Life, 1906-02-22 · page 19 of 24
Life — February 22, 1906 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and merchandise**, not political satire. It contains three distinct advertisements: 1. **J. & F. Martell Cognac** — a luxury brandy ad emphasizing the brand's founding in 1715 and quality, with a New York distributor listed. 2. **Egyptian Deities Cigarettes** — promoting Turkish tobacco cigarettes as "the standard of luxury in smoking," available in two sizes at different prices. 3. **Life's Prints** — the publishing company advertising fine art reproductions, including works by artists A. D. Blashfield and C. D. Gibson. The prints shown appear to be sentimental or genre scenes ("A Cold Heart," "The Last Day of Summer," "Is a Caddy Always Necessary?"), priced from 50 cents to $1.00. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture, showcasing luxury goods marketed to affluent readers. There is no apparent political commentary or social satire on this particular page.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
J. & F. MARTELL Cognac (Founded 1715) FINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES| gy | || 7 — HE name EGYPTIAN DEITIES stands for Z the highest attainable quality in cigarette-making, ‘ a quality long held as “The standard of luxury in GENUINE OLD smoking.” “nove TMM ||| EGYPTIAN DEITIES CIGARETTES Sole Agent | contain only the finest selections from the choicest Turk- G. S. NICHOLAS ish leaf; they are “first selections,” themselves, in every New York ; gathering of critical smokers. No. 1 size, 10 for 35c. No. 3 size, 10 for 25c. LIFE’S PRINTS comer msrtnensce Comrmanr, 1499, BF Lint Pua. C0. THE LAST DAY After Plate Pri COLD HEART. After A. D. Blashfetd. Photogravure in Sepia, 12 by 15 in 50 cents. A dainty catalogue showing in miniature many of Lire’s Prints will be sent to any address on receipt of ten cents. IS A CADDY ALWAYS NECESSARY? After C. D. Gidson. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY Plate Print, £0 by 15 in, 17 West 31st Street $1.00, New York comicbooks.com