Life, 1905-12-07 · page 51 of 60
Life — December 7, 1905 — page 51: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from an early 1900s issue of Life magazine, not political satire. The top features two product advertisements: 1. **Boston Garter** (left): An ad for men's garters—elastic leg bands that held up socks. The imagery shows a woman's leg in a garter, emphasizing the product's practical features: it won't slip, tear, or unfasten. The "Velvet Grip" cushion clasp was the manufacturer's innovation. 2. **Hunter Rye Whiskey** (right): A spirits advertisement celebrating 50 years of popularity, marketed as "the universal favorite" whiskey. The lower half shows **"Life's Prints"**—offerings from Life Publishing Company's art reproduction service. These are photogravure reproductions of popular artworks by contemporary artists (Flagg, Balfour Ker, Allan Gilbert, Henry Hutt), priced $1.00-$1.50, available by mail order. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and the magazine's dual role as satirical publication and commercial marketplace.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
atiful ened nk in ¢ gen- t want NONE y TO DRIVE WHEN YOU ASK FOR THE IMPROVED BOSTON GARTER REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES and Insist on Having the Genuine “Bl The Name is stamped on every . loop— The CUSHION BUTTON CLASP Lies flat to the leg—never Slips, Tears nor Unfastens Sample pair, Silk 50c., Cotton 25 Mailed on receipt of price. GEO. FROST CO., Makers Boston, Mass., U.S. A. ALWAYS EASY AFTER 50 YEARS Unprecedented Popularity IS TODAY THE UNIVERSAL. FAVORITE AND THE BEST SELLING WHISKEY IN THE ‘WORLD. Battimore RYE worreto oy WM LANAHANG SON BALTIMORE Sold at all first-class cafes and by jobbers. WM. LANATIAN € SOS, Baltimore, Sd. LIFE’S PRINTS Corrment, 1904, BY Lire Pub. Co. “THE HURRY CALL,” After W, Balfour Ker. 20 by 15 in, $1.00. Conrmaont, 1994, 8 GFE PUR Co, ‘‘SOMEBODY ON THE WIRE,.’* After W. Balfour Ker. Photogravure, 18 by Min, $1.00, A HEART FULL OP AFPECTION, After C. Allan Gilbert, Photogravure, 15 by 20 in. $1.00. LIFE PUBLISHING CO. After Henry Hutt. 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York Photogravure, 18 by 11 in, $1.50, comicbooks.com