Life, 1904-12-08 · page 3 of 24
Life — December 8, 1904 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and product promotion** rather than political satire. It contains: 1. **Meriden Co. silverware ad** (top left): Promotes plated silver holiday gifts, positioning them as luxury items affordable to middle-class consumers. 2. **"A Heart Full of Affection"** (top right): A photogravure print advertisement for Life Publishing Company—a wedding/engagement gift priced at one dollar. 3. **"Cupid Calendar 1905"** (bottom left): A calendar featuring cupid designs by A.D. Blashfield, priced at $1.00—marketed as humorous romantic imagery. 4. **"The Independent" magazine** (bottom right): Promotion for a competing weekly publication emphasizing news coverage and editorial quality. The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture, marketing romance and luxury goods to middle-class readers.
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As makers of the highest grade of Plated Silverware and as Art craftsmen in the finest Sterling Silver, we in- vite the public to a critical inspection of our Holiday stock, which is replete with gifts of use and beauty, from the most costly to the dainty silver trinket at less than one dollar. " The Queen of Autumn” — we booklet M-g on sterling silver toilet ware—sent on request. International Silver Co., Successors 8 FIFTH AVENUE, MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK Conrmont, 1904, UFE “A Heart Full of Affection” A delightful wedding or engagement gift. A Photogravure in Sepia, and matted in Brown to harmonize; ready for fram- ing, 1$x 20 inches; mailed to any address on receipt of One Dollar LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West Tuirty-rirst STREET New York THE DAINTIEST CALENDAR OF THE YEAR THE CUPID CALENDAR 12 Designs by A. D. BLASHFIELD, in Buff, Gold and Black, on Boards 9x13 Inches Boxed and tied with silk cord to match buff tint of Calendar Price, $1.00 postpaid This Calendar will apes! to every one with a particle of sentiment or Jove of beauty ; especially to those who possess a delicate sense of humor LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York $2.00 A Year (62 ISSUES) 10 Cents A Copy THE INDEPENDENT its not e@ class publication. It is an up-to-date national and interna- tional illustrated weekly with six pagos of reading mattor. It is divid into four main departments in which everything of importance in the whole world ts troated. THE SURVEY OF THE WORLD—A luminous and strictly unbiased account of the important events of the week told in brief paragraphs. It is a time-saver. EDITORIALS—THeE INDErENDENT’s interpretation of these events, discussed positively and fearlessly in every field of thought— Art, Ethics, Literature, Politics, Religion, Science, Sociology, ete. SIGNED ARTICLES—By the leading authorities in the world. ‘THE INDEPENDENT prints more articles from the ablest writers than any other paper in the United States.” BOOK REVIEWS— All the important books published in the English language reviewed by critics of authority who cannot be deceived by what is faulty or trivial, A helpful guide to the book lover and book buyer. For $2.00 a year Tux INDEFENDENT gives mcre in quantity and qu than any monthly or weekly magazine in the United States. Special Offer to New Subscribers Eight Weeks Free. We will send you Tue INperexpent until January 1, 1906, for $2.00, payable 25 cents down and $1.75 1st (or $2.00 in one remittance if you pre- { the accompanying coupon is sent us 6 ves you the remaining Issues of this ES Name... year free, so the sooner you accept ths offer eae. the more issues you will get. Post: Office State comicbooks.com