dr, Jaeger’s 8, WS, Co.'s Own Stores: .§ 306 Fifth Ave. New yor: | 39% Broadway. Brooklyn: $04 Fulton St. Boston: 230-232 Boylston St. Fhiladelphia: 1510 Chestnut St. Chicago: 82 State St. Agents in AU Princigal Cities. YZ Goo. C. Leek, of New Maven, Conn., upon eaving schoo! enrolled for the 1,€.8, Comploto Lettering and Sign ting Course. Hols now recetving | Elaweek foriettering and sigu pant. Ing work. Thero 11a constant demand for competent men in this profession. The work 1s agreeablo and tho remun- eration good. Send for freo Lettering and Sign Painting Booklet. INTERNATIONAL CORRES. SCHOOLS Box 914 Scranto: Everybody knows Corticelli is the best silk for sewing or embroidery. As it costs no more than poor silk, how foolish it is far anyone not to ask the clerk especially for Corticelli ! ELUTINA The Standard Velvet Look for Name VLUTINA on Sehiage, SURBRUG’S Arcadia MIXTURE. There is only one mixture in London deserving the adjective superb. I will not say where it is to be got, for the result would certainly be that many foolish men would smoke more than ever; but I never knew anything to compare to it. It is deliciously mild, yet full of fragrance, and it never burns If you try it once you smoke it ever afterwards. the tongue. It clears the When I went away for a holiday anywhere I brain and soothes the temper. took as much of that exquisite health- giving mixture as I thought would last me the whole time, but I always ran out. This is tobacco to live for. My Lady Nicotine (p. 17.) About Your Collars Style is the important thi important thing to you. It is to us. Though it costs money to originate tyle and put it into collars, and though it means an expensive exactness thro’ a mostly-hand-process to keep it there, we consider it worth w' The new wing shown above Aas that distinctive style, and, if you care about value as well, is linen and four ply, with gutter seams to prevent raw edges— One of the little things that add to the life of a collar. They cost us more to make They cost you less to wear Write for oar new bonklet, “Better Col Mustrating all the newest wtyles. Ask > furauher to show you and insist on having Co they aes better. If be we will by inail CORLISS, COON & CO. Dept. K, TROY, N. Y. ‘Dot supply you RETAILERS OF DESKS Office Furniture aT EXPORT PRICES