Life, 1906-03-08 · page 15 of 32
Life — March 8, 1906 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon. The page contains four commercial advertisements from approximately the early 1900s: 1. **Tabard Inn Library**: A book subscription service offering "The Conquest of Canaan" and other titles bundled with *Metropolitan Magazine* for $2.10. 2. **Jamaica Tourism**: United Fruit Company promoting luxury travel to Jamaica, emphasizing leisure activities (bathing, tennis, boating) and "select society" — reflecting the era's colonial-era tourism marketing to affluent Americans. 3. **Redfern Corsets**: Warner Brothers advertising whalebone corsets with claims about elasticity and figure control, typical of Edwardian women's fashion advertising. 4. **Glycozone**: A patent medicine claiming to cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles, offering a free $1.00 bottle for 25 cents postage — characteristic of the unregulated pharmaceutical marketing of the period. No political satire or caricature appears on this page.
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THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN or any other one of the twenty books enumer- ated below, and a year’s subscription to THE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE For $2.10 Make out order printed below for the same. The Book selected will be mailed to you direct (postage prepaid) on receipt of $2.10 with your order, and will be exchangeable at any Tabard Inn Station, on payment of the usual fee. 11. The Call of the wile, Fale Margaret 4. The House of 1000 i. The Wheel of Lite, 5. The Weste 1 tn Old Rellatre Mites Dilton 1, The Czar’a spy. Wm. LeQueux . A Maker of History. 16. The Man on the Rox . The Prisoner of Zenda 20. The Prospector. Ralph Connor 196 1 TABARD INN LIBRARY 1611 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Dear Strs:—T enclose herewith $2.10 sor THE METROPOLITAN MAGA- ZINE yor one sea beginning with number, and a new copy of the 20k : the Book t0 bein a Tabard nn Case and TO BE EXCHANGEABLE FOREVER at any Tabard lin brary in the United States Name Full Address Address: The Tabard Inn Library, ''4iianitpan This wonderful substance possesses a subtle trength in its light fibres that have never be jualled for bon Redfern whatebx r wm the Aretic own plant curity Rubber Button Hose Supperters a te « of Redfern Models Prices $3.50 to $15, 00 per pair, THE WARNER G@ROTHERS COMPANY — They’re Bathing in Jamaica SUMMER airs and sunny skies render the outdoor life of this exquisite isle one of uninterrupted charm. One day you may tour inland picking up bits of its fascinating history ; another day you may drive up the mountains upon paths and highways com- manding matchless scenery. keen allurements, and tennis, bathing and boating are accessible under delightful con- ditions. During all of your stay you may enjoy the comforts, luxuries and select society for which Jamaica s hostelries are noted. Fishing offers Write rated booklet Happy Month in Jamai and for particulars of the four days’ sail on the twin-screw U. 5, Mail Steamships of the UNITED FRUIT COMPANY Long Wharf, Boston, 5 N. Wharves, Philadelphia 104 E, Pratt St., Baltimore. get St. CharlesSt., New Orleans. RAYMOND & WHITCOMB CO,, THOS. COOK & SONS, or Local Tourist Agent A FAIR OFFER ! To convince DYSPEPTICS and those suffering from STOMACH TROUBLES of the efficiency of Glycozonte iwit.senp a $1.00 BOTTLE FREE (ONLY ONE TO A FAMILY) to any one sending coupon and enclosing 25 cents to pay forwarding charges. GLYCOZONE cleanses the membrane of the stom- ach and subdues inflammation, thus removing the cause of your trouble. It cannot ful te help you, and it is an absolutely harmless r Endorsed a cccontull used by leading physicians for over 1s years. Neware of ¢ (Oil of Vitriol, Sulphurous Ac water bear Sold by Feading None genuine without my signatur 57 New York City rrReee Vatuabie booklet on Hew te Treat Diveeses