Life, 1905-06-29 · page 28 of 29
Life — June 29, 1905 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page contains no cartoon or satirical content. It is a straightforward commercial advertisement for La Carolina brand cigars, published in *Life* magazine on June 30, 1905. The ad showcases four cigar varieties at different price points (from 2 for 25 cents to 35 cents each), emphasizing quality and suitability "for most all occasions"—from breakfast to dinner. The manufacturer, Havana Tobacco Company of New York, highlights the cigars' consistent craftsmanship across sizes. *Life* magazine, while known for satire and humor, also carried paid advertising. This represents typical early-20th-century cigar marketing, appealing to middle and upper-class male consumers through promises of quality, variety, and social appropriateness for different times of day.
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LA CAROLINA BRAND BACH OF THESE CIGARS TLAS ‘TIDE DISTINCTIVE «© CAROLINA ” QUALITY AND ‘TIDE SAME CHARACTER 'TILAT ILAS MADE TITE CAROLINA PERFECTO FAMOUS. FOR DIFFERENT USES DIFFERENT SIZES ARE DESIRABLE, AND THE LA CAROLINA BRAND CAN BE DEPENDED UPON FOR FULL STANDARD WEIGIIP, PERFECT WORKALANSHITIDP Ns AND UNIFORMLY TWIG QUALITY IN ALL ITs SIZES. CAROLINA PANETELA ACTUAL SIZE, 2 FOR 25 CENTS. BOX OF 100—11.50. CAROLINA PURITANO ACTUAL SIZE, 15 CENTS EACH. BOX OF 50-6.50, CAROLINA PERFECTO ACTUAL SIZE, 25 CENTS RACH. BOX OF 25—5.25, CAROLINA INVENCIBLE ACTUAL SIZE, 35 CENTS EACH. BOX OF 25~—6.50, FOUR CIGARS PROVIDE FOR MOST ALI. OCCASIONS AND ¢ FROM THE PANETELA AFTER BREAKFAST—-TO TIE INVENCI- XE AFTER DINNER. TITERE IS A RECOGNIZED AND INTRINSIC VALUE IN EACH OF 'TITEM, WAVANA TOBACCO COMPANY, 111 Frerm Avr., NEw YorkK Send name and address for “Truth About Havana Cigars.” comicbooks.com