Life, 1906-03-22 · page 2 of 20
Life — March 22, 1906 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It contains five distinct commercial advertisements: 1. **Witt's Corrugated Can** — a garbage container promoted for odor control and hygiene, endorsed by New York's Board of Health 2. **Briarcliff Manor Lodge** — a resort hotel advertisement 3. **Hippodrome theatre** — promoting a "Society Circus" show 4. **Crystal Domino Sugar** — emphasizing purity and quality for tea/coffee 5. **Nestor Cigarettes** — marketed as "The Exquisite Egyptian" brand, priced at 25¢ The Lea & Perrin's Sauce advertisement appears as well. These are standard early 20th-century product endorsements with period-appropriate design and claims. There are **no political cartoons or satirical commentary** visible on this page—it's a straightforward advertising section from *Life* magazine.
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PRO ER POET E OS ee erw meen Briarcliff Manor, New York POCANTICO LODGE Open throughout the Year will open June | for a six-mon! D. BLM. x Here's a timely warning from the Presi- dent of the New York Board of Health : “The open garbage pail is as dangerous a health menace as bad drainage.” You wouldn't take chances with sewer gas—why risk disease from the offensive odors of decaying garbage ? The only way to make garbage odorless and Aarm- Jess is to keep it in Witt's Corrugated Can’ Then, no matter which way the wind blows, nobody gets a whiff, The lid, stamped out of one piece of steel, rigid, fits closely over a strong steel band ; easy to put on and never gets out of shape all the yea an lasts. There's nothing about Witt’s Can to wear out. Made of steel, galvanized inside and out. No iron supports to rust or break off, corrugations give support everywhere alike. Ask at the stores for Witt’s Can and look for ** * stamped on lid, Witt’s yn sale in your town order direct from us, Use it and if you don’t like it, we'll pay for its return and promptly refund your money. Dealers sell Witt’s Can the same way, The Witt Cornice Co., Dept. B, Cincinnati, O. 5 For chops, steaks, cutlets, etc., add to the gravy one or two tablespoonsful of Lea & Perrins’ Sauce THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE before pouring it over the meat. Joba Duncan's Sons, Agts., N.Y. Stippsdrome Most Bxtaordinary Pro Production Ever Staged A SOCIETY CIRCUS wit Court of the Golden Fountains and other unprecedented features in teeming succession Sensational Now Arenic Acts MATINEE EVERY DAY AT2_ EVENINGSAT8 Sold only in 5b. sealed boxes! IMAGINATION COULD NOT CONCEIVE OF A HANDIER AND PRETTIER FORM THAN IS PRESENTED I ‘STAL DOMINO SUGAI NEITHER COULD THE MOST PARTICULAR PEOPLE ASK FOR MORE PERFECT PURITY OR ECONOMICAL PEOPLE FOR LESS WAST! HIGHEST GRADE IN THE WORLD. BEST SUGAR FOR TEA AND COFFEE. ex By grocers everywhere. cx® “NESTOR’ (Nestor Gianactis, Cairoand Boston) CIGARETTES “The Exquisite Egyptian’’ For 25 YEARS “Nestor” Cigarettes have reigned su- preme as the cigarette par excellence. Their inimitable deli- envy of all competitors. Also in tins of 50 and Cc 100, se Sold by all Clubs, Hotels, and Prominent Dealers, if unprocura- , ble, write us, NESTOR CIANACLIS CO. BOSTON, MASS. comicbooks.com