Life, 1905-05-04 · page 14 of 48
Life — May 4, 1905 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page consists entirely of **period advertisements** with no satirical content or cartoons. It promotes four products circa 1890s-early 1900s: 1. **Williams' Shaving Stick** — marketed as promoting facial health and comfort, emphasizing its elegant metal case as a decorative bathroom item 2. **Boston Garter** — a men's sock garter with a "cushion button clasp" designed not to slip or tear, sold by George Frost Co. in Boston 3. **Pears' Soap** — using the preventive medicine slogan "a cake of prevention is worth a box of cure," established 1789 4. **Andrew Usher's Old Vatted Glenlivet Whisky** — a Scottish whisky with chemical analysis certification from Edinburgh (1891) endorsing its quality and purity The ads reflect Victorian-era consumer culture emphasizing product reliability, gentlemanly grooming, and scientific legitimacy through expert testimonials. There is **no satire present**—this is straightforward commercial advertising typical of Life's revenue model.
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Send 500. for Silk, 250. for Cotton, Sample Pair. Your face has a right to health and comfort. Insist on Williams’ Shaving Stick. The strong, handsome, compact metal case, covered with maroon leatherette, in which Williams’ Shaving Stick is enclosed, is an ornament to the dress- ing stand or toilet outfit. WILLIAMS’ SHAVING STICKS ARE SOLD BY DRUGGISTS AND DE, IN TOILET ARTICLES E WHERE. MAILED ON RECEIPT OF PRICE, 25 CENTS, IF YOUR DEALER FAILS TO SUPPLY YOU. Trial Size for 4 Cents in Stamps. THE J. B. WILLIAMS CO. Glastonbury, Conn. All over the civilized world THE IMPROVED BOSTON GARTER IS KNOWN AND WORN Every Pair Warranted “Bi The Name is stamped cn every ° loop— The CUSHION BUTTON CLASP Lies flat to the leg—noever Slips, Tears nor Unfastens ALWAYS EASY GEO. FROST CO., Makers, Boston, Mass., U.S. A. REFUSE att SUBSTITUTES Pears “A cake of prevention is worth a box of cure.” Don’t wait until the mis- chief’s done before using Pears’ Soap. There’s no preventive so good as Pears’ Soap. Established in 1789. panne M SHER & (05 speciaL WA reserve OLD VATTED GLENLIVET WHISKY Lo weoAL REGISTERED gou0 aeons TONOON 1873. CALCUTTA 1008 Loncon awo Export AGENTS. Frank Baier & 00.59. MARK LANE, EC. Anilytical Laboratory. Surgeons’ Hall, Edinburgh, 2nd November, 1891. » made a careful chemical analysis of Andrew Usher . Vatted Glenlivet Whisky (a blend of Glenlivet and other Whiskies) sampled by me from stock in sealed c pady for delivery from Warehouse, and find such to be of lent quality, being thoroughly ‘mature tionable products. It is a very pure with ordinary or and wholesome Leve Stevenson Macadam, Ph.D. PRSE. Lecturer on Chemistry. 1 free from s nd either ted water forms a highly palatable G. S. NICHOLAS, Sole Agent, 43 Beaver St., New York. comicbooks.com