Life, 1905-05-25 · page 2 of 26
Life — May 25, 1905 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content or political cartoons. It contains three advertisements: 1. **Lea & Perrins' Sauce** — promoting their Worcestershire sauce with a man at a dining table 2. **Rogers, Peet & Co.** — advertising livery uniforms for various servant positions (coachmen, grooms, butlers, etc.) 3. **Cluett Coat Shirts** — promoting men's dress shirts 4. **Life's Prints** — the magazine's own department selling photogravure prints, including titles like "Time," "A Hurry Call," "Developing and Printing," "Somebody on the Wise," and "Angel Care" The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and class distinctions (note the emphasis on servant livery). There are no political cartoons or social satire present—this is a commercial page typical of Life magazine's revenue model.
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OY JAMES MENDEREON OF 1891. Lea & Perrins’ auce THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE, The Peerless Seasoning Even a football player lacks appetit an IlMflavored dish. Wh fl RI stood the test for more than seventy years. Joho Dancas’s Sons, Agents, New Yorrts Livery for coachmen. Livery for grooms. Livery for chauffeurs, Livery for butlers. Livery for second-men. Illustrated price list for the asking. ROGERS, PEET & CO., 258—842—1260 Broadway, (3 Stores) NEW YORK. LIFE’S PRINTS DEVELOPING AND PRINTING. tfter W. B Showing Dark Ko LIFE PUBLISHING 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York On and Off like a Coat” Clicit A COAT SHIRTS Suited to every figure, and every occasion. Designs exclusive. FAST COLOR FABRICS $1.50 and up. CLUETT, PEABODY & CO., LARGEST MAKERS OF SHIRTS AND COLLARS th THE WORLD Corrarenr, sno, Lire. After W. Photogravur 31 Convancat, v9, Lire ANGEL CAKE. After J. M. Flagg.