Life, 1905-12-07 · page 9 of 60
Life — December 7, 1905 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **advertisements, not political cartoons or satire**. The four ads promote: 1. **Abel & Bach Company** (Milwaukee): Luxury traveling suit cases, positioned as an ideal Christmas gift 2. **General Electric Company**: Electric lighting outfits for Christmas trees, marketed as "absolutely safe" and durable 3. **A. Jaeckel & Co.** (Union Square West): Fur coats and mantels for women, showing a "Short MANTEAU in Ermine and Chinchilla" 4. **Makaroff Cigars**: Russian cigars marketed to "men of affairs" in major cities These are straightforward holiday gift advertisements from what appears to be an early 20th-century *Life* magazine issue. There is no political satire, social commentary, or caricature present on this particular page—it functions as a commercial section rather than editorial content.
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ved d it They 1 Be hink 6 a &a & & A @ @ A Gift That Will Last a a lifetime, is one that gives much pleasure to the giver and to the one who receives You cannot fail to give pleasure when you select an A. B. C. a Trunk, Bag, or Suit Case. Our book, “Tips to Travelers,” illustrates many useful articles of traveling equipment especially suitable for Christmas gifts. The book is sent free on request. Abel @ Bach Company Largest Makers of Trunks and in the World Milwaukee, Wi: Insist upon having this mark on any Trunk, Suit Case or Bag you buy. Itis your guarantee of quality. style and jurability. 1500, Genuine Black Walrus Suit Case, hand stitched edges, lined with fitted with a handsome set of sterling silver fittings. Price complete, $75.00. = . = A Useful Christmas Gift READY-TO-USE Electric Lighting Outfit for CHRISTMAS TREES AND OTHER DECORATIVE PURPOSES The only absolutely safe and certain- ly the most beautiful method of light- ing a tree of any size. Outfit once purchased will last for years. All ready for use; any- one can attach it to the ordin- ary incandescent lamp socket Be sure to get the Edison outfit ; it is durable because made in a substantial manner from the best materials. WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE FOLDER. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. 400 Bergen Street, HARRISON, N. J. Outfits are on sale at the leading New York Toy Houses, Department Stores, and Electrical Supply Dealers. 779 a & & & & & _A. JAECKEL & CO. Furriers and Importers. Short MANTEAU in Ermine and Chinchilla, Furs for Street, Carriage and Motor Wear. 37 UNION SQUARE WEST. IS Ze “The Gift of Gifts for the Particular Man” i ‘See MAKAROFF cenuine y MO RUSSIAN ; Pam CIGARETS are now as firmly established in the regard of particular Americans as we said one year ago they would be. Men of affairs, in New York and San Francisco, and all the cities between, do not order, and keep on ordering, by mail, anything they can duplicate at home, in price or quality. They ‘do order and keep on ordering, and urge their friends to order, Makaroff Cigarets. You will not know all the pos- sibilities of cigaret enjoyment until you try these cigarets—so say Aundredsof those who know. We want you to prove this yourself at our risk. Our Offer Order a sample hundred or several hundred from the an- nexed price list. If you do not like them. say so, and your money will be given back as cheerfully as it wes taken. Price list and complete infor free. ‘Send the coupon or a letter with re- mittance to KOMPANUA MAKAROFF 850 The Fine Arts Blég., Chicago |} Fine importea Russian Teas, in original ig and ¥ Ib. packs to 85.00 per Te Sample packet’ on ‘receipt oF cts. per i¢ Ib. for postage ion comicbooks.com