Life, 1905-08-03 · page 10 of 44
Life — August 3, 1905 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains four product advertisements from what appears to be an early 20th-century publication: 1. **Williams' Shaving Stick** — promises to avoid skin irritation ("won't smart and dry on the face") 2. **Pears' Soap** — emphasizes it's a toilet/facial soap, not laundry soap, for clear skin 3. **Boston Garter** — hosiery with a "Velvet Grip" clasp that "lies flat to the leg—never Slips, Tears nor Unfastens" 4. **Smith-Premier Typewriter** — claims superiority through features like a straight-line keyboard and mechanical type-cleaning device The ads use typical period marketing language (superlatives, product differentiation claims, endorsements). There is no political satire or caricature present—this is straightforward commercial advertising.
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KyAve YOUR FACE” from the smarting, irritat- ing effects of inferior soaps by insisting on Williams’ Shaving Stich “The only kind that won’t smart and dry on the face.” Send 4 Cents in Stamps for Trial Stick THE J. B. WILLIATS CO. Glastonbury, Conn, Pears’ Pears’ is essentially a toilet soap. A soap good for clothes won’t benefit and hands. Don’t use laundry soap for toilet or bath. That is, if you value clear skin. Pears’ is pure soap and matchless for the com- plexion. face Sold in town and village [rane ‘Cotton, jo Pair. All over the civilized world THE IMPROVED BOSTON GARTER IS KNOWN AND WORN Every Pair Warranted “Bi The Name is stamped on every CUSHION loop— BUTTON The Lok CLASP Lies flat to the lag—nover Slips, Tears nor Unfastens ALWAYS EASY CEO. FROST CO., rakeres Boston, Maee., U.S. ==” REFUSE att SUBSTITUTES TYPEWRITER The only typewriter which has a radical, vital difference from others The only typewriter which has the straight-line complete keyboard The only typewriter with a mechanical type-cleaning device—saving time and soiled hands Endorsed by all who have really studied typewriter construction Tue Suir Presiur Tyrewnrren COMPANY Brancn Stores Everywhere comicbooks.com