Life, 1905-08-03 · page 29 of 44
Life — August 3, 1905 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon. It contains four distinct advertisements from the early 20th century: 1. **E.E. Gray (Speed Merchant)** - Horse sales pitch emphasizing quality guarantees and specific breeding details for coach horses 2. **The Royal Company Cigar Importers** - Marketing Ynclan Perfecto cigars as superior 25-cent imports from Havana, targeting "discriminating smokers" 3. **J. & F. Martell Cognac** - Promoting French brandy founded in 1715, distributed by G.S. Nicholas in New York 4. **Gordon's Dry Gin** - Advertising gin for cocktails, positioned as popular among connoisseurs The page reflects **pre-Prohibition era** American commerce (likely 1910s), when alcohol and luxury goods were openly advertised in mainstream magazines. These ads target affluent readers through appeals to exclusivity, quality, and refined taste—typical marketing strategies of the period.
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ral. about a horse? Most persons who have not made a business of it know very little about a horse, outside of his general appearance. | do not claim to know it all, but have spent years in the business and want to give my customers the benefit of the knowledge I have. I will send you a horse with a #POSITIVE GUARANTEE that he is just as I have tepre- sented him, in every respect, or no sale. | have a full line of Saddle, Road, Coach and Speed Horses and will be glad to send you full descriptions of them and solicit your inquiries. Just describe what you are looking for and let me show you how nearly I can meet your requirements. Here are two selections from my Coach Horse Department. If they interest you, write me for further details. * No. 88—Pair of standard and registered trotting bred coachers, 16 hands, 1,200 Ibs., and very high going; cit broken and good mannered; long tails, Absolutely sound. Rich bays. The kind you are all looking for. No. 89—Pair of French Coach mares, by Indre. Sound and right, with size and manners. Five years old this spring. City broken and a very high-class pair. Chest- nuts, with small strip. Best of commercial and bank references furnished. E. E. GRAY, Speed Merchant Long Distance ‘Phone, Hinsdale 201 HINSDALE, ILLINOIS Hinsdale is located 17 miles west of Chicago, on the C., B. & Q. Railway Che Royal Company Cigar Importers. The Havana Cigar Store and Cigar Vaults 37-39 Wall Street Telephone, 4365 Broad Broadway, corner 26th Street Telept 2656 Madison Square THE YNCLAN PERFECTO S considered by experts to be one of the best 25c. Perfectos ever exported from Havana. Its remarkable richness of fragrance and its silky “smoothness” of quality are winning it wide pop- ularity among discriminating smokers. In selections of the choicest, rich, ripe colors— thoroughly aged. Box of 25 $5.25. YNCLAN EPICURES—A new size recently imported. Recommended for a mild smoke. Box of 25 — $3.50. Careful attention given to orders by mail and telephone. J. & F. MARTELL Cognac (Founded 1715) FINE OLD LIQUEUR GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE Sole Agent G. S. NICHOLAS New York GORDON’S DRY GIN jase we / Most Popular With Connoisseurs Procurable Everywhere FOR COCKTAILS, FIZZES REPRESENTED IN E, LAMONTAGNE & SONS 45 Beaver St., New York AND RICKYS THE U. S. BY i comicbooks.com