Life, 1905-01-26 · page 22 of 22
Life — January 26, 1905 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon page. It contains four product advertisements from January 26, 1905: 1. **Lea & Perrins Sauce** – British Worcestershire sauce, promoted as a versatile seasoning for soups, fish, and meats. 2. **American Mercedes Automobiles** – A German-built car manufactured under license in Long Island City. The ad emphasizes that American builders previously couldn't match foreign materials and engineering, but "WE ARE DOING IT." 3. **Martell's Three Star Brandy** – Marketed as genuine old brandy available at cafés and restaurants. 4. **Gordon's Dry Gin** – Promoted as popular with connoisseurs for cocktails and mixed drinks. The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture: imported luxury goods (British sauce, German engineering, French brandy, British gin) were prestigious, and American manufacturers sought to claim competitive parity with European products.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Lea & Perrins uce THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE fl = The Peerless Seasoning A dash of which adds more relish to a greater number of dishes than does any other seasoning known to epicures. It gives piquancy to Soups, Oysters, Fish, all Roasts, Gravies, Salads, etc. For Cold Meats of all kinds LEA & PERRINS’ SAUCE js superb. Jotin Duncan's Sons, Agents, New Vork. January 26, 1995. —AU TOMOBILES — FAITHFUL reproduction of the 40-45 h. p. Mercedes, built by our parent company, the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, formerly of Cannstatt, now of Unterturkheim, Germany. Heretofore no American builder has been able to duplicate the materials used in the higher powered foreign cars. WE ARE DOING IT. Call on us and see. DAIMLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY 953 Steinway Avenue, Long Island City, N. Y. MARTELLS THREE STAR AND LIQUEUR BRANDIES GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE AT ALL CAFES AND RESTAURANTS G. S. NICHOLAS, SOLE AGENT 43 BEAVER STREET NEW YORK GORDON’S DRY GIN Procurable ‘s = i Most Popular Everywhere yo KN < i Connoisseurs FOR COCKTAILS, FIZZES AND RICKYS E, LAMONTAGNE & SONS 45 Beaver St., New York REPRESENTED IN THE U, S. BY