Life, 1905-07-20 · page 25 of 28
Life — July 20, 1905 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements** rather than satirical cartoons, typical of Life magazine's revenue model. **Main advertisements:** 1. **Pall Mall London Cigarettes** (top left): Marketed as a luxury product for connoisseurs, with cork tips and "high class blend." 2. **"Like a Shot Out of a Gun"** (center): Railroad advertisement for the "20th Century Limited" train service between Chicago and New York. The imagery compares the train's speed to a projectile fired from modern artillery. This appeals to businessmen valuing time-saving efficiency—a modernist concern of the era. 3. **Makaroff Russian Cigarettes** (right): Advertises Russian cigarettes claiming minimal nicotine and no lingering odor, with an unusual "satisfaction guaranteed" sales pitch where the distributor (James Howard Kehler) offers to refund money if unsatisfied. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture emphasizing speed, luxury goods, and aggressive marketing tactics. No political satire is evident—this is commercial advertising.
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SE EEE EERE EERE eeeeeeneeeml Quah Dy For the Connoisseur PALL MALL LONDON CIGARETTES (CORK TIPPED) Are also made with PLAIN ENGLISH ENDS Both of the original high class blend of Original Tobacco. as furnished to the Courts of Europe PRICE: A Quarter in New York Li 4 SHOT our OF A GUN goes the “20th Century Limited” on the new \) cighteen-hour schedule between Chicago and New York, The magnificent speed performance of these trains may readily be likened to one of those huge prejectiles shot out of the giant guns of modern times, To the business man this service means a greater saving of time, and that to all intents he is no more out of touch with his business inter- ests than though he had simply left his office for home. Starting in either city from stations loca- ted in the very heart ofthe business dis- y trict, the hours of departure from and ar- jf CHICAGO rival at both Chicago and New York j aaa are adjusted $0 as to afford an entire Vj ny day for business before departure y andan arrival in ener eity at NEW YORK correct hour for the following L; day's business. Vag) These trains represent the JMO /f7 «x, highest development of per- y fection in elegance and con- f Twentieth venience of appointments f aa emer) and although covering jf Century Limited’ distance at a sustained y speed of about 0 miles per hour, the well- H known excellence {\S* Lake Shore ofthe LakeShore’s. physical con- New York Central dition assures perfect com- fort tothe traveler, 18 Hour Service CONTRAL TIME, Ly Chicago, daily WASTHRN THM CUNTRAL THM ‘Ar New York, daily 9.30.am | Ar Chicago, daily «Most comfortable fast service route in America C. F. DALY, Passenger Traffic Manager Chicago, Il. A. J, Sarr, General Pa Sienna rome Aces fpr i \ You can smoke MAKAROFF RUSSIAN CIGARETS from morning until night without a trace of that “dopey” or nervous feeling induced by other cigarets. They will leave in your office or apartments no trace of the odor usually assdci- ated with cigarets. They are made of real tobacco, pure, clean and sweet, and nothing els ey are mild and smooth, but rich in natural flavor, and as full of “body” as the most critical connoisseur could wish. They contain a less percentage of nicotine than any others and the mouthpiece takes up most of that. The tobacco never comes in contact with the mouth, therefore does not be ne wet and bitter, to spoil the flavor and stain the fingers. "They are rolled by hand, and incased in the thinnest paper in the world, No paste is used, You can afford to go into this matter thorauch). cannot oye best, without injury to y: sense of refinement or tha IT sell direct to sm: will gladly send f the final and on! the goods, I take all the risk of this trial, reason why you should delay it. A New Kind of Offer Send me your order for a trial hundred of the size and quality you prefer. Try the cigarets thoroughly, smoke the full hundred if you like. Then, if you do not like them, tell me and I will return your money. I do not ask the return of the cis: ake my chances of yout giving them to sc like them and who will order more. Send an order quainted with real cigaret luxury. You 0, if you want to enjoy cigaretsat theit + health or offence to your own is a trial of so there is no Special to Dealers. month in magazine adve! LT want one first-class as distributor, To such 1 established and growing. Wr James Howard Kehler, 850 Fine Arts Building, Chicago MAIL THIS COUPON To -- JAMES HOWARD KEHLER x Fine Arts Building, CHICAGO SOLE DISTRIBUTOR IN AMERICA FOR of importance gvod business, for which ple: send me, prep: comicbooks.com