Life, 1905-01-12 · page 2 of 20
Life — January 12, 1905 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It contains: 1. **Kodak System ad** (top left): Promotes Kodak cameras ($5-$97) with instruction books for amateur photographers. 2. **The Breslin Hotel ad** (top right): Advertises a newly opened New York hotel on Broadway and 29th Street, boasting 500 rooms and 300 baths, with rates from $1.50/day. 3. **Life's Prints section** (bottom): Showcases artwork available for purchase from Life Publishing Co., including photographs and prints with titles like "By Appointment," "Time," and "The Sweet Magic of Smoke"—priced from $1-$2. No political cartoons or satire appear on this page. It's a standard turn-of-the-century magazine advertisement section.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT RITAIN GY JAMES HENOERSON UNDER THE ACT OF 1991 Most of the opportunities for making mistakes are removed by the KODAK SYSTEM KODAKS, $5.00 to $97.00 HELPS FOR THE KODAKER. “Home Portraiture,” by F. M. Steadman, - $ .25 “Amateur Portraiture by Flashlight,” by W. S. Ritch, - - - - - 410 Book of the | £1,000 Kodak Exhibition Kodak Catalogues, Free. All Dealers. ty milo = EASTMAN KODAK CO. the dealers, 25 cents | Rochester, N. Y. New Vork, 7 BRESLIN Direction of the BRESLIN HO1 COMPANY James H, Brestrs, 7” ut Grorcr T. Stockitam, Mice Pres. and Gen'l Manager N EW YORK’S Newest and Most Convenient Hotel Opened November Twelfth. 500 Splendid Sunlit Rooms, 300 Baths. Telephone Feeryv Delight of Management 3648 Madison Prices from $1.50 a Day Upward ALL CARS TRANSVER DIRECT TO ‘THIS HOTEL LIFE’S PRINTS Comrmonr, r904, Lore, LIFE. PUBLISHING CO. 17 West Thirty-first Street, THE SWEET MAGIC OF SMOKE, After J. M. Flags. New York Carbon Print, 20 by 15 in. $2.00 comicbooks.com