Life, 1905-04-27 · page 4 of 26
Life — April 27, 1905 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains primarily **advertisements rather than political cartoons**. The ads include: - A **Peerless automobile** (1905), marketed with the tagline "the car that always takes you as far as you want to go"—typical early auto advertising emphasizing reliability and speed - **Hydrozone**, a throat remedy offered with a free trial coupon - **Meriden sterling silverware**, positioning itself as quality comparable to heirloom pieces - **J. & F. Martell cognac and brandies**, marketed as "genuine old" liqueurs There is **no discernible political satire or cartoon content** on this page. It represents the commercial advertising that *Life* magazine used to subsidize its satirical editorial content, reflecting early-1900s consumer goods and luxury markets.
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The car that always takes you as far as you want to go, as fast as you want to go and brings you back again without trouble or annoyance. 1905 Catalogue Sent on Request 24H. P. $3,200 35 H. P. $4,000 60 H. P. $6,000 Send for Booklet No. 2, which shows what the Peerless Car has done on the road and on the track. Peerless Motor Car Co., 40 Lisbon St., Cleveland, 0. Member Association Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. The gradual accumulation of the more important pieces of Silverware is a work which should be carried on successively by each generation of a well-to-do family. Meriden Sterling Silverware and Silver plate of contem- porary manufacture, compares favorably in design and work- manship with the cherished heirlooms of the past, and is worthy to be added to the most meritorious collection. SILVERSMITHS INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO., SUCCESSOR 218 Fifth Avenue Madison Square NEW YORK N g Hydrozone used by Sold by best Trial Bottle Free preparations with similar names. None my signature on label Chetiplar tat Mail coupon, naming your druggist, to CHARLES MARCHAND, $7 Prince Street,- New York City. genuine Yon Requests unaccompanied wv by coupon will be ignored. Only one bottle to a family. WRITE LEGIBLY F. MARTELL Cognac (Founded 1718) LIQUEUR BRANDIES GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE Sole Agent G. S. NICHOLAS New York comicbooks.com