Life, 1906-01-11 · page 24 of 26
Life — January 11, 1906 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising and product catalog page** from Life magazine, not a political cartoon. The top section features three advertisements: Dr. Sheffield's dental products (toothpaste, powder, mouth wash), Cook's Imperial Champagne (with a man saying "Ah!"), and Evans' Ale, with a sidebar ad for Russian cigarettes. The lower section promotes **Life's Prints**—fine art photogravures available for purchase. These are reproductions of paintings or drawings, priced at $1.00-$1.00 each, by artists including Henry Haas ("Her Masters"), W. Balfour Ker ("The Tattle-Tale" and "After the Storm"), John Cecil Clay ("A Loving Cup"), and J.M. Flagg ("P.S."). The Life Publishing Company offered a catalog of these prints for ten cents. This represents Life's diversification beyond satire into luxury goods and fine art marketing—targeting wealthy readers with disposable income.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Dr. Sheffield’s Anti-Septic Creme Dentifrice Put up in co!lapsible Tubes Tooth Powder Put up in Cans convenient for Tourists Elixir Balm A delightful Mouth Wash Used by the Elite of the World Since 1850. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE, wy Ure Pun C0. APTER THE fafter W. Ba gravure in Sepia, $1.00, OOD HEALTH MEANS BROAD. SOLED SROES, - 7 Makaroff Genuine] ¥ Russian Cigarets Hit you want to Leow the THE TATTLE-TALE, fier W. Balfour Ker Photogravure in Sepia, 15 by 20 in, $1.00. A dainty catalogue showing in miniature many of Live's Paints will be to any address on receipt of ten cents. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st Street New York corrment, 19h, 8 Le PUR Co. After J. M. Floge. Photogravure in Sepia, 20 by 18 in. $1.00,