Life, 1905-04-27 · page 2 of 26
Life — April 27, 1905 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The left side advertises **Barton & Guestier wines and olive oil** from Bordeaux, emphasizing their quality and French provenance. The top right features an advertisement for **Murad Cigarettes**, depicting two men in conversation with a chess game visible. The ad claims these cigarettes are comparable to "rare vintages of champagnes" and appeal to connoisseurs—a typical early 20th-century luxury product pitch. The bottom left advertises **"The Gallery of Masterpieces,"** an art book collection by Doubleday, Page & Co., marketed as an affordable way to own reproductions of famous paintings. The bottom right contains **editorial guidelines** for contributors to Life magazine, offering five cents per word for short stories. There is no apparent political cartoon or satire on this page.
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COPYRIGNT FOR GREAT ORITAIN BY JAMES HENDERBON UNOER THE ACT OF 1001 BARTON &GUESTIER BORDEAUX Established 1725 Fine Clarets, Sauternes, Cognac Vierge, and Olive Oil & Ce | BARTON & GUESTIER | \ BORDEAUX | ( | UILE D'OLIV Superfine Clanfee A SURPRISE IN ART emarkable ai resented in America is Che Gallery of Masterpieces how to enrich the home with the on terms within the means of the pictures are worthy a distinguished place in the collection of the most discriminating connoisseur. Doubleday, Page & Co. NEW YORK FTER sixteen years of success in mabing exclusively the private cigarettes of Turkish courtiers, Mr. Allan Ramsay brings to America his best production, in MURAD CIGARETTES They delight the connoisseur. They arz only comparable to the rarest vintages of champagnes, the majority of which never leave the private cellars of the Old World. MURADS are Ameri- can invasions, incomparable in flavor and fragrance. 10 for 15 cents If not at your dealers mail 15 cents to Murad Cigarette Dopt., 111 Fifth ave., 5. T. To Our Contributors LiFe will pay at the rate of five cents a word for clever short stories, preferably not over 2,500 words in length, accepted for publication in LIFE, payment on acceptance. Any kind of a story, so long as it is interesting, will be considered. All manuscripts should be accompanied by a return. stamped envelope and be addressed to The Editor of LIFE, 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York. comicbooks.com