Life, 1905-10-12 · page 4 of 26
Life — October 12, 1905 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **advertisements, not satire or editorial cartoons**. It features four product promotions from the early 20th century: 1. **Gordon's Dry Gin** — advertised as "procurable everywhere" and popular with connoisseurs 2. **Booth's Dry Gin** — claimed as "the Best Dry Gin in the world," founded 1750 3. **Hydrozone** — a medical product claiming to heal skin diseases using "Nascent Oxygen" (similar to ozone), with a coupon for a free trial bottle 4. **J. & F. Martell Cognac and Brandies** — fine spirits founded 1715 The page reflects early-1900s marketing: alcohol promotion without modern health warnings, and medicinal claims for products (Hydrozone) that would now be considered fraudulent. This was typical Life magazine content from its satirical-newspaper era.
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GORDON’S DRY GIN Procurable Everywhere FOR COCKTAILS, FIZZES AND RICKYS REPRESENTED ue E, LAMONTAGNE & SONS THE U. S. BY 45 Beaver St., New York In which r (near to the condition ‘of f Oanngs S| sfully used by the foremost 2 ye Its absolute harmlessnes: d powerful healing properties make it invaluable in the treatment of SKIN DISEASES Hydrozone is sold by leading druggists. Prep- arations with si $s are concoctions con- taining only water, of vitriol, sulphurous acid and inert impurities. The genuine has my signature on every Coupon good only Ni Htbel until Nov. 15,5 A FREE TRIAL BOTTLE should prove, to the most skeptical, the value of Hydrozone. Write Legibty, Name . Mail coupon, naming your druggist, to CHARLES MARCHAND, 57 Princo Street, Now York City. Requests unaccompanied by coupon will be ignored. + Only one free trial bottle to each family, Commands _ the Distilled by 1 Booth&Co. highest price in London and_ is recognized as the Best Dry Gin in the world. G. S, NICHOLAS, SOLE AGENT :: NEW YORK (Founded 1715) AND FINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES | GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE Sole Agent G. S. NICHOLAS New York