Life, 1904-12-08 · page 19 of 24
Life — December 8, 1904 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, circa 1904-1905, with one small cartoon. ## The Cartoon The single cartoon shows a farmer complaining to a barber: "Gosh, I wonder when this shop opens? I've been waiting around here for the last two hours for a shave." The joke is straightforward—the farmer is impatient or has arrived too early. ## The Advertisements The page features typical early-1900s luxury goods marketed to middle-class men: - **"Gem" Safety Razor Set** ($9.00)—a premium Christmas gift for men - **Williams' Shaving Stick**—toiletries marketed as "perfection" - **Bausch & Lomb Stereo Field Glasses**—illustrated with a reference to the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), showing Japanese officers using the binoculars - **Railway, insurance, cocktails, and hat advertisements** The Bausch & Lomb ad is historically significant: it directly references contemporary warfare, using combat photography to advertise consumer goods—typical of how manufacturers exploited current events for marketing.
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