Life, 1906-01-25 · page 22 of 24
Life — January 25, 1906 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire. It features: **Top advertisements**: Knox Hat (promoting American manufacturing), Cook's Imperial Champagne, and Dr. Sheffield's dental products. **Main content**: "Life's Valentine Suggestions"—a catalog of framed photogravures available for purchase, priced at $1.00 each. These are reproductions of romantic and sentimental artwork by named illustrators (Hutt, Gilbert, Read, Jackson) suitable as Valentine's Day gifts or wall decorations. **Notable detail**: The page emphasizes that Life Publishing Company sells art prints "when framed, make artistic wall decorations"—targeting middle-class consumers seeking affordable home décor. **Bottom**: An Old Crow Whiskey advertisement. The Valentine suggestions themselves depict conventional romantic scenes—couples and affectionate moments—reflecting early 20th-century sentimental tastes. This is a commercial publication page, not editorial content with satirical intent.
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Patronize American industries. Wear a EW YORK. HAT the creation par excellence of the nation. ZN Pure and Mature Dr. Sheffield’s Anti-Septic Creme Dentifrice Put up in collapsible 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. LIFES VALENTINE SUGGESTIONS Conrmont, 1968, OF LIFE Pus. CO. OLD AND NEW, W. B. King. A Brown Gravure, 15 by 20 in. $1.00. A MEAKT FULL OF AFFECTION, Photogravure in Sepia, 15 by 20 in $1.00. Corrmiant, 188 BY LIFE PUB CO. The new edition of our catalogue, LIFE'S PRINTS, is now ready and will be sent to any address on receipt of ten cents, It contains many reproductions in minia- ture of new drawings by Hutt, Gilbert, Read, and others, which, when framed, make artistic wall decorations, LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st Street N Photogravure in Sepia, 20 by 15 in. lew York $1.00. Corva.cnt, 190), OF Ltt Pus. Co. NER MASTER, After Henry Hutt, Photogravure in Green, 15 by 20 in, $1.00. Comment, 199%, BY LE PUB. Co. SS SPEED, MORE PROGRES After John Edwin Jackson. Gravure in Green, 20 by 15 in. $1.00. OLD CROW RYE srtor WHISKEY sour sornees, new vorx,