Life, 1906-02-15 · page 23 of 32
Life — February 15, 1906 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **commercial advertising page**, not a political cartoon. It contains four distinct product advertisements from circa 1898-1906: 1. **Louis Roederer Champagne** — French luxury wine marketed to wealthy consumers 2. **Stearns automobiles** — An American car manufacturer claiming superiority over foreign competitors, emphasizing domestic labor and cost-effectiveness 3. **Andrew Usher whiskeys** — Scottish spirits sold through New York agents 4. **Glycozone** — A patent medicine claiming to cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles, offering a free $1.00 bottle for 25 cents shipping The **Stearns ad** contains the most notable rhetoric: it argues that buying two American Stearns cars costs less than one foreign car while delivering equal quality—a nationalist economic pitch. The **Glycozone ad** exemplifies the era's unregulated patent medicine industry, making broad health claims without scientific evidence. There are no political cartoons, caricatures, or satirical commentary on this page. It reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and marketing strategies.
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much Dt the LOVIS ROEDERER. CHAMPAGNE “BRUT” Special Cuvee 1898 ~ “*Carte Blanche” “Grand Vin Sec” Ropresented by E. LaMONTAGNE & SONS 45 BEAVER ST., NEW YORK G. S. NICHOLAS, Sole Agent, New York. Ohne- , wo for One. Two Stearns Cars will cost no more than one foreign car, no better than either Stearns. Purchasing one Stearns Car saves a sum equal to its cost. Two Stearns Cars cost $8,500. Each duplicates in material / any single foreign car costing the same sum. (Ge buy materials all over the world.) €ach shows better finish and workman- ship, for we put more time into the work than any other maker ir into a touring car. Over 2100 hours of skilled American * labor—10 months of work days—on each car. Each shows re- 39 finement of standard design without any afterthoughts—a ?] complete demonstration of engineering shill $ By what process could any maker, anywhere, produce a better f car? Ghere is another so made? Alter producing this car we figured the cost and selling price. We were pleased to find that the duties and excessive commissions on our only competitors, make ou! 1c $4,250 barely half the cost of any foreign car that makes arison possible. We seek communication with those who will appreciate this car. For such it will give a service greater than any other mechanism the Shall we send our book of details? THE F. B. STEARNS CO., Members A. Le A.M 2990 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, O. New York, Branch, 121 W. 89h Se, Geo, F. Woolston, Mer. Beaton, Ageats, Reed-Uederhill Co., 222-4 Colembus Ave. - Co., 1328-30 Michigan Ave. A FAIR OFFER ! To convince DYSPEPTICS and those suffering from STOMACH TROUBLES of the efficiency of Glycozonte iwittsexn a $1.00 BOTTLE FREE (ONLY ONE TO A FAMILY) to any one sending coupon and enclosing 25 cents to pay forwarding charges. GLYCOZONE is an absolutely harmless germicide. It cleanses the membrane of the stomach and subdues inflammation, thus removing the cause of your trouble. It cannot fail to help you, and will not harm you 25 in the least Indorsed and successfully used by leading physicians for over Send +5 Yieware of concoctions of Oil of Vitriol, Sulphurous Acid and aller, jeware of concoc itriol, Sulphurous Acid an Bellet water bearing similar names. Sold by leading druggists. GLycozone, for which I en- None genuine without my signature. close Se to pay for- Cheasthcanctants warding charges. <> eed Coupon good only until March asth, ‘06, Chemist and Graduite of the "Beste Centrale des Arts et jannfactures de Paris” (Prance ) 57 Prince Street. Z New York City. FREE! Address. Valuable booklet on Mow to Treat Diseases. Drhiggist ecssaussexsees saves werssvives wAITe LeateLy ’ comicbooks.com