Life, 1905-08-31 · page 22 of 24
Life — August 31, 1905 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes advertising with a book advertisement for *Aiole*, a novel by Robert W. Chambers published by D. Appleton & Company. The central image shows a man in formal dress with a mustache, pointing to a heraldic shield—likely the book's protagonist or a symbolic figure representing the story's themes. The page is primarily **commercial content**: ads for Evans' ale (emphasizing its purity and reliability), Morton Trust Company (a financial institution), the Adirondack Mountains resort region, investment bonds, and Old Crow whiskey. The Adirondacks ad quotes David Bennett Hill, a contemporary New York politician, promoting the region as a health destination. The "If good for a horse, why not good for a man?" caption beneath the illustration sarcastically suggests the advertised products (likely whiskey or tonics) have universal benefits. This reflects early 20th-century advertising practices mixing editorial content with commercial pitches in magazines aimed at affluent readers.
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\ Evans THE ONLY ALB without sediment. ‘HE ONLY ALE that’s always ready. THE ONLY ALE with Crown corks. + Chartes I Allen, Vice Prox , EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Levi P, Morton 3. G. Maveo ‘Thomas F. MORTON TRUST COMPANY 38 Nassau STREET, NEW YORK Capital, - - - $2,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $6,000,000 OFFICERS: LeviP. Morton, President. James K. Corblére, Vice-Pres, HLM, Pranci Charles A. Conant, Treasurer, Secretary Charles II, Allen Edward J. Berwind Harry Payne Whitney IO By ROBERT kK sketches, and tail-pieces by ARTHUR E. page illustrations in colors by J. C. LEY D. APPLETON @ COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK W. CHAMBERS Colored Inlay on the Cover, 12mo, $1.25 Delightfully illustrated throughout with decorative borders, head-pieces, thumb-nail CKE! ._ Frontispiece and three full- NDECKER and KARL ANDERSON. “The Nation's pleasure ground and sanitarium.”* —David Bennett Hill. THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS. The lakes and streams in the Adiron- dack Mountains are full of fish; the woods are inviting, the air is filled with alth, and the nights are cool and rest- If you visit this region once, you will go there again. An answer to almost any question in r to the Adirondacks will be found in No. 20 of S “The Adi- IF GOOD FOR A HORSE, WHY NOT GOOD FOR A MAN? Investments. We offer a ee'ected liet uf HIGH GRADE BONDS and guar- anteed STOCKS paying from 3% to 56%. The securities are on band for tmmedi- Lists and full particulars upon application. Redmond & Co., BANKERS. 507 Chestnut St., 4{ Wall Street, PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK OLD CROW RYE sixtor WHISKEY socio tags 52vonx comicbooks.com