Life, 1905-07-27 · page 2 of 24
Life — July 27, 1905 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains: 1. **Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ad** (left): Promotes a free tire owner's guide using a "Good Year" visual pun with a anthropomorphized barrel or container. 2. **Saratoga Racing announcement** (top right): Details for horse racing events July 31–August 24, featuring six daily events and $310,000 in stakes—a straightforward sporting promotion. 3. **Literary advertisement** (bottom left): Promotes "The Honeymoon," a book by C. Allan Gilbert, featuring an eerie moon-face image—appears to be supernatural or gothic fiction marketing. 4. **Murad Cigarettes ad** (bottom right): Markets Turkish tobacco cigarettes with an automobile scene, emphasizing selection quality and Turkish expertise. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer advertising rather than editorial political content.
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COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON UNDER THE ACT OF 1001, = a (joo0)“vear_ Ce RACING AT SARATOGA FROM MONDAY, JULY 31st TO THURSDAY, AUGUST 24th Six Events Each Day * Good News 300k,” the tire- $310,000 in Stakes and Purses owner's guide, mailed free. Write to-day. Tire & Rubber Company Ss Ak: O., U.S.A. ANDREW MILLER President Secretary & Treasurer You doubtless remember “VANITY” at all va another crea THE HONEYMOON sully ir jous, even the subject it deals with is er Selecting the best growths, however rare, of Turkish to- baccos—and none but the best—and blending them in a way arrived at only after years of patient study and experience —these are the secrets of the remarkable popularity of MURAD CIGARETTES They are the latest and best productions of the skill of Allan Ramsay, who served for si expert of Turkey. Mr. Ramsay's accepted brands of Turkish diplomats and courtiers. 10 for 15 Cents BY MAIL POSTPAID.—If you can't get Mured Cigarettes from dealer, send 15c, for ten, 79¢, for ffty, $1.50 for oxe bun: LIFE PUBLISHING CO. | a4) ALLAN RAMSAY, 111 Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK CITY 17 West Thirty-first Street New York s ; SIOZ