Life, 1906-04-19 · page 26 of 28
Life — April 19, 1906 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from an early 20th-century issue of Life magazine, with one notable satirical article. ## The Satire **"Alligator as Watchdog"** is the page's only editorial content—a humorous piece about a man named Kelley in Kingman who plans to breed alligators for sale as watchdogs. The joke mocks this impractical business scheme by earnestly describing alligators as "reliable watchdogs" that can be "trained to keep off varmints" and taught to "bark like a dog." The absurdity is the point: alligators are presented with deadpan seriousness as viable domestic security animals, which modern readers would immediately recognize as ridiculous. ## The Advertisements The page features period products: Lea & Perrins' Sauce, Reuter's Soap, Arrow Collars, Club Cocktails, Knapp-Felt Hats, Conocedor Sherry, and Luyties Brothers' imported goods. These reflect early 1900s consumer culture and marketing conventions. The layout and typography are typical of Life's satirical magazine format from this era.
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Professional cooks Lea & Perrins’ Sauce THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE because no other season- ing has the same fine, rich flavor. nny use Alligator as Watchdog D KELLEY isgoingto open up a newindustry in Kingman, it being nothing other than an om Frank jown in New Orleans, a pair tors byexpress. The and it is Kelley’s intenti Weinschenk, who is of genuine Frenchal male re and female, nto As is make a business of raising them for sale USH —dash—splash—and your bar cocktailis ready. How canit be good, except by chance? CLUB COCKTAILS are measured, with carefulprecision, from the finest liquors, then aged. Every bottle must be perfect. You are as sure of perfection as we are anxious for your continued orders. What does the bartender care ? Insist on CLUB COCKTAILS. Just strain through cracked ice and serve. Seven varieties: Manhattan, Martini, Vermouth, Whiskey, Holland Gi Tom Gin'and York—each one dt lictous—of all good dealers, G.F. REVELL INS SEQ) Sele Prone: Hartford New York — London. After a bath with Reuter's Soap the body is as delicately perfumed as though the water had been cologne. Send atwocent stamp fora trial cake BARCLAY & ComPASY prepared with THEY LOSE NOTUING IN THE TUB BOT THE DIRT. ARROW COLLARS peco shes aehich means, ret at AreCt they wil QUARTER SIZES Iscents each—21 for bookiet and CLUETT. PEABODY & CO., Largest, Makers of Shuts and Coliarstn the Wor 457 River Street, Troy. | NY. well known, an alligator makes one of the most reliable watchdogs, if such they may be called, there is in existence, and they can be trained to keep off all varmints and even suspicious persons from t They can be taught to bark like a dog and their bark much resembles that of a genuine bull- dog, and owing to their uncouth or repugnant >»remises. The first derby made in America wasa C&K Kuapp-Felt € HATS FOR MEN Cusiay THE DE LUXE For discriminating men—Knapp-Felt De Luxe hats $6—Knapp-Felt hats $4. The best hatters sell them. Write for The Hatman Tue CroruT & KNAPP Co. Broadway, at 13th Street, New York appearance, there is nothing that will venture upon the premises where they are located.— A sas City Journal E* THUSIASM sets the pace, sense wins in a walk.—Chic NE common go Daily Ne thing about common sense—it Hotel Life, To those who do or should like Sherry We wish to introduce to your notice ovr latest. (exclusive) The finest sherry—c he hern Spain. Ripened for fr the Cleveland Ohio. famous brand: CONGEEDOR (Connoisseur) Oloroso, , ich, mel in price. Retails at from. iSre8 to St per bottle. Order through your wine merchant or grocer, and whether you use sherry or not, write tor our illustrated booklet on‘ Conocedor,” sent complimentary anywhere on request ‘Trusting that you will favor us with your name and address, we are, Yours very truly, Luyties Brothers IMPORTERS Dept. A, 204 William St., New York but comn 1 t