Life, 1905-09-28 · page 22 of 24
Life — September 28, 1905 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertising** with one small cartoon illustration. The main visual content shows a silhouetted couple in conversation, with the woman saying she may not want the man's support after another year, despite his promise to provide it—a mild social satire on romantic relationships and financial dependency. The advertisements represent luxury goods marketed to wealthy readers: French champagne (Mumm, Calvet), Scotch whisky (Robertson, Sanderson), cologne (Murray & Lanman's Florida Water), gloves from Centemerl, and various banking/financial services. Notable is the inclusion of **Levi P. Morton** in the Morton Trust Company masthead—he was a prominent Gilded Age banker and former U.S. Vice President, indicating this magazine's affluent readership. The ads emphasize European imports and premium quality, reflecting early 20th-century American upper-class consumer preferences and aspirations toward continental refinement.
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ED.PINAUD'S [RY THEM. You will be well repaid in sending for these most famous of all toilet preparations. ED.PINAUD'S EAU DEQUININE HAIR TONIC maint. d its su- premacy over all imi more than 100 and its sales are constantly incr It removes dandruff and scalp. It improves and bi c lating the scalp the hair. Th and hair it never injures them. Its de- lightful odor makes its use a daily pleasure rather than a duty of ED. PINAUD'S PER- lasting than many times mmon imitations. dro its bulk in ED, PINAUD'S ELIXIR DENTIFRICE requires but one trial to make a new We guarantee its»: ¢ freedom from every 1. We will send ED. How to get FREE. Pe a DE QUININE HAIR TONIC times, for toc., to pay postag, Write today. ED. PINAUD'S American Offices “ened tg. Kom Sew Vark City WASSERMANN BROTHERS BANKERS AND BROKERS 42 Broadway, New York \ New York Stock Exchange York Coffee Exchange ago Board of Trade Members of BRANCH OFFICES: Motel.) St. and Sth Ave. Ocean “Avenues seat Evd, N.J., daring Summer months. MORTON TRUST COMPANY 38 Nassau STREET, NEW YORK Capital, - - . $2,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $6,000,000 OFF'CERS: Levi P. Morton. President. Tomas F Ryan, Vice-Pres Charles IH. Allen, Vice Prea Corbtere, Vice-Pres, Secretary. Jamen HLM, Pran Charles A “onant, Treasurer. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Levi P, Morton G, G. Haven ‘Thomas F. Ryan James N, Jarvie Charles I, Allen Jacob Tl, Schiff Edward J. Berwind Harry Payne Whitney We “The Perfect Havana.” “Let those smoke now Who never smoked before. And those who always smoked Now smoke the more.”” THAT'S HOW GOOD THE LA MAGNITA SEGAR IS. A set of Segar Bands sent FREE on application. Addr WALDORF-ASTORIA SEGAR CO, Dept. Ay 1 West 42nd St, N.Y, Wa pan oitec enatamicors oy LidorFAstoriatAs VES, DARLING, IN ANOTHER YEAR 1 SHALL BE ASLE TO SUProRT vou. 5 BUT 1 MAY NOT WANT You THEN, “The groves were God's first 1 SEPTEMBER IN THE ADIRONDACKS. No finer place in Septe.aber can be found than the Adirondack The air is cool and bracing, the scenery beautiful, and they can be reached in a night from Boston, New York or Niagara Falls. All parts of the Adirondacks are reached by the NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES. te went free on recelpt of a 2 cent stamp by Hl. "Daniela “General Pasenger A Central R. Tt, Grand Central Statio: oH. / MUMM& C0’S Extra Dry of the new vintage now arriving is con- ceded to be the’ finest produced. this decade. Naturally Dry. Selected Brut The d mies finest brut champagne in the market. of selected cuves of vintage y ly adapted for brut wines. Dry. Champagne of exceeding Purity. J. CALVET & CO. BORDEAUX, CLARETS AND BURCUNDII S Rolders of a very large and carefully selected stock o Radoand White Uhatens fet new ang tokd Boxtings of Red and Whit uz and Dargondies P. J. VALCKENBERG Worms O. Rh., Germany. Estab. 1786 RHINE AND MOSELLE WINES. Sole Proprietor of the Licbfraamiich, Clolsters and other renowne J vineyards OTARD, DUPUY & Co. cooNnac, BRANDIES. ROBERTSON, SANDERSON & CO. “MOUNTAIN DEW" "LIQUEUR SPECIAL? Nost FAMOUS OF ALL REAL SCOTCH WHISKIES. Atal! leading Wine Merchants, jotels, Cafes, GLOVES STYLISH and shapely, in perfect keeping with the season and the period, Weekly from Grenoble, $1.00, 1.50, 1.75 importation France. a pair, 31 years on Broadway. CENTEMERI above 20th St. ramercy. 1225 Chestnut St., Phila. 911 Broadwa Telephone'1135 Widely imitated but never equalled THE GENUINE MURRAY & LANMAN’S FLORIDA WATER The Perfume of Perfumes. Refreshing, Delightful. Without exception the best Toilet Water Ask your dretyist for MURRAY & LANMAN'S and sce that you get It.