Life, 1905-04-06 · page 18 of 62
Life — April 6, 1905 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains four distinct ads: 1. **Chickering Pianos** (top left): A decorative engraving showing a Victorian parlor with a piano, advertising the company's 81+ years of piano manufacturing expertise. 2. **Redmond & Co. Bankers** (bottom left): A financial services advertisement offering high-grade securities. 3. **New York Telephone Co.** (bottom center): Promoting telephone service by claiming it provides access to "the entire resources of this great city" with immediate reach. 4. **"Where Water Was Wasted"** (right side): A brief anecdote featuring John Jacob Astor (the wealthy industrialist) discussing Niagara Falls with a milkman. The joke appears to be that the milkman, observing water "wasted" at Niagara, ironically turns out to be a "milkman"—someone accustomed to working with water—making his concern about waste somewhat humorous. The page reflects early 20th-century advertising and light humor typical of *Life* magazine's format.
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PHILADELPHIA. OW So 2 —$ CeDo “THE MAKERS OF » THESE INSTRUMENTS have shown that genius for piano- forte making that has been defined } as ‘an infinite capacity for taking pains’. The result of over eighty- \ one years of application of this genius to the production of 4 musical tone is shown in the Chickering of to-day." ue upon Application CHICKERING Extabtished 1823 & SONS Tremont St, Boston Lists and full particulars upon application. Redmond & Co., BANKERS. 507 Chestnut St. 41 Wall Street NEW YORK, ” Telephone the entire resources of this great city are brought within im- mediate reach. HAVE YOU A TELEPHONE? New York Telephone Co. 15 Dey Street. ts to get rid of a p caller usually nim he i him so, propose use him, and OLD STAND. Where Water Was Wasted. OHN JACOB ASTOR, i J ! Iphia, talked ab “Every one who “heers some absurd, mark there. The « s I looked up ed to the man, He | touched my ar white waters, 1 the silly and. vac! Sof the confir joker. “Tt seems 2 shame,’ he said, ‘to see all going to waste.” “What are you?" said I, ‘An electrical er gin he answered; ‘a milkman? "—Ne: York Tribune, comicbooks.com